Space Junk
Which sentence tells what most likely happens next?
A. Scientists will stop worrying about space junk
B. Space junk will start to fall to Earth
C. Scientists will find ways to clean up space
In this paragraph the word vary must mean....
A. plenty
B. differ
C. taste
B.
What does the root word "rupt" mean?
break
Which of the following words goes between the guide words at the top of the page?
mind. monster
a. middle
b. monstrous
c. miffed
d. minion
d. minion
Which word in the passage is a clue to how the writer feels about this invention?
a. dangerous
b. electric
c. ingenious
C. ingenious
The main idea of the paragraph is....
A. avoiding space junk
B. kinds of space junk
C. the problem of space junk
C. the problem of space junk
Fact or Opinion
Most people ordered cones.
Fact
What word means to make warm or hot before?
preheat
Which words goes between the following guide words on the page?
cling. clung.
a. clotting
b. click
c. cluster
d. clutter
a. clotting
Fact or Opinion
This inventor should be thanked!
Opinion
A. harm
B. steer
C. decorate
A. harm
Fact or Opinion
He was an excellent worker.
Opinion
She did not mean to forget her homework; it was purely ____________ that she forgot.
accidental
accidentally
careful
carefully
accidental
what does the word stunned in the sentence mean ?
What he saw stunned him.
a. calmed
b. shocked
c. disturbed
d. cooled
b. shocked
Cars drove through intersections without stopping.
Fact
What are two examples of space junk?
You can predict that Connor
A. always ran out of supplies
B. only worked in the summer
C. rarely ran out of flavors
C. rarely ran out of flavors
What means to look again?
review
Then, they began to excavate the site.
a. dig up
b. fill up
c. look up
d. make up
a. dig up
The main idea of this paragraph is...
a. traffic problems in 1923
b. collisions of horse-drawn carriages and bicyclists
c. how the electric traffic signal improved traffic
d. the inventions of Garrett Morgan
C. how the electric traffic signal improved traffic
"Usually, scientists can guide a spacecraft away from space junk. But as more and more junk is left in space, the danger grows"
What sentence from the text tells what Connor did each morning?
"Each morning Connor checked his supplies."
What means to put in the wrong location?
misplace
What does the word convinced mean as used in the following sentence?
Many others were not convinced.
a. sane
b. reminded
c. sure
d. removed
c. sure
From this paragraph you can conclude that.....
a. accidents increased after the traffic signal was invented.
b. Garrett Morgan made a lot of money on his invention.
C. horses learned how to read electric traffic signals.
d. accidents decreased after the traffic signal was invented.
d. accidents decreased after the traffic signal was invented.