To be used with the March 20, 2017, issue
Edition 3
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For each question below, fill in the circle next to the correct answer.
1.Which word from “A Bright Idea” has almost
the same meaning as invention?
A patent
C picture
B creation
D accident
2.Sadie McCullum is featured in the sidebar
because she invented ____.
A a new type of skateboard
B a toy that lights up
C something to help herself move
around
D shoe lights with the Browns
3.Which detail shows how the Browns’
invention could be useful to others?
A “Micaiah and Josiah created the lights by
accident.”
  6.Which detail BEST shows the main idea of
“Slimy Secret”?
A “Frogs eat by catching insects and other
prey with their long tongues.”
B “ But for frogs, it's a matter of survival.”
C “When a frog’s tongue first touches its
prey, the saliva is thin and watery.”
D “They learned that a frog’s saliva changes
to do different jobs at different times.”
  7.If a frog’s saliva is thick and sticky, one
can infer that the frog is ____.
A shooting out its tongue to catch prey
B coating an insect’s body with saliva
C pulling in its tongue with an insect
stuck to it
D digesting an insect in its stomach
something big!’ Micaiah says.”
C “In the meantime, they encourage other
kids to give inventing a try.”
D “ ‘Our invention can help people save
money,’ Josiah told Scholastic News.”
  8.In A Shocking Shot, Hernando Rivera
photographed a ____ of ____ over Volcán
de Colima.
A bolt; lava C flash; lightning
B spark; ash D friction; particles
4.Which would Micaiah and Josiah MOST
likely say to a kid with an idea for an
invention?
A “You're too young.”
B “Inventing is too hard.”
C “You can do it!”
D “Wait until you're older.”
  9.Why are photographs like Rivera’s so
difficult to take?
A Volcanoes do not usually erupt.
B It's not possible to know when volcanic
5.Which of the following is an example of a
subheading?
A patent
B A Bright Idea
C Scholastic News
D Seeing the Light
10.The map in “Hot Spots” shows ____.
A the names of all the famous volcanoes
B what the famous volcanoes look like
C how the volcanoes differ from one
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lightning will strike.
C Volcanoes are dangerous to photograph.
D Volcanic ash is too hot for most cameras.
another
D where the famous volcanoes are located
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