Reading: Polynesian Navigation
Passage
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Easy
+3
Standards-aligned
Gino Paradela
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11 questions
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: Traditional Polynesian navigation is also known as (a) navigation.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Paragraph A, what do Polynesian voyagers rely on to find their way?
Maps and compasses
Their own knowledge and techniques
Speedometers and trip odometers
Instructions from modern navigators
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In Paragraph C, what does the author say navigators look at to measure speed using "dead reckoning"?
The height of the waves
The color of the water
The progress of bubbles and froth
The movement of the clouds
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Paragraph D, which formula is used to calculate the speed of the canoe?
Speed = Time / Distance
Speed = Distance + Time
Speed = Distance / Time
Speed = Distance x Time
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read Paragraph F. What is a "canoe day"?
A festival celebrating canoes
The time it takes to build a canoe
The average distance a canoe travels in one day
The day the canoe leaves the island
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.1
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a "Seamark" mentioned in the text?
A large ship
A floating plastic bottle
A flock of birds or a school of porpoises
A lighthouse on a rock
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to the text, the height of a star in the sky helps a navigator determine their (a) .
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