Grade 5 Unit 3 Assessment

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Read this passage about fish farming. Then answer the questions.

A New Crop for Farmers

1 Long ago, people counted on hunting for food. Later, people settled in
certain places and began farming. Farming was more predictable (able to know
what will probably happen before it happens) than hunting. It was also more
reliable (able to be trusted). Hunters didn’t always come home with as much
food as people needed.

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2 Today, the world has begun to follow the same pattern in fishing. For
hundreds of years, people caught fish for food and other uses. But now, the
fishing industry can’t meet the growing demand for fish. For this reason, one of
the fastest-growing industries (businesses) in the world is fish farming, or
“aquaculture.” Since 1950, fish farming has grown fast. Today, it provides more
than 40 percent of all fish production (fish for people) in the world. Growth in
the last 25 years has been huge.

3 Fish farmers use a number of ways

to grow fish. Some use large indoor
tanks. These tanks allow them to control
all the factors (parts) in the process.
They can provide an exact amount of
feed. Any wasted food and fish waste can
be collected and reused. The tanks can
be cleaned after each use. There is also
no danger of fish escaping into wild
waters. So they will not spread diseases
to wild fish or take over their habitats. Indoor fish tanks

4 But these types of fish farms make up a small portion (part) of the total.
Around the world, especially in Asia, most fish farming occurs in lakes and ponds
or the ocean. Giant nets hold
thousands of fish at a time. The
caged fish are fed food made from
smaller fish and fish oil. These are the
sources of their food in a natural
setting. Some farms are
experimenting with fish food made
from soybeans, although fish do not
ocean fish eat soybeans in the wild. Any wasted
farm in Asia food and fish waste fall to the lake or
ocean floor.

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5 Growing fish in fish farms has caused some problems. In a few cases, fish
that are not native (born there) to an area have escaped and crowded out the
natural fish. But with a worldwide food shortage and a growing demand for fish
and other food, we will surely see more fish farms in the future.

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1. Which sentence from the passage most clearly shows the author’s
objective point of view?
A. “The fish farming boom is a good thing for all of us.”
B. “Today, it provides more than 40 percent of all fish production in
the world.”
C. “Considering the benefits of fish farming, this is an acceptable
level of risk.”
D. “…we need to create more fish farms in the future.”

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2. What can the reader conclude (figure out) from the information in the
line graph?
A. Fish farming isn’t as important today as it was in 1990.
B. There are many more metric tons of fish produced by fish farming
than by catching fish.
C. The amount of fish produced by fish farms has grown steadily
since 1990.
D. Fish farming has spread around the world in less than twenty-five
years.

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3. According to the line graph, which period had the greatest increase in
the number of tons of farm fish?

A. 1990–1995
B. 1995–2000
C. 2000–2005
D. 2005–2010

4. Read the sentences in the table. Choose the sentences that describe
what happens if the fishing industry has a growing demand for fish.
Check YES or NO beside each sentence.

Sentences Yes No
People would settle down and begin farming.
Fish farming will grow rapidly.
Too many wild fish will escape from fish nets.
People will buy more and more fish for food.

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5. This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

Part A
Which sentence best states a main idea of this passage?

A. Fish farms are a growing source of the world’s seafood.

B. People today don’t have to worry about a shortage of food.
C. Catching fish is more natural than fish farming.
D. Fish farmers should only raise fish that are native to the area.

Part B
Which sentence from the passage supports the main idea in Part A?

A. “Farming was more *predictable than hunting.”

B. “Since 1950, fish farming has grown fast.”
C. “Any wasted food and fish waste can be collected and reused.”
D. “Around the world, especially in Asia, most fish farming occurs in
lakes and ponds or the ocean.”

6. Which word from the passage contains the same a vowel sound as
table?

A. demand
B. today
C. caught
D. giant

* predictable -able to know what will probably happen before it happens

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Read the following prompt. Refer back to “A New Crop for Farmers”
to write a response.

12. What are the benefits of fish farming continuing to grow worldwide?
Use information from the passage to support your answer.

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Read the passage from a report written by a student. It contains

some mistakes in grammar, and some words are missing. Then
answer the questions about revising and editing the passage.

(1) In some parts of the world, people eat bugs for food. (2) According to a
book titled Bugs Are Yummy, eating insects is common. (3) Okay, but what
kinds of bugs do people eat? (4) Beetles are very popular. (5) They are
plentiful and nutritious. (6) Butterflies and moths are very pretty, and they
are full of protein.

14. How should sentence 3 be punctuated?

A. Okay but what kinds of bugs do people eat?

B. Okay but, what kinds of bugs do people eat?
C. Okay, but what kinds of bugs, do people eat?
D. Okay, but what kinds of bugs do people eat?

15. What is the best way to combine sentences 4 and 5?

A. Beetles are very popular because they are plentiful and nutritious.
B. Since beetles are very popular, they are plentiful and nutritious.
C. Beetles are very popular, so they are plentiful and nutritious.
D. Either beetles are very popular, or they are plentiful and nutritious.

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(7) Some people in Australia and South America harvest bees and wasps,
_____ they only eat certain kinds. (8) Ants are good for you, since they
provide a lot of protein, calcium, and iron. (9) The most popular of all bugs
are either grasshoppers nor crickets. (10) They are a good source of
protein. (11) People say they are nice and crunchy when cooked properly.

16. Which word best fits in the blank in sentence 7?

A. or
B. but
C. since
D. while

17. How should sentence 9 be written?

A. The most popular of all bugs are neither grasshoppers and

crickets.
B. The most popular of all bugs are either grasshoppers and crickets.
C. The most popular of all bugs are either grasshoppers or crickets.
D. The most popular of all bugs are either grasshoppers nor crickets.

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