B. Why didn't Megan slow down?

She didn't want to be left in a cloud of dust.

1) What is surprising about some great scientific discoveries?

that they can happen while relaxing or even sleeping

11) What kind of journey did the girls take that evening?

They played an inventive fantasy game.

9) What made the girls continue their game?

They were trying to out-best one another.

12) Why did the campsite become quiet?

The girls had exhausted the game.

7) How did Cathy and Stacey resist the need to end a perfect day?

They pretended to ride horses on the stars.

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Reading Practice Test Pg. 48 - 51 (Schaefer)

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B. Why didn't Megan slow down?
She liked winding roads.
She liked gravel roads.
She didn't want to be left in a cloud of dust.
She wanted to create a cloud of dust.
2
2) How did Elias Howe solve the problem with his invention, the sewing machine?
He had a dream.
He watched his mother sew
He drew pictures.
He spoke with other inventors.
3
20) Which season is it in this poem
Early summer
Late spring
Early fall
Late winter
4
5) Rene Descartes thought of what way to make pictures of mathematical equations?
watching files
connecting dots
eating an apple
using graph paper
5
10) A constellation is --
a horse trailer.
a group of stars.
a tent.
drooping eyelids.
6
1) What is surprising about some great scientific discoveries?
How much reading is required
How much time is spent in laboratories
that they can happen while relaxing or even sleeping
Scientists not sharing information
7
22) The poet probably begins most of the lines with VERBS to
make the poem easier to read
create a mood of urgency
avoid repeating the word WIND
emphasize his fear of the wind
8
6) What had Isaac Newton been trying to do for a long time?
drop an apple from a tree
take a break
discover the laws of gravity
pick apples
9
11) What kind of journey did the girls take that evening?
They rode in a double horse trailer.
They played an inventive fantasy game.
They took a real life riding adventure.
They made a long awaited rendezvous.
10
9) What made the girls continue their game?
Their horses were restless.
They weren't ready for sleep.
There were so many stars in the late evening sky.
They were trying to out-best one another.
11
A. What is used in place of lime to produce glass of fine quality?
neon
sand
diamonds
lead oxide
12
12) Why did the campsite become quiet?
The horses were asleep.
The girls had exhausted the game.
Their parents asked them to be quiet.
The fire had died down.
13
4) Isaac Newton studied in what field?
physics
corn field
apple orchard
botany
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7) How did Cathy and Stacey resist the need to end a perfect day?
They went horseback riding.
They went camping.
They pretended to ride horses on the stars.
They read by firelight.
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3) What is a useful tool for solving difficult problems?
Never give up
Talking to a friend
Read everything written on the subject
Relaxing, or even sleeping
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23) What is the poet's attitude toward the wind?
Comforted
Welcoming
Frightened
Angry
17
8) Cathy and Stacey had been best friends --
since the Christmas they both received horses.
since they were born.
since last summer.
since the first grade.
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21) The phrase "the sticks" (line 9) refers to
the poet's wooden table
the window frame
the window curtains
twigs blown by the wind

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