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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Bentley want to take pictures of snowflakes?Because they were beautiful and intricateBecause they melted before he could study themBecause he couldn't draw them wellAll of the above
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich words mean about the same as microscope?a device to make things look smallera device to make things look biggera device to make things disappeara device to make things darker
- 3. Multiple Choice"He held evening slideshows on the lawns of his friends. Children and adults sat on the grass while he projected his slides onto a sheet hung over a clothesline."
Which of the following is a synonym for the word project?throwshowplanmade - 4. Multiple Choice
Definition 1Definition 2Definiton 3Definition 4 - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the author mean when she says "his book has taken the delicate snow crystals that once blew across Vermont, past mountains, over the earth"?a strong wind blew snow from Vermont, to all over the worldsnow from Vermont was frozen and taken around the worldBentley's book allowed the snow crystals from storms in Vermont to be viewed all over the worldSnowflakes can be found anywhere
- 6. Multiple ChoiceBentley's neighbor's said "Snow in Vermont is as common as dirt". This is an example of which type of figurative language?hyperbolesimilemetaphoralliteration
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Willies "gift to thr world?"a plaque at a park near his homea donation to a churchhis book with his photographs of snow crystalsthis story
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following character traits would not describe Bentley?intelligentunmotivateddeterminedpersevering
- 9. Multiple ChoiceUse this poem to answer the following question
Rain Around
by Karel McKenzie
Rain dripping around me like torture Splashing like Earthquakes into the pond Tidal waves to frogs and toads But, nothing more than a quiver to us. Rain is pelting down now Desperately trying to get through The water proof canvas on the tent And it will find a way, I will find myself dripping in the morning.
Which of the following is a simile from the poem?“nothing more to us than a quiver”“splashing like earthquakes into the pond”“rain is pelting down now”“the waterproof canvas on the tent” - 10. Multiple ChoiceUsing context clues in the sentence below, what word is the best synonym for "intricate"?
Their intricate patterns were even more beautiful than he had imagined.simplehideouscomplexhidden - 11. Multiple ChoiceDefinition 1Defintion 2Defintion 3Definiton 4
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the young Bentley’s major problem when he was trying to sketch a snow crystal?completing the drawing of the snow crystal before it evaporatedpicking up the snow crystal using a piece of straw from a broomseeing enough details of the snow crystal through his microscopetrying to flatten the snow crystal with a bird feather
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the young Bentley’s major problem when he was trying to sketch a snow crystal?completing the drawing of the snow crystal before it evaporatedpicking up the snow crystal using a piece of straw from a broomseeing enough details of the snow crystal through his microscopetrying to flatten the snow crystal with a bird feather
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main text structure in the story "Snowflake Bentley"?Compare and contrastDescriptionCause and effectProblem and solution
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