Vocabulary
What does the word amazing mean?
It is very surprising or makes you feel wonderful
What happens when you let go of a ball you're holding above the ground?
A. It floats upward.
B. It stays in the air.
C. It falls down to the ground.
D. It disappears.
C. It falls down to the ground
What defines a closed syllable?
A. It ends with a vowel.
B. It ends with a consonant.
C. It has a long vowel sound.
D. It has no vowels.
B. It ends with a consonant.
What is force?
A. up or down
B. push or pull
C. left or right
D. speed or weight
B. push or pull
How does the story explain gravity?
A. It’s the force that makes things float.
B. It’s what makes things fall down when you drop them.
C. It’s the force that pulls things up.
D. It only affects heavy objects.
B. It’s what makes things fall down when you drop them.
What is the vowel sound in a closed syllable typically like?
A. Long
B. Short
C. Silent
D. Diphthong
B. Short
If you _________ something, you find the size or amount of it.
Measure
Which of these objects would fall to the ground if you let go of it?
A. A balloon filled with air.
B. A feather.
C. A rock.
D. A cloud.
C. A rock.
Why is understanding closed, complex multisyllable words important?
A. It helps in decoding unfamiliar words.
B. It improves spelling accuracy.
C. It enhances reading fluency.
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
What is the definition of objects?
Objects are things that you can see and touch.
Why do objects of different sizes and weights fall at the same speed?
A. Because gravity pulls on them equally.
B. Because heavier objects fall slower.
C. Because light objects fall faster.
D. Because they have different shapes.
A. Because gravity pulls on them equally.
Which of the following words is a closed, complex multisyllable word?
A. Basketball
B. Computer
C. Happiness
D. Television
C. Happiness
If you proved that something is ______, you showed that it is _____.
A. wrong
B. false
C. true
D. good
C. true
What experiment in the story helps explain gravity?
A. Measuring how tall a plant grows.
B. Dropping different objects to see how they fall.
C. Watching a balloon float away.
D. Throwing a ball up in the air.
B. Dropping different objects to see how they fall.
Which of these words contains a closed, complex syllable?
A. Open
B. Basket
C. Table
D. Music
B. Basket
The speed of something is what?
How fast it moves.
Where might you see gravity in action in everyday life?
A. A car floating down the road.
B. A book falling off a table.
C. A leaf growing on a tree.
D. A fish swimming in water.
B. A book falling off a table.
In the word "adventure," how many closed syllables are present?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. None
B. Two
If something is true, it is _________.
Correct
How does gravity help us in everyday life?
A. It makes things fall up.
B. It keeps us from floating away.
C. It makes objects disappear.
D. It pulls things up into the air.
B. It keeps us from floating away.
Identify the closed syllable in the word "invention":
A. In
B. Ven
C. Tion
D. None of the above
A. In
Which of these would tell you the weight of an object:
A. how tall it is
B. how heavy it is
C. how long it is
B. how heavy it is
What is one new fact about gravity you learned from this story?
A. Only heavy objects fall.
B. Gravity only works on the ground.
C. Gravity pulls everything down, no matter the size.
D. Light objects don’t fall.
C. Gravity pulls everything down, no matter the size.
In the word "fantastic," which syllable is closed?
A. Fan
B. Tas
C. Tic
D. All of the above
A. Fan