Central Idea and Details, and Summarizing
What is the Central Idea of Shirley Jackson's Scientific Mind?
a. Following your interests and getting a good education is a great way to succeed in life.
b. Shirley Jackson performed an experiment on bees.
C. Being curious helps you get medals from presidents.
a. Following your interests and getting a good education is a great way to succeed in life.
What is the theme (lesson) of the story of King Midas?
a. Show kindness to everyone around you.
b. Every experience you have in life can teach you a lesson.
c. Being greedy can lead to bad things.
c. Being greedy can lead to bad things.
What is the author's purpose for writing Shirley Jackson's Scientific Mind?
a. to inform
b. to entertain
c. to persuade
a. to inform
What text structure is used in paragraph 4 of Thomas Edison: A Curious Mind?
a. chronological order
b. comparison
c. cause and effect
c. cause and effect: The cause was that Edison was disappointed in his machine not selling. The effect was that he would "never waste time inventing things that people would not want to buy."
What does the word fliers mean as it is used on page 13, in paragraph 3?
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What detail best supports the central idea in Shirley Jackson's Scientific Mind that following your interests and getting a good education is a great way to succeed in life?
a. Shirley Jackson received the National Medal of Science from President Barack Obama in 2016.
b. Shirley Jackson fed salt to bees.
c. Shirley Jackson lived in Washington, D.C.
a. Shirley Jackson received the National Medal of Science from President Barack Obama in 2016.
What is Cinderella's perspective of her stepsisters?
a. She feels that they are lazy and rude.
b. She feels that they are beautiful and funny.
c. She feels that they are helpful and caring.
a. She feels that they are lazy and rude.
How does the author develop the text in From Phone Calls to Video Chat in paragraph 7, on page 8?
a. The author uses chronological order to show how the cell phone developed.
b. The author explains how phones are miniature computers.
c. The author uses cause and effect to explain how people started phone conversations with the word "hello."
a. The author uses chronological order to show how the cell phone developed.
What is the purpose of the timeline in From Phone Calls to Video Chat on page 8?
a. to show the development of the telephone
b. to show how the cell phone looks today
c. to show the important events of Alexander Graham Bell's life
a. to show the development of the telephone
What is the definition of the word atom as it is used on page 5, in paragraph 2?
A tiny piece of matter.
What is the central idea of Thomas Edison: A Curious Mind?
a. Thomas Edison did not do well in school as a child.
b. Thomas Edison's inventions helped to change the way people lived.
c. Thomas Edison invented the phonograph.
b. Thomas Edison's inventions helped to change the way people lived.
What was Shirley Jackson's motivation for studying bees?
a. She was convinced by her parents that she had to start doing experiments at a young age.
b. She wanted to know more about bees and she was interested in what kind of environments they lived.
c. She was interested in bees and wanted to know how different foods affected the bees.
c. She was interested in bees and wanted to know how different foods affected the bees.
What is the author's claim in Thomas Edison: A Curious Mind?
a. Thomas Edison invented many things.
b. Thomas Edison stands out as one of the greatest American inventors of all time.
c. Thomas Edison barely spoke until he was four years old.
b. Thomas Edison stands out as one of the greatest American inventors of all time.
What text structure shows dates, or time order, using words like first, next, then, after, and last?
a. compare and contrast
b. cause and effect
c. chronological order
c. chronological order
What is the definition of the word innovations as it is used on page 5, in paragraph 3?
New methods of doing things, new ideas, or new products.
What detail best supports the theme that Thomas Edison's inventions helped to change the way people lived?
a. Thomas Edison worked as a telegraph operator.
b. Thomas Edison attended the Centennial Exhibition world's fair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
C. Thomas Edison made improvements to the lightbulb which made the lightbulb last much longer.
C. Thomas Edison made improvements to the lightbulb which made the lightbulb last much longer.
How was King Midas different at the end of the story?
a. He changed from wanting to please his daughter to not caring what she thought.
b. At the beginning of the story, King Midas wanted to help his kingdom, and at the end he decided that his kingdom did not need help.
c. In the beginning of the story, he was very greedy, but at the end he realized that his greediness only lead to trouble.
c. In the beginning of the story, he was very greedy, but at the end he realized that his greediness only lead to trouble.
What detail below can you find in both, From Phone Calls to Videochat and Thomas Edison: A Curious Mind?
a. Thomas Edison Improved the lightbulb.
b. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
c. The push button phone made it easier for people to use the telephone.
b. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
What text structures are used in the section with the heading Great Inventions in Thomas Edison: A Curious Mind?
a. comparison and cause/effect
b. cause/effect and chronology
c. chronology and comparison
b. cause/effect and chronology
What is the definition of the word advances as it is used on page 9, in paragraph 1?
What questions does a summary answer?
Who, what, where, when, why, and how.
Explain Cinderella's perspective of her stepsisters and the stepsisters' perspective of Cinderella.
Sample answer: Cinderella's perspective of her stepsisters is that she feels that they are lazy and rude because they demand her to do their chores and cook them breakfast, but her stepsisters have a different perspective. They feel that Cinderella is the lazy and rude one since she can't get their chores done quickly enough and their breakfast is not cooked right.
In which text is the following detail: The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company paid Edison $40,000 for his improved telegraph.
a. From Phone Calls to Videochat
b. Thomas Edison: A Curious Mind
c. Both
b. Thomas Edison: A Curious Mind
What are three examples of text structures?
Answers may include: Title, photos/illustrations, captions, headings, timelines, tables, etc.
What is the definition of the word obtained as it is used on page 17, in paragraph 2?
To get, or to have possession of something.