“Giants of the Earth" Storyworks Quiz

1. What is “Giants of the Earth” mostly about?

• the smallest land and ocean animals
• the largest land and ocean animals
• the smallest and largest land animals
• the smallest and largest ocean animals

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

2. What are the African savanna elephant’s favorite foods?

• mice and rats
• krill and shrimp
• fruit and grass
• birds

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

3. African savanna elephants use their trunks to ______. Choose TWO.

• swim in the ocean
• drink water
• grab food to eat
• feel the ground rumble

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

4. In the line “My habitat includes the savannas, forests, deserts, and grasslands . . . ,” the word habitat means ______.

• a place where plants or animals live
• a flat area of land with few trees
• the food animals eat
• a loud, deep sound

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

5. A blue whale’s heart is about ______.

• as long as the distance between first and second base on a baseball field
• as heavy as 30 T. rexes
• as big as an elephant
• as tall as a third-grader

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

6. Which of the following is the largest?

• a third-grader
• an African savanna elephant
• a T. rex
• a blue whale

7. What do African savanna elephants and blue whales have in common? Choose TWO.

• They talk using quiet sounds.
• They talk using low sounds.
• They travel when the seasons change.
• They eat a lot of food every day.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

8. Why did the author most likely write these articles?

• to show which animal is better
• to show similarities and differences between the largest land animal and the largest ocean animal
• to show what African savanna elephants and blue whales eat every day
• to describe how big a T. rex is

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3