Read the text. Then answer questions.
Which sentence best states the main idea of the section "Freezing Cold" in "A 'Cool' Idea?
Read the sentence from paragraph 4 in "A 'Cool' Idea."
He could see that this way of freezing food was much better than the way people were freezing food in the United States.
What was the main problem with the way food was frozen in the United States?
The events below are not in the correct order. Rearrange the order of events below to show the order in which they happened in paragraphs 4-6 of "A 'Cool' Idea."
Birdseye lived with the Inuit for three years.
Birdseye invented a fast-freezing machine.
Birdseye learned that fast freezing kept food fresh.
Birdseye returned to the United States.
In "Lovely Leftovers," Which sentence from the text best explains why Yurosek had trouble selling all his carrots?
In "Lovely Leftovers," what caused Yurosek to make baby carrots? Use two details from the text to support your answer.
Yurosek decided to make baby carrots because
What is the main idea of the section "Carrot Excitement" in "Lovely Leftovers"? Use two details to support your answer.
The main idea of "Carrot Excitement is that
For each important point on the left, select if the important point is found in "A 'Cool' Idea," "Lovely Leftovers," or Both Texts.
A 'Cool' Idea | Lovely Leftovers | Both Texts | |
|---|---|---|---|
A problem with food was solved. | |||
An answer came from watching others. | |||
An experiment led people to think about food differently. | |||
A person invented a way to keep food fresher. |
Read the sentences below. Then choose the conjunction that correctly completes each sentence.
The robot can climb stairs it senses a step. For this reason, the robot moves very slowly climbing the stairs.
Read the sentences below. Then choose the verb that correctly completes each sentence.
Jada and Ben a new type of cleaning robot. The robot pick up trash from the floor.
Read the definition of the prefix re- and the base word build. Then read the sentence and answer the question that follows.
Definition
re- (prefix): again
build (base word): to put something together
The inventor had to rebuild the machine after it stopped working.
What does it mean to rebuild the machine?
Read the definition of the suffix -ion and the base word collect. Then read the sentence and answer the question that follows.
Definition
-ion (suffix): act or result of
collect (base word): to bring objects together
We could not have finished the project without the help of our teacher. She let us borrow the tools we needed from her collection.
What is the best meaning of the word collection as it is used in the sentence?