Close Reading 1
What is the gist of the text?
The gist of the text about how sometimes people stumble upon great discoveries by "luck"
Which sentence best summarizes the central idea of the whole text?
"Lucky accidents can happen to anybody, but great discoveries, but great discoveries are almost always the result of hard work." (Paragraph 9)
Descriptive
What does the word artificial mean?
Not real
What does inference include?
Background knowledge and textual evidence
Which discovery was made by Alexander Fleming?
Penicillin
"Doctors quickly realized that they could use X-ray images to look at broken bones."
What is the author's purpose for writing this text?
To show that hard work pays off; to explain how some great discoveries were made.
What does the word produced mean?
To create
What is the purpose for the first read?
To get the gist of the text
What is penicillin?
Penicillin is a mold that fights bacterial infenctions
What is the central idea of paragraph 7?
Another scientist who made an accidental discovery was Charles Goodyear.
Which medicine is very commonly used?
Penicillin
What does the word natural mean?
Caused by natural; real
What does BAI stand for?
Before the word, after the word, in the word
What did Wilhelm Rontgen discover?
X-Rays
What is the central idea of paragraph 5?
The central idea of paragraph 5 is how x-rays were another accidental discovery by a scientist named Wilhelm Rontgen.
How does the illustration on page 36 contribute to the text?
It provides proof of the first x-ray
What does the word durable mean?
Hard-wearing; able to handle toughness
How were modern day tires discovered?
"One day, Goodyear spilled a mixture containing natural rubber onto a hot stove." (paragraph 8)
What is the central idea of paragraph 8?
The central idea of paragraph 8 is Goodyear created vulcanized rubber that is used in everything from bowling balls to car tires to shoe soles.
What does the word observations mean?
Watching something for an experiment