Amelia Earhart
What's it like to be a Chef?
A Regular Railroad Dog
Dinos in the Dark
Context Clues
100

According to the text, why was Amelia unhappy with her flight on Friendship?

She was not the pilot

100

Which statement from the text supports the idea that chef's have unusual hours?

When everybody is playing, you're working

100

Which statement from the text shows that trigger was a smart dog?

"Hearing the engine whistles all the time, Trigger learned to tell them apart."

100

Why were scientists surprised to find dinosaur bones in Antartica?

They believed dinosaurs could only have survived in warm climates. 

100

What does "sous chef" mean in paragraph 13 of What's it Like to be a Chef?

assistant chef

200

What evidence from the selection shows how Amelia supported other women who wanted to become pilots?

Amelia started the group the Ninety-Nines in 1929

200

Which statement from the text supports that chocolate is an important ingredient for Chef Justus? 

We use the chocolates as much as we can

200

What does Charlie's reaction to the frozen switch show about him?

He is worried.

200

Which statement from the text explains what helped dinosaurs stay alive in the darkness?

"Big eyes also helped the dinosaurs watch out for predators that would have hunted them."

200

In paragraph 10 of Amelia Earhart, what is the meaning of the word impressed?

admired

300

Whose wife made speeches with Amelia Earhart?

Franklin Roosevelt's

300

Which statement from the text supports the idea that being a chef is more than just cooking?

"A typical day is coming in, going over financial reports from the previous day, meeting with your staff and going over menu development"

300

How does Trigger learning how to stop a train contribute to the end of the text?

He saves many people's lives. 

300

How does the author explain the effect of living at Dinosaur Cove on dinosaurs?

by showing that the dinosaurs of Dinosaur Cove lived on a peninsula and could not migrate

300

What does the word plunged mean in paragraph 5 of Dinos in the Dark?

fell suddenly

400

Why was Amelia asked to be a career counselor?

She encouraged women's rights

400

Why is it important for a chef to have creativity?

The chef has to be able to change the menu for each group being served.

400

Which quote from the text supports the theme of bravery?

"There was Trigger in the center of the track, sitting proudly on his hind legs."

400

How does the author tell about the climate of Dinosaur cove?

by comparing to the weather of Alaska

400

In paragraph 12 of Amelia Earhart, what is another name for navigator?

guide

500

What is the main idea of the selection?

Amelia Earhart was a determined female pilot who disappeared on a flight around the world
500

What is the main idea of this text?

Chefs do many things besides cooking

500

Which statement summarizes the text?

A dog stops a train wreck.

500

Which detail supports the main idea?

that dinosaurs survived in cold places

500

What is the meaining of "always kind of kicked the idea around a little bit" in paragraph 5 of What's it Like to be a Chef?

thought about the idea from time to time