Informational text unit assessement

How do mountains, valleys, and canyons form on the ocean floor?

• a. Tectonic plates move.

• b. Cracks in the ocean.

• c. Magma meets glacial water.

• d. The ocean floor spreads.

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CCSS.RI.5.3

How do scientists find out more about how the sea floor looks?

• a. Constantly updating maps.a.

• b. Searching the sea floor.

• c. Talking to other scientists.

• d. Studying the animals.

What is the main idea of the “Ocean Floor” text?

• a. Tectonic plates are large slabs of water.

• b. Tectonic plate movement shapes the ocean floor.

• c. Hot magma is molten rock.

• d. New valleys and canyons build over time.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why did the author write “The Ever-Changing Ocean Floor”?

• a. To describe how the ocean floor changes.

• b. To show how the magma and tectonic plates cause changes and how that affects the ocean floor.

• c. To show the timeline of landform development on the ocean floor.

• d.    To show how scientists are finding solutions to problems on the ocean floor.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is the relationship between tectonic plates and the ocean floor?

• a. The movement of tectonic plates shape the ocean floor.

• b. The movement of tectonic plates create molten rock.

• c. The movement of tectonic plates help scientists find landforms on the ocean floor.

• d. There is no relationship between them.

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CCSS.RI.5.3

Why did the author write the “Underwater Ridges and Canyons” text?

• a. To show cause and effect.

• b. To show sequence.

• c. To identify a problem and solution.

• d. To describe something.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is the main idea of the underwater text?

• a. Underwater ridges and geological landforms are created by the movement of tectonic plates.

• b. The Mariana Trench is deeper than the Grand Canyon.

• c. The sides of a mountain are tall and steep.

• d. Submarine canyons are also known as trenches.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is the relationship between tectonic plates and landforms?

• a.    Tectonic plates shape the tops of mountains.

• b.   As they move closer, they create close gaps or cracks in the ocean floor.

• c.    Tectonic plates create canyons, trenches, and mountains.

• d.    There is no relationship between them.

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CCSS.RI.5.3

How are the two texts alike?

• a. Both texts are about how mountains are formed.

• b. Both texts are about molten lava and how it creates landforms.

• c. Both texts discuss the importance of tectonic plates.

• d. Both texts discuss how landforms are created on the ocean floor.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

How are the two texts different?

• a. One text shows the cause and effect of tectonic plate movements and landforms on the bottom of the ocean and the other text describes how tectonic plates create landforms at the bottom of the ocean.

• b. One text shows the timeline of the landform creation at the bottom of the ocean and the other text shows the many problems at the bottom of the ocean and how to solve them.

• c. There is no difference between them.

• d. They are both the same text.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9