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Snowflake Bentley Reading Comprehension Questions
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1
Most snowflakes have how many branches?
8
12
4
6
2
True or False: Wilson Bentley only took pictures in the winter.
True
False
3
How did Wilson Bentley perfect his technique?
He only photographed at night.
He left the camera lens open for up to a minute.
He took the photographs very quickly.
He only photographed indoors.
4
Which of the following is a
metaphor
?
Wilson Bentley worked like a dog.
My hands were as cold as ice.
He took the world by storm.
His photographs were as clear as day.
5
What was the gift that his mother gave him that allowed him to look more closely at the snow?
a set of encyclopedias
a magnifying glass
enlarged photos of snowflakes
a microscope
6
How many syllables are in the first line of a haiku?
7
4
5
6
7
At first, Bentley tried to ____ the snowflakes, but they always melted before he was finished.
freeze
take a picture of
draw
show his mother
8
Bentley's father thought that fussing with snow was
lucrative
foolishness
fun
worthwhile
9
Wilson Bentley taught us that ___________.
It is too difficult to photograph a snowflake.
All snowflakes are the same under a microscope.
All snowflakes have 6 branches.
No two snowflakes are alike.
10
Which character trait is
not
a good way to describe Wilson Bentley?
Determined
Hard-working
Creative
Easily Discouraged
11
Where was Wilson Bentley born?
Alaska
California
Vermont
Vancouver
12
What was the author's purpose when writing
Snowflake Bentley?
Inform
Entertain
Debate
Persuade
13
What is the genre of the story
Snowflake Bentley?
Realistic Fiction
Biography
Fable
Folktale
