Hometown Discoveries October 2009 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 # of Correct Answers
Pretest Post-test
Canis Equus Balene Nebula Athena Continent Prehensile Sci-Names Osteoderm Exoskeleton Amphibian Test Questions
Check out what we learned at the zoo! We take a pretest and post-test for each Hometown Discoveries to prove that we are not only having fun but also learning a lot. Here are the questions from this month’s competition. 1) What does nebula mean? 2) What type of bird did Athena have? 3) What does the word prehensile mean? 4) What part of the world would you find prehensile tails? 5) What does the word Osteoderm mean? 6) In the word Exoskeleton what does the prefix exo- mean? 7) What animal is connected to this word: Balene? 8) What animal is connected to this word: Equus? 9) What is an amphibian? 10) What animal is connected to this word: Canis? 11) Why do animals have scientific names?
October 2009 Winners! Michael and Natnael
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