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3rd-4th Week 9 Review 1

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Which sentence best summarizes the paragraph?
A - Kids can remember details of what they have learned for eight months.
B - A study was done on the human skeleton at a museum.
C - Studies show that museum visitors can learn from hands-on activities.
D - Six and seven-year-old kids drew fairly complete skeletons.
The author concludes that science museums are offering options in science learning. Which detail(s) from the passage best supports this conclusion?
A - ′′Experts believe that science centers can play a large role in teaching science.′′
B - ′′To experts, this is an example of ''informal'' or ''free-choice'' science learning. It's learning that happens outside of school.′′
C - ′′Often, visitors do more than simply look at exhibits. They can take an active role.′′
D - ′′As the visitor pedaled, people could "see" a skeleton at work. ′′
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Question 9
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Read the excerpt from the text. ''You can actually do science [in museums]," said George Hein. Hein wrote a book about museum learning. Like music or sports, science should be experienced to be understood, Hein explained.  What did the author most likely mean by using the underlined detail in the text?
A - Science is learned best when students are exposed to hands-on experiences.
B - Science is learned best in the classrooms.
C - Science is understood better when students watch exhibits.
D - Science is understood better when students use their imagination.
Which sentence from the passage best supports your answer in Question 3?
A - ′′Learning about science is important.′′
B - ′′Some kids get hooked on dinosaurs or outer space at museums, for example.′′
C - ′′Imagine walking a high steel beam at an exhibit about skyscrapers.′′
D - ′′Even eight months later, most of the kids remembered details from what they had learned.′′
Read the sentences. Experts believe that science centers can play a large role in teaching science. Studies show that such places encourage interest and understanding.  An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. What is the antonym of the underlined word?
A - grasp
B - rent
C - stop
D - peel
Read the sentences. Part of the appeal of museums is that they're interesting. Visitors can choose which exhibits they want to see. Choose the statement that best explains why the author chose to include these sentences.
A - The author probably wrote these sentences to help the reader learn what is being taught at museums.
B - The author probably wrote these sentences to help the reader learn one reason why it is important to learn about science.
C - The author probably wrote these sentences to help the reader learn one reason why people learn and remember more at museums.
D - The author probably wrote these sentences to help the reader learn who likes to go to museums.
How does the first paragraph about the Liberty Science Center add to the presentation of information?
A - It shows that at the Liberty Science Center, learning science can be fun.
B - It shows that kids have more fun learning at science museums than they do at school.
C - It shows that free-choice science learning is not as good as classroom learning.
D - It shows why it is important to learn science.
Read the excerpt from the text. ''With us, [visitors are] right up touching the science,'' says Jeff Osowski. Osowski is in charge of learning and teaching at the Liberty Science Center.  What does the underlined phrase tell about the information in the article?
A - that at the museum visitors can learn from hands-on activities
B - that at the museum kids can watch a skeleton at work in an exhibit
C - that at the museum kids can operate on bananas
D - that at the museum visitors can study a human skeleton
Read the sentences and the question that follows. Learning about science is important. Why? Science is always changing. Its important to keep learning even beyond school.  Choose the sentence that corrects the errors in the underlined sentence.
A - Its important to keep learning, even beyond school.
B - It's important to keep learning, even beyond school.
C - It's important to keep learning even beyond school.
D - It's important to keep learning even beyond school