Les. 18 The Kid Who Named Pluto Vocabulary And Reading Test
Vocabulary and Reading Test
- 1.What is the author's MAIN purpose for writing this selection?
- A.
To tell why planets have Greek names
- B.
To tell how a planet was discovered
- C.
To explain how a planet was named
- D.
To explain where a planet is located
- 2.Why was Venetia especially interested in naming a planet?
- A.
She wanted to become a famous astronomer.
- B.
Her great-uncle had named the moons of Mars.
- C.
She thought the planet should be named by a girl.
- D.
Her family hoped they would be greatly honored.
- 3.Why did Venetia, upon hearing about the new planet, begin looking through her books?
- A.
She knew that planets were traditionally named from mythology.
- B.
She needed to learn how the other eight planets had been named.
- C.
She wanted to prove that a child in England could name a planet.
- D.
She wanted to read about the astronomer Percival Lowell.
- 4.How do you know that "The Kid Who Named Pluto"is expository nonfiction?
- A.
It is written in the first-person point of view.
- B.
It tells about people, places, and events that are real.
- C.
It is set in the future and has technology of the future.
- D.
It has details about important events in the author's life.
- 5.What is the MOST LIKELY reason Zymal was not chosen as the new planet's name?
- A.
Zymal referred to just one of the planet's characteristics.
- B.
Zymal was not the last word in many current dictionaries.
- C.
The observatory members wanted a name with Lowell's initials.
- D.
Scientists did not know this was the last planet in the solar system.
- 6.Which sentence in an OPINION from :The Kid Who Named Pluto"?
- A.
An unknown object was traveling across the solar system.
- B.
The object could only be one thing, Planet X!
- C.
Percival or Lowell just didn't seem to fit.
- D.
At first they favored Cronus.
- 7.How does the author organize information in most of "The Kid Who Named Pluto"?
- A.
He arranges details about naming Pluto from greatest to least importance.
- B.
He states an opinion about naming Pluto and supports it with details.
- C.
He compares the naming of Pluto to the naming of another planet.
- D.
He tells events related to naming Pluto in the order they occurred.
- 8.What does the author believe is amazing about the discovery of Pluto?
- A.
The informatioin used to predict the planet's existence was incorrect.
- B.
Clyde Tombaugh was really looking for a star and not a planet.
- C.
The planet was discovered by using a Blink-Comparator.
- D.
The planet is less that half the size of our moon.
- 9.Everyone in the crowd was shouting, and the _____ mad it impossible to hear the referee's calls.
- A.
Foresight
- B.
Beacon
- C.
Clamor
- D.
Testimony
- 10.Some citizens disagreed with the City Council's plan, so they attended the meeting and raised _____ to the plan.
- A.
Contortions
- B.
Distractions
- C.
Disturbances
- D.
Objections
- 11.The powerful light in the lighthouse could be seen for miles and served as a _______ for ships at sea.
- A.
Beacon
- B.
Premonition
- C.
Clamor
- D.
Bliss
- 12._____, I got a phone call from my uncle just as I was about to call him.
- A.
Meticulously
- B.
Coincidentally
- C.
Gingerly
- D.
Precisely
- 13.I _______ at the Great Pyramid in Egypt and other amazing wonders of the ancient world.
- A.
Publicize
- B.
Regulate
- C.
Marvel
- D.
Counteract
- 14.The students were so ______ by the acrobats that they kept their eyes focused on the stage throughout the performance.
- A.
Entralled
- B.
Indebted
- C.
Compensated
- D.
Persisted
- 15.Instead of giving into fatigue, the runner _______ in the race and finally reached the finish line.
- A.
Counteracted
- B.
Persisted
- C.
Petitioned
- D.
Entralled
- 16.After the championship game, the noisy victory parties created ________ in several neighborhoods.
- A.
Perfectionists
- B.
Contortions
- C.
Disturbances
- D.
Petitions
- 17.What is the first thing you are asked to write on your paper?
- A.
First name
- B.
Last name
- C.
Full name
- D.
Middle name
- 18.When checking out an AR book, you must first _____.
- A.
Conference with the librarian.
- B.
Receive written permission from Mr. Richardson.
- C.
Know what your ZPD or reading level is.
- D.
Know how many points you need to make your goal.
- 19.Your first class procedure in all of your classes SHOULD BE ____
- A.
To talk to your friends.
- B.
To ask "what are we doing today?"
- C.
To copy your homework.
- D.
To sit and do nothing.
- 20.The last class procedure in all of your classes SHOULD BE ______
- A.
To make sure you have everything you need.
- B.
To leave everything in your desk.
- C.
To talk to your friends.
- D.
To copy your homework.
- 21.I studied my vocabulary words.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.I studied for my weekly reading test.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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