The Women Behind Ms. Frizzle

Ms. Frizzle

100

1. Why did the author write this text?

A To inform readers about the life and career of a famous children’s

book author

200

2 The author organizes the selection in a cause and effect structure

to –

G. describe how Joanna Cole became a children’s book author

300

3 The author most likely hoped that readers would –

C. appreciate Joanna Cole and her work

400

4 Read the following sentences from paragraph 4.

At first, Ms. Cole felt uncertain. She had never written a

series before and wasn’t sure what her books would be like.

The author most likely included these sentences to show –

J. Joanna Cole had doubts about writing a book series

500

What type of Genre is "The Woman Behind Ms. Frizzle"

Informational

or

Literacy Nonfiction

Objects Float

100

1 What is most likely the author’s purpose for writing this text?

A. To explain how and why objects float

200

2 The author of this article proposes experiments to test myths about floating objects in order to –

H. guide the reader through the scientific method as they learn about buoyancy

300

3 The author of this text most likely wants readers to –

D. try their own experiments to understand why objects float

400

4 Why does the author most likely end the article by proposing an experiment?

G. The author hopes that the reader will be inspired by the article and want to do their own science experiments.