6th Grade Assessment – Unit 1 – RI.6.2, RI.6.3, RI.6.5, RI.6.8, L.6.4a

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1. Question
How does the author show that the Ross Ice Shelf is dangerous?
- A. by explaining that some crevasses are hidden
- B. by giving the locations of the worst crevasses
- C. by telling about a truck getting stuck in the snow
- D. by describing how the crew used bulldozers
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Which sentence would be most important to include in a summary of the article?
- A. Many scientists perform research at the South Pole because the skies are always clear and in the winter, always dark, making the South Pole ideal for stargazing.
- B. Scientists set up a station at the South Pole for studying the climate, stars, atmosphere, and polar ice.
- C. Building a road to a scientific station at the South Pole was a difficult task with many dangers, like cold weather and deep crevasses.
- D. Construction of a road for travel to the South Pole could only be done in the summer months.
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3. Question
Read this sentence from lines 12 and 13.

When completed, the traverse will be a 1,600-kilometer (1,000-mile) path of groomed

snow and ice, marked by green flags.

Which claim from the article is best supported by this sentence?
- A. “Astronomers flock to the South Pole…” (line 3)
- B. “The project is one of the most unusual road-construction projects ever undertaken.” (lines 7 and 8)
- C. “Antarctica’s ice doesn’t stop at the edge of the continent.” (line 29)
- D. “…temperatures can get so cold that they cause machinery to malfunction.” (line 37)
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In line 53, the word “inched” means the builders of the highway
- A. tiptoed hastily
- B. glided casually
- C. stepped boldly
- D. crept slowly
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5. Question
Why are lines 9 through 14 important to the article?
- A. They establish the danger involved in the project.
- B. They explain how the project will be completed.
- B. They explain how the project will be completed.
- D. They provide a brief history of the project.
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6th Grade Assessment – Unit 1 – RI.6.2, RI.6.3, RI.6.5, RI.6.8, L.6.4a

6th Grade Assessment – Unit 1 – RI.6.2, RI.6.3, RI.6.5, RI.6.8, L.6.4a

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6th Grade Assessment – Unit 1 – RI.6.2, RI.6.3, RI.6.5, RI.6.8, L.6.4a

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