Amusement Park Motion
Amusement Park Motion
Context Clues
Reefs at Risk
Reefs at Risk
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Where does this passage take place? 


A. arcade at a shopping mall

B. sports center

C. amusement park

D. bumper car factor

C. Amusement Park

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6.  Why does the author explain momentum by using different examples at an amusement park? 


A. to make the reader feel as though he or she is at an amusement park

B. to illustrate what momentum is in a confusing way that the reader cannot understand

C.  to illustrate what momentum is with examples that are most likely familiar to the reader

D. to illustrate what momentum is with examples that are most likely unfamiliar to the reader

C.  to illustrate what momentum is with examples that are most likely familiar to the reader

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The rays from the sun shined splendidly through the bedroom window. What does the word splendidly mean?
What is gorgeous, dazzling, excellent?
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1.
What are coral reefs? 


A. rocks

B. clownfish

C. ships

D.  living structures


D.  living structures

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2. The author provides a list of what? 


A. amusement park concessions

B. ways momentum is used at an amusement park

C. amusement park rides

D. prizes won at an amusement park


B. Correct answer ways momentum is used at an amusement park

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7.
Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

________ children are too young to drive real cars, they are allowed to drive bumper cars at amusement parks. 


A. Therefore

B. Obviously

C. Initially

D.  Although


D.  Although

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We were so hungry that we didn't leave a single particle of the cookies on the plate. What does particle mean?
What is a piece or crumb?
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2.
How do ships and fishing nets affect coral reefs? 


A. They damage reefs and cause them to disappear.

B. They scare away clownfish so they can't damage reefs.

C. They find damaged reefs for scientists to try to save.

D. They return polyps to the reefs so reefs can grow


A. They damage reefs and cause them to disappear.

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6.  Read this sentence from the text.

"Hundreds of clownfish dart in and out of the gaps in coral reefs. The reefs are home to thousands of ocean plants and animals."

In this sentence, what does the word “dart” most closely mean? 


A. fill up

B.  move or swim quickly

C. look at

D. leave or avoid


B.  move or swim quickly

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3. When the boy crashes his bumper car into the girl’s bumper car, the momentum from his car is transferred to hers. What evidence from the text supports this statement? 


A. “She’s sitting still, caught in something of a bumper car traffic jam.”

B. “Then he slams his car into hers.”

C. “The boy sets his sights on a long-haired girl in a green car.”

D. “The collision stops his car in its tracks, but it sends her car sailing away from his.”


D. Correct answer “The collision stops his car in its tracks, but it sends her car sailing away from his.”

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8. How is the momentum of an object determined?

The momentum of an object is determined by the object’s mass and velocity.

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When Fido had a juicy bone, a cozy place to lie, and me petting him, he was in paradise. What does paradise mean?
What is a place of extreme happiness?
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3. Read these sentences from the text.

"What is causing coral reefs to disappear? Scientists say people are largely to blame. Ships and fishing nets often damage the reefs. Other threats include pollution, storms, and disease."

What conclusion can you draw from this evidence? 



A. Fish work hard to protect coral reefs from damage.

B.  Humans damage coral reefs in several different ways.

C. Storms are the most damaging threat to coral reefs.

D. Fishers try to catch the coral reefs in their nets to sell.


B.  Humans damage coral reefs in several different ways.

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7.  Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Lots of animals live in coral reefs, ________ fish, crabs, turtles, and sea horses. 


A. after

B. so

C. and

D. including


D. including

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4. Read the following sentences: “Her opponent isn’t having much luck at the pool table. He strikes the cue ball with the stick, but aims badly. The white ball bounces off three edges of the pool table until it finally slows and comes to a stop.”

What conclusion can you draw about the cue ball? 

A.  It gradually lost its momentum.

B. It hit three different balls.

C. It was very heavy.

D. It was moving slowly


A.  It gradually lost its momentum.

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9. What happens every time one of the boys playing ping pong hits the ball?


He swings the paddle with too much force and the ball is hit off the table.



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Dylan goes to the Air and Space Museum every chance he gets because he is fascinated by planes. What does fascinated mean?
What is interested in or curiosity of?
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4.
Based on the text, what would be best for clownfish? 


A.  for the destruction of coral reefs to stop

B. for coral reefs around the world to disappear

C. for fishers to get rid of sea horses

D. for coral reefs to look less like rocks


A.  for the destruction of coral reefs to stop

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8.  What is a protected area?


A protected area is somewhere that fishing is not allowed.

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5.
What is this passage mostly about? 


A. different kinds of arcades

B.  examples of motion and momentum

C. knocking over milk bottles

D. why bumper cars are fun



B.  examples of motion and momentum

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10.  How could the boy playing ping pong keep from hitting the ball off the table?


He could swing his paddle and hit the ball with less velocity

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Cathryn carried the delicate china to the table very carefully. What does delicate mean?
What is fragile, easily breakable or damaged?
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What is the main idea of this text? 


A. One famous coral reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and another one is the Rainbow Reef in Fiji.

B. Coral reefs are living structures that are mostly being damaged by people, and scientists are working hard to protect them.

C. Ocean plants and animals like clownfish, crabs, turtles, and sea horses live in coral reefs.

D. Coral polyps are tiny creatures that attach to old polyp shells and build hard shells around themselves.


B. Coral reefs are living structures that are mostly being damaged by people, and scientists are working hard to protect them.

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9.  How are scientists protecting coral reefs? 


Scientists are mapping and studying coral reefs and adding more protected areas to the ocean.

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