Sea Soup Test

1.

1 point

In Which sentence is the independent clause is in capital letters?

WHILE SWEEPING THE FLOOR, Maggie found a quarter.

While sweeping the floor, MAGGIE FOUND A QUARTER.

NONE

While SWEEPING THE FLOOR, MAGGIE found a quarter.

2.

1 point

Choose the three answers that fill in the blanks.

Some phytoplankton behave like ___________, some like ___________, and some behave like ___________.

animals

plants

both

whales

3.

1 point

Some micro-algae catch small animals by...

trapping them between rocks.

spearing them with their harpoons.

spraying out stream of poison.

weaving a web.

4.

1 point

Which prefixes are examples of location prefixes?

non- and in-

re- and en-

pre- and post-

under- and mid-

5.

1 point

Phytoplankton THRIVE in cold ward. To THRIVE means to...

float along.

move quickly.

grow well.

sink down.

6.

1 point

Phytoplankton help create all of these EXCEPT:

oxygen.

oil.

natural gas.

wood.

7.

1 point

The author's purpose in this selection is to...

show how important phytoplankton are to nature.

help the reader differentiate plants and animals.

explain how to study phytoplankton.

tell an interesting story about whales.

8.

1 point

In Which sentence is the independent clause is in capital letters?

My sister left after FINISHING HER HOMEWORK.

MY SISTER LEFT after finishing her homework.

NONE

My sister LEFT AFTER FINISHING her homework.

9.

1 point

In Which sentence is the independent clause is in capital letters?

The bus was LATE BECAUSE IT WAS snowing.

The bus was late BECAUSE IT WAS SNOWING.

THE BUS WAS LATE because it was snowing.

NONE

10.

1 point

Penguins feed on LUSH growth of phytoplankton under the ice. LUSH means...

hard to reach.

cold or chilly.

thick and plentiful.

thin and tiny.

11.

1 point

CURRENTS change where phytoplankton are found. An ocean CURRENT is part of a body of water that:

is warmer than the rest.

moves along a path.

is colder than the rest.

has been pushed along by a boat.

12.

1 point

Phytoplankton are called "the grass of the sea" because they...

have roots that spread like grass.

carpet the bottom of the ocean.

are the same brown color as dry grass.

feed so many species.

13.

1 point

When an object is TRANSFORM, it...

changes.

grows.

moves.

rest.

14.

1 point

Where are the phytoplankton usually found?

In warm water, tropical waters.

Under the scales of fish.

Deep below the ocean's surface.

Near the ocean's surface.

15.

1 point

In Which sentence is the independent clause is in capital letters?

NONE

The dog BARKED WHEN IT heard the door open.

THE DOG BARKED when it heard the door open.

The dog barked WHEN IT HEARD THE DOOR OPEN.

16.

1 point

In Which sentence is the independent clause is in capital letters?

WHEN THE MOVIE ENDED, the crowd walk to the exit.

NONE

When the movie ENDED, THE CROWD walked to the exit.

When the movie ended, THE CROWD WALK TO THE EXIT.