1. Which of the following is the General Statement?
A. Penguins mostly eat fish, squid, and krill.
B. Penguins are flightless birds that live mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.
C. Penguins have smooth, waterproof feathers.
D. Penguins live in cold coastal areas around the world.
Correct answer: B
2. Which paragraph describes a penguin’s diet?
A. Appearance
B. Diet
C. Habitat
D. Threats
Correct answer: B
3. What should a report include?
A. Characters, setting and problem
B. Personal opinions and feelings
C. Title, introduction, subheadings and conclusion
D. Dialogue and quotation marks
Correct answer: C
4. What do penguins mostly eat?
A. Seals and whales
B. Krill, fish and squid
C. Seaweed and plants
D. Insects
Correct answer: B
5. How do penguins' wings help them?
A. They help them fly high in the air.
B. They help them run fast on land.
C. They act like flippers, helping them swim.
D. They help them dig burrows.
Correct answer: C
6. Where do penguins live?
A. Arctic regions
B. Deserts and grasslands
C. Cold coastal areas in the Southern Hemisphere
D. Forests in North America
Correct answer: C
7. Why are penguins at risk?
A. Too many predators
B. They forget how to swim
C. Climate change and pollution
D. They cannot find nesting places
Correct answer: C
8. Which of the following is a fact?
A. Penguins are the funniest animals.
B. Penguins are the best swimmers in the world.
C. Penguins have waterproof feathers.
D. Everyone should protect penguins.
Correct answer: C
9. Which subheading is missing from the report about penguins?
A. Introduction
B. Diet
C. Behaviour
D. Threats
Correct answer: C
10. What should persuasive writing include?
A. Facts, statistics and examples
B. OREO and A FORREST
C. Description of setting
D. A list of events
Correct answer: A or B
(If you want only ONE correct option, choose A.)
11. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
The penguin swam ______ the ice.
A. threw
B. through
C. though
D. trough
Correct answer: B
12. Which of the following is a proper noun?
A. bird
B. ocean
C. Antarctica
D. feather
Correct answer: C
13. Choose the correct present tense verb:
A penguin ______ quickly in the water.
A. swim
B. swims
C. swimming
D. swam
Correct answer: B
14. Choose the correct plural of “fish”:
A. fishs
B. fishes
C. fish
D. fishies
Correct answer: C
(“Fish” is usually the same in plural form.)
15. Which sentence is an exclamation?
A. Penguins live in Antarctica.
B. Look at that penguin!
C. Where do penguins live?
D. Penguins eat krill.
Correct answer: B