The Impossible Pet Show
The story "The Impossible Pet Show" has made-up characters that could be real. What genre of story is this?
a) fantasy
b) nonfiction
c) realistic fiction
c) realistic fiction
Wolves live in packs of four to seven.
What is a pack?
It is a group of wolves.
By December 17, the brothers were ready to test the Wright Flyer. Orville started up the engines to power the plane. He controlled the plane while Wilbur watched from the ground.
Who flew the Wright Flyer on December 17th?
a) Orville Wright
b) Wilbur Wright
c)) Alberto Santos-Dumont
a) Orville Wright
The students pay ___________ to the coach's directions.
a) disaster
b) attention
c) talents
b) attention
What country has the largest population of tigers?
India
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
Double points given
What type of pet would you get? Why would you get that pet?
Nice work!
Who usually lives alone, foxes or wolves?
Foxes
What happened after the Wright Flyer launched into the air?
a) It crashed.
b) It flew for 12 miles.
c) It flew for 12 seconds.
c) It flew for 12 seconds.
Grandma teachers me how to bake, and I _______ her help.
a) appreciate
b) dashed
c) uncomfortable
a) appreciate
How many legs does a lobster have?
10
Daniel said, "When I saw Carla, my heart sank because her gigantic dog Perro was with her."
What is Daniel afraid of?
a) He's afraid of Carla.
b) He's afraid of Carla's dog.
c) He's afraid of pet shows.
b) He's afraid of Carla's dog.
How do both wolves and foxes communicate?
a) They both meow
b) They both dance
c) They both bark and growl
c) They both bark and growl
Because of these flights, airplane research became popular with inventors. Before long, what was happening?
a) People were dreaming of flying.
b) The Wright Brothers made a rocket.
c) Better planes were traveling longer distances.
c) Better planes were traveling longer distances.
The polar bear lives in a cold and snowy ________.
a) unusual
b) caution
c) environment
c) environment
What type of race is the Tour de France?
Bicycle Race
Carla said, "And since you don’t have a pet to enter into the show, you will be the announcer."
What did Carla want Daniel to do?
a) She wants him to get a pet.
b) She wants him to announce the pet show.
c) She wants him to help raise money for the animal shelter.
b) She wants him to announce the pet show.
This story gives facts about a topic and has text features. What genre of story is this?
a) fable (fiction)
b) biography (nonfiction)
c) expository text (nonfiction)
c) expository text (nonfiction)
"Alberto Santos-Dumont was an inventor and pilot from Brazil. In 1906, he made the first official flight in front of an audience."
What did Alberto Santos-Dumont do in 1906?
a) He took along a passenger in his place.
b) He flew for one minute and fourteen seconds.
c) He made the first official flight in front of an audience.
c) He made the first official flight in front of an audience.
The space shuttle ______ into space.
a) launched
b) give up
c) flight
a) launched
What was the first vegetable ever to be grown in space?
A potato
Which word fills in the blank?
“__________ this the perfect location for a pet show?” she asked.
a) Isn't
b) Can't
c) Didn't
a) Isn't
What word best fills in the blank?
"The red fox ___________ adapted well, or made changes to fit into its environment."
a) be
b) has
c) have
b) has
Which word fills in the blank?
"The next year, the French pilot, Henri Farman, __________ for one minute and fourteen seconds."
a) fly
b) flew
c) flight
b) flew
The cat ____ at the butterfly.
a) commanded
b) lunged
c) conquered
b) lunged
On average, which grows faster: Fingernails or toenails?
Fingernails