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Grade 6 Music and Art (Stories)

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What is the marimba commonly misidentified as?
  1. xylophone
  2. timpani
  3. bells
  4. drum
Grade 6 Events (Stories) CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RI.6.2

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What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
  1. An unusual battle that takes place in Italy
  2. What to pack when going on a long trip
  3. The legend behind the fruity festival
  4. Where all the rotten oranges come from
Grade 6 Nature and Science (Stories)

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What odds did your mother have to get the chromosomal assortment that she has from her mother?
  1. 1 to 8.4 million
  2. 1 to 16.8 million
  3. 1 to 25.2 million
  4. 1 to 46 million
Grade 6 Nature and Science (Stories)

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How many chromosomes do you inherit from your father?
  1. 46
  2. 16
  3. 23
  4. 2
Grade 6 Games (Stories) CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RI.6.2

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What would make the best title for this passage?
  1. The Fast and Easy Way to Win at Checkers?
  2. Surviving the Harsh Estonia Winters
  3. Have Mask, Will Play Checkers
  4. Life at the Bottom of the Swimming Pool
Grade 6 Places (Stories)

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The author most likely thought this article would be read by
  1. kids.
  2. adults.
  3. Canadians.
  4. Americans.
Grade 6 Places (Stories)

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On what day is Canada Day celebrated?
  1. June 24
  2. July 1
  3. July 4
  4. August 15
Grade 6 Places (Stories)

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What does Canada Day commemorate?
  1. becoming Canadian citizens
  2. freedom from the British Empire
  3. the enactment of the Constitution Act
  4. the signing of the Declaration of Independence
Grade 6 Places (Stories)

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How is Canada Day similar to the Fourth of July?
  1. They both celebrate freedom.
  2. They both celebrate America.
  3. They both feature parades and picnics.
  4. They both were started in the late 1800s.
Grade 6 Animals (Stories) CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RI.6.1

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Which example from the passage best highlights the strength and ferociousness of the wild boar?
  1. For dogs the boar has a most violent hatred, and will rush at them blindly often, with its superior strength and formidable tusks overpowering them, unless the hunter be near to use a spear or send a bullet through its heart.
  2. A horse must be thoroughly trained to this sport, and must possess great fleetness of foot, as the boar is a very rapid runner.
  3. Stories are told of dead boars and tigers being found together, each bearing the marks of a terrible and evenly balanced fight.
  4. On turning round he saw a furious sow, with gleaming eyes, coming after him at full speed. Being unarmed, he was compelled to fling the little pigs on the ground, and ride for his life.
Grade 6 Animals (Stories) CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RI.6.4

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From the passage, you can infer that an ornithologist is someone who...
  1. studies mammals
  2. studies mountain life
  3. studies birds
  4. studies nature
Grade 6 Animals (Stories) CCSS: CCRA.R.6, RI.6.6

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Which word best describes how the author of the passage views the eagle?
  1. common
  2. regal
  3. beautiful
  4. celebrated
Grade 6 Animals (Stories) CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RI.6.1

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From the passage, you can infer that eagles are hunted most for...
  1. their meat
  2. their eggs
  3. their feathers
  4. their talons
Grade 6 Animals (Stories) CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RI.6.3

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According to the passage, what could happen if you are caught taking a baby eaglet from its nest?
  1. You will be fined a large amount of money.
  2. You will be able to carefully return the eaglets.
  3. You will be attacked by the eagles.
  4. You will be able to get away safely.
Grade 6 Animals (Stories) CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RI.6.1

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Which feature of the wild boar is the most dangerous?
  1. Its coarse bristles
  2. Its glowing eyes
  3. Its terrible tusks
  4. Its fast legs
Grade 6 Animals (Stories) CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RI.6.3

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Which line from the passage best describes the eagle's devotion to its young?
  1. The strength of the eagle is such that it will bear heavy burdens in its talons for miles until it reaches its nest, where the hungry little ones are eagerly waiting the parent's return.
  2. Here, standing on the ledge of rock, the eagle tears the food into morsels, which the eaglets eagerly devour.
  3. It is a curious fact that near an eagle's nest there is usually a storehouse or larder—some convenient ledge of rock—where the parent birds lay up hoards of provisions.
  4. Hunters have found remains of lambs, young pigs, rabbits, partridges, and other game heaped up ready for the morning meal.
Grade 6 Animals (Stories) CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RI.6.3

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How does the Canadian lynx differ most from the European lynx?
  1. Its fur is more valuable than the European lynx.
  2. It is harder to trap than the European lynx.
  3. It is less fearsome and more timid than the European lynx.
  4. Its lifespan is considerably longer than the European lynx.
Grade 6 Animals (Stories) CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RI.6.1

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The wild boar does not belong to the same family as the common farm pig.
  1. True
  2. False
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