Differentiated TRAILS Test 6th Grade PDF

1. You are learning about a beaver's home. What question can help you find out how beavers build their homes? A. Why do beavers cut trees? B. What do beavers eat? C. How do beavers use branches and mud to build? D. How do beavers help the environment? 2. You need to make a...

1. You are learning about a beaver's home. What question can help you find out how beavers build their homes? A. Why do beavers cut trees? B. What do beavers eat? C. How do beavers use branches and mud to build? D. How do beavers help the environment? 2. You need to make a model of the Egyptian pyramids. Which resource would be the most helpful to learn about the construction of the Egyptian pyramids? A. An online journal of a tourist who spent a month exploring the pyramids. B. An Egyptian government website that shows photos and videos of the pyramids. C. A poetry database about ancient civilizations. 3. You need to give a speech about a country. Where would you find good background information? A. A book about the country’s history. B. A website about the country’s clothes. C. An online article about the country. D. A news article about the country’s elections. 4. The content of websites can change frequently. In order to make sure the information is current (up to date), you need to look for which of the following? A. The date the site was created and the date the information was updated. B. The organization sponsoring the website. C. The date you accessed the information and the date the site was created. D. The name of the author. 5. You need help with checking out books at the library. Where do you look? A. The city’s website. B. The local newspaper. C. Your friend. D. The library’s website. 6. You are doing a project on sea pollution. What would be the best tool to use? A. An environmental database. B. Google Maps. C. A current events database. D. A newspaper database. 7. You want to know which teams won the Super Bowl in the last 5 years. Where would you search? A. Google Maps. B. An encyclopedia. C. A search engine. D. A thesaurus. 8. You want to know what a soldier’s life was like during a war. Which is a primary source? A. A book about the war. B. A biography of the soldier. C. An encyclopedia article. D. A soldier’s diary. 9. You are searching for a book about making new things from recycled plastic, but you don’t find any. What broader term should you use? A. New products. B. Recycling. C. Plastic. D. Waste. 10. You found some books on earthquakes in the library catalog. Put them in the order they would be on the shelf. A. 3, 1, 2 B. 2, 3, 1 C. 1, 3, 2 11. You need a book about Gary Paulsen’s life. What kind of search should you do in the library? A. Title search for Paulsen. B. Author search for Paulsen. C. Subject search for Paulsen. 12. You are searching for Martin Luther but keep getting results for Martin Luther King. What operator would you use to exclude Martin Luther King? A. OR B. AND C. + D. NOT 13. You are writing about the effects of fast food on health. Which website will give you the most unbiased information? A. U.S. National Institutes of Health. B. McDonald’s. C. National Restaurant Association. D. Burger King. 14. You want to find current information about Pluto no longer being a planet. Which source is the best? A. An article from 2008 in Scientific American magazine. B. A book published in 1996. C. An encyclopedia entry from 2000. D. The NASA website. 15. You are researching the safety of tanning beds. Which website has the most authority? A. The U.S. Surgeon General’s website. B. A website sponsored by a tanning salon. C. A celebrity tanning website. D. A website with tanning tips. 16. Which is a case of plagiarism? A. Copying from a website. B. Taking notes in your own words. C. Using your own picture. D. Writing a poem. 17. “Working Dogs Save Lives” Dog Fancy, June 24, 2007: 75-77. What is "Dog Fancy"? A. Chapter of a book. B. A publishing company. C. Title of a magazine. D. Title of an article. 18. You want to use a photo of your dog in your report. What should you do? A. Cite the photo and include it in your sources. B. Cut and paste it into your report. C. Ask your teacher for permission. 19. Some people think certain books are dangerous to read. The librarian says everyone has the right to read books with different ideas. What is this called? A. Fair use. B. Intellectual freedom. C. Intellectual property. D. Freedom of information. 20. Your friend tells you about a website where you can download all of the latest songs that you love for free! You can put them right on your phone! If you use this website for this purpose, you will be violating which of the following? A. Fair Use B. Right to Privacy C. Copyright D. Freedom of Information