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5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: RL.5.1, RI.5.1 · England: Y5/6 Reading (justifying with evidence), KS2 SATs Reading
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Should Our School Keep Bees?
Letter A: Yes to bees! Our school should put two beehives on the flat roof above the library. Bees pollinate fruit, vegetables and wildflowers, and in many places their numbers have fallen. A school hive would give local bees a safe home. It would also turn our roof into a living science lesson: we could study how a colony works, measure how much honey it makes, and plant bee-friendly flowers in the playground. Several schools near us already keep bees, and the beekeepers say pupils are never near the hives, because the roof is locked.
Letter B: Not so fast. I agree that bees are important, but I do not think hives are right for our school yet. Some pupils and staff are allergic to bee stings, and even a locked roof is close to open windows. Hives also need an expert to check them every week, and no one at school has that training. Instead, we could help bees in safer ways: plant a wildflower strip by the fence, build a bug hotel, and invite a beekeeper to visit with an observation hive behind glass. If, after a year, we find a trained volunteer, we could think about hives again.
Question 1
Read "Should Our School Keep Bees?". Which detail from Letter A best supports the idea that a hive would help learning?
- A. the roof is locked
- B. in many places their numbers have fallen
- C. the flat roof above the library
- D. we could study how a colony works, measure how much honey it makes
Question 2
Read "Should Our School Keep Bees?". Which sentence from Letter B best supports the worry about safety?
- A. Instead, we could help bees in safer ways.
- B. Some pupils and staff are allergic to bee stings, and even a locked roof is close to open windows.
- C. If, after a year, we find a trained volunteer, we could think about hives again.
- D. I agree that bees are important.
Question 3
Owls hunt mainly at night. Their huge eyes gather lots of light, and special feathers let them fly almost silently. Many owls nest in hollow trees. Which sentence best supports the idea that owls are well suited to hunting in the dark?
- A. Their huge eyes gather lots of light, and special feathers let them fly almost silently.
- B. Owls are birds.
- C. Many owls nest in hollow trees.
- D. Owls hunt mainly at night.
The Vault at the Top of the World
On a frozen island in the Arctic Ocean, between Norway and the North Pole, a narrow concrete doorway sticks out of the side of a mountain. Behind it, a tunnel leads deep into the rock. This is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, and it holds more than a million packets of seeds from almost every country on Earth.
Why keep seeds in a mountain? Farmers all over the world depend on many different varieties of crops, such as types of rice that survive floods or kinds of wheat that resist disease. If a variety disappears because of war, natural disaster or simple accident, it may be lost for ever. The vault is a back-up copy, like saving a precious file in two places.
The location was chosen with care. The vault is high enough above sea level to stay dry even if ice caps melt. Inside, the seeds are kept at about minus 18 degrees Celsius, cold enough to keep many of them alive for decades or even centuries. The surrounding rock is permanently frozen, so even if the power failed, the seeds would stay cold.
The vault opened in 2008. In 2015, it was used for the first time: scientists who had lost access to their own seed bank during a war in Syria withdrew samples, grew new plants and later sent fresh seeds back to the vault. The back-up had worked.
No one hopes the vault will be needed often. But like a fire extinguisher in a school corridor, it is reassuring to know it is there.
Question 4
Read "The Vault at the Top of the World". Which sentence best supports the idea that the seeds would stay safe even in an emergency?
- A. The vault opened in 2008.
- B. A narrow concrete doorway sticks out of the side of a mountain.
- C. Farmers all over the world depend on many different varieties of crops.
- D. The surrounding rock is permanently frozen, so even if the power failed, the seeds would stay cold.
Should Our School Keep Bees?
Letter A: Yes to bees! Our school should put two beehives on the flat roof above the library. Bees pollinate fruit, vegetables and wildflowers, and in many places their numbers have fallen. A school hive would give local bees a safe home. It would also turn our roof into a living science lesson: we could study how a colony works, measure how much honey it makes, and plant bee-friendly flowers in the playground. Several schools near us already keep bees, and the beekeepers say pupils are never near the hives, because the roof is locked.
Letter B: Not so fast. I agree that bees are important, but I do not think hives are right for our school yet. Some pupils and staff are allergic to bee stings, and even a locked roof is close to open windows. Hives also need an expert to check them every week, and no one at school has that training. Instead, we could help bees in safer ways: plant a wildflower strip by the fence, build a bug hotel, and invite a beekeeper to visit with an observation hive behind glass. If, after a year, we find a trained volunteer, we could think about hives again.
Question 5
Read "Should Our School Keep Bees?". Which detail from Letter A best supports the idea that a hive would help learning?
- A. the flat roof above the library
- B. in many places their numbers have fallen
- C. the roof is locked
- D. we could study how a colony works, measure how much honey it makes
Question 6
Read "Should Our School Keep Bees?". Which sentence from Letter B best supports the worry about safety?
- A. I agree that bees are important.
- B. Some pupils and staff are allergic to bee stings, and even a locked roof is close to open windows.
- C. Instead, we could help bees in safer ways.
- D. If, after a year, we find a trained volunteer, we could think about hives again.
Question 7
Honey can last for a very long time. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that had still not gone bad. Bees make honey from flower nectar. Which sentence best supports the idea that honey does not spoil easily?
- A. Honey is sweet and sticky.
- B. Bees make honey from flower nectar.
- C. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that had still not gone bad.
- D. Bees live in hives.
The Vault at the Top of the World
On a frozen island in the Arctic Ocean, between Norway and the North Pole, a narrow concrete doorway sticks out of the side of a mountain. Behind it, a tunnel leads deep into the rock. This is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, and it holds more than a million packets of seeds from almost every country on Earth.
Why keep seeds in a mountain? Farmers all over the world depend on many different varieties of crops, such as types of rice that survive floods or kinds of wheat that resist disease. If a variety disappears because of war, natural disaster or simple accident, it may be lost for ever. The vault is a back-up copy, like saving a precious file in two places.
The location was chosen with care. The vault is high enough above sea level to stay dry even if ice caps melt. Inside, the seeds are kept at about minus 18 degrees Celsius, cold enough to keep many of them alive for decades or even centuries. The surrounding rock is permanently frozen, so even if the power failed, the seeds would stay cold.
The vault opened in 2008. In 2015, it was used for the first time: scientists who had lost access to their own seed bank during a war in Syria withdrew samples, grew new plants and later sent fresh seeds back to the vault. The back-up had worked.
No one hopes the vault will be needed often. But like a fire extinguisher in a school corridor, it is reassuring to know it is there.
Question 8
Read "The Vault at the Top of the World". Which sentence best supports the idea that the seeds would stay safe even in an emergency?
- A. The surrounding rock is permanently frozen, so even if the power failed, the seeds would stay cold.
- B. A narrow concrete doorway sticks out of the side of a mountain.
- C. Farmers all over the world depend on many different varieties of crops.
- D. The vault opened in 2008.
Should Our School Keep Bees?
Letter A: Yes to bees! Our school should put two beehives on the flat roof above the library. Bees pollinate fruit, vegetables and wildflowers, and in many places their numbers have fallen. A school hive would give local bees a safe home. It would also turn our roof into a living science lesson: we could study how a colony works, measure how much honey it makes, and plant bee-friendly flowers in the playground. Several schools near us already keep bees, and the beekeepers say pupils are never near the hives, because the roof is locked.
Letter B: Not so fast. I agree that bees are important, but I do not think hives are right for our school yet. Some pupils and staff are allergic to bee stings, and even a locked roof is close to open windows. Hives also need an expert to check them every week, and no one at school has that training. Instead, we could help bees in safer ways: plant a wildflower strip by the fence, build a bug hotel, and invite a beekeeper to visit with an observation hive behind glass. If, after a year, we find a trained volunteer, we could think about hives again.
Question 9
Read "Should Our School Keep Bees?". Which detail from Letter A best supports the idea that a hive would help learning?
- A. in many places their numbers have fallen
- B. we could study how a colony works, measure how much honey it makes
- C. the flat roof above the library
- D. the roof is locked
Question 10
Read "Should Our School Keep Bees?". Which sentence from Letter B best supports the worry about safety?
- A. If, after a year, we find a trained volunteer, we could think about hives again.
- B. Instead, we could help bees in safer ways.
- C. Some pupils and staff are allergic to bee stings, and even a locked roof is close to open windows.
- D. I agree that bees are important.
Question 11
Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean floor. Yet about a quarter of all ocean species depend on them for food or shelter. Reefs are built by tiny animals called coral polyps. Which sentence best supports the idea that coral reefs are very important to sea life?
- A. Coral can be many colours.
- B. Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean floor.
- C. Yet about a quarter of all ocean species depend on them for food or shelter.
- D. Reefs are built by tiny animals called coral polyps.
The Vault at the Top of the World
On a frozen island in the Arctic Ocean, between Norway and the North Pole, a narrow concrete doorway sticks out of the side of a mountain. Behind it, a tunnel leads deep into the rock. This is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, and it holds more than a million packets of seeds from almost every country on Earth.
Why keep seeds in a mountain? Farmers all over the world depend on many different varieties of crops, such as types of rice that survive floods or kinds of wheat that resist disease. If a variety disappears because of war, natural disaster or simple accident, it may be lost for ever. The vault is a back-up copy, like saving a precious file in two places.
The location was chosen with care. The vault is high enough above sea level to stay dry even if ice caps melt. Inside, the seeds are kept at about minus 18 degrees Celsius, cold enough to keep many of them alive for decades or even centuries. The surrounding rock is permanently frozen, so even if the power failed, the seeds would stay cold.
The vault opened in 2008. In 2015, it was used for the first time: scientists who had lost access to their own seed bank during a war in Syria withdrew samples, grew new plants and later sent fresh seeds back to the vault. The back-up had worked.
No one hopes the vault will be needed often. But like a fire extinguisher in a school corridor, it is reassuring to know it is there.
Question 12
Read "The Vault at the Top of the World". Which sentence best supports the idea that the seeds would stay safe even in an emergency?
- A. The surrounding rock is permanently frozen, so even if the power failed, the seeds would stay cold.
- B. A narrow concrete doorway sticks out of the side of a mountain.
- C. The vault opened in 2008.
- D. Farmers all over the world depend on many different varieties of crops.
Should Our School Keep Bees?
Letter A: Yes to bees! Our school should put two beehives on the flat roof above the library. Bees pollinate fruit, vegetables and wildflowers, and in many places their numbers have fallen. A school hive would give local bees a safe home. It would also turn our roof into a living science lesson: we could study how a colony works, measure how much honey it makes, and plant bee-friendly flowers in the playground. Several schools near us already keep bees, and the beekeepers say pupils are never near the hives, because the roof is locked.
Letter B: Not so fast. I agree that bees are important, but I do not think hives are right for our school yet. Some pupils and staff are allergic to bee stings, and even a locked roof is close to open windows. Hives also need an expert to check them every week, and no one at school has that training. Instead, we could help bees in safer ways: plant a wildflower strip by the fence, build a bug hotel, and invite a beekeeper to visit with an observation hive behind glass. If, after a year, we find a trained volunteer, we could think about hives again.
Question 13
Read "Should Our School Keep Bees?". Which detail from Letter A best supports the idea that a hive would help learning?
- A. we could study how a colony works, measure how much honey it makes
- B. in many places their numbers have fallen
- C. the flat roof above the library
- D. the roof is locked
Question 14
Read "Should Our School Keep Bees?". Which sentence from Letter B best supports the worry about safety?
- A. Some pupils and staff are allergic to bee stings, and even a locked roof is close to open windows.
- B. Instead, we could help bees in safer ways.
- C. If, after a year, we find a trained volunteer, we could think about hives again.
- D. I agree that bees are important.
Question 15
Owls hunt mainly at night. Their huge eyes gather lots of light, and special feathers let them fly almost silently. Many owls nest in hollow trees. Which sentence best supports the idea that owls are well suited to hunting in the dark?
- A. Their huge eyes gather lots of light, and special feathers let them fly almost silently.
- B. Owls hunt mainly at night.
- C. Many owls nest in hollow trees.
- D. Owls are birds.
The Vault at the Top of the World
On a frozen island in the Arctic Ocean, between Norway and the North Pole, a narrow concrete doorway sticks out of the side of a mountain. Behind it, a tunnel leads deep into the rock. This is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, and it holds more than a million packets of seeds from almost every country on Earth.
Why keep seeds in a mountain? Farmers all over the world depend on many different varieties of crops, such as types of rice that survive floods or kinds of wheat that resist disease. If a variety disappears because of war, natural disaster or simple accident, it may be lost for ever. The vault is a back-up copy, like saving a precious file in two places.
The location was chosen with care. The vault is high enough above sea level to stay dry even if ice caps melt. Inside, the seeds are kept at about minus 18 degrees Celsius, cold enough to keep many of them alive for decades or even centuries. The surrounding rock is permanently frozen, so even if the power failed, the seeds would stay cold.
The vault opened in 2008. In 2015, it was used for the first time: scientists who had lost access to their own seed bank during a war in Syria withdrew samples, grew new plants and later sent fresh seeds back to the vault. The back-up had worked.
No one hopes the vault will be needed often. But like a fire extinguisher in a school corridor, it is reassuring to know it is there.
Question 16
Read "The Vault at the Top of the World". Which sentence best supports the idea that the seeds would stay safe even in an emergency?
- A. The vault opened in 2008.
- B. A narrow concrete doorway sticks out of the side of a mountain.
- C. The surrounding rock is permanently frozen, so even if the power failed, the seeds would stay cold.
- D. Farmers all over the world depend on many different varieties of crops.
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