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Hot Air Ballooning (Kelli Hicks)

Hot Air Ballooning (Kelli Hicks)

Float up into the clouds with Hot Air Ballooning (Kelli Hicks). This colorful book shows how big balloons fly high in the sky. Children will learn how fire heats the air to make the balloon go up. The beautiful pictures and easy sentences are perfect for young learners. It is a magical adventure for kids who love flying.

Lexile: 1080L

Quiz

Câu 1: On page 4 we are told that hot air balloons fly through the air

purposefully.gracefully.speedily.effortlessly.

Câu 2: According to the information on page 4, to be able to fly bats and birds must

flap their wings and glide.use the air currents to launch themselves into the air.grow feathers that are very light and flexible.flap their wings continuously.

Câu 3: From the picture on page 5, it is evident that

in order to lift the weight of passengers a hot air balloon needs to very large.a flame must burn continuously in order for a hot air balloon to move in the sky.hot air balloons are not strong enough to carry the weight of passengers.passengers travel in an enclosed capsule beneath a hot air balloon.

Câu 4: The first sentence on page 4 is

an opinion.a question.a fact.a statement.

Câu 5: 'But a hot air balloon may be the most graceful way to fly through the air.' In this sentence the word 'through' is

an adjective.a conjunction.a preposition.an adverb.

Câu 6: The past tense of 'fly' is

flown.flew.flee.flight.

Quiz

Câu 1: What did Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier think caused their paper bag to rise?

gas from the fire.ash from the fire.smoke from the fire.heat from the fire.

Câu 2: Which of the following creatures was not one of the first living creatures to travel as passengers in a hot air balloon on September 19th 1783?

a sheepa doga roostera duck

Câu 3: The most likely reason that the Montgolfier brothers searched for an alternative to paper bags was because

they were careless when lighting the fire and often burnt the bag before its launch.the 'Montgolfier Gas' was explosive and damaged the paper.the smoke in the bag damaged the paper.paper is inflammable.

Câu 4: The text and numbers enclosed in brackets on page 10 is to inform the reader of

the metric conversion of the U.S. customary units used to measure distance.the U.S. Customary Units used to measure distance.the imperial units used to measure distance in Great Britain.the imperial conversion of the metric units used to measure distance.

Câu 5: Which of the following words from the text cannot be used as both a noun and a verb?

travelattackexperimentdisplay

Câu 6: Which of the following words has not been used as an adjective in the following sentence? 'Since that early launch, people still gather to enjoy the colorful display at balloon festivals.'

ballooncolorfulearlystill

Quiz

Câu 1: By pulling the 'rip panel' a pilot will

deflate the balloon.inflate the balloon.burn more fuel.open the cooling vent.

Câu 2: In order to carry passengers in a hot air balloon, a pilot must be at least

14 years old.16 years old.18 years old.21 years old.

Câu 3: Based on the information in this chapter, we can infer that

cold air moves more freely than hot air.hot air is lighter than cold air.hot air is more dense than cold air.cold air is lighter than hot air.

Câu 4: From the pictures on page 14, 15 and 17 we can see that

the burner is suspended from the basket.the burner is suspended from the balloon.the burner is attached to the basket.the burner is attached to the balloon.

Câu 5: 'The basket may be small to carry only a pilot or large enough to carry fifteen people.' In this sentence the word 'or' is

an adjective.an interjection.a preposition.a conjunction.

Câu 6: Which prefix should be added to the word 'similar' to turn it into its opposite?

mis-non-dis-un-

Quiz

Câu 1: Which of the following is not measured by a 'radiosonde'?

altitudeweighttemperaturehumidity

Câu 2: During World War II, the main purpose of 'barrage balloons' was to

prevent low-flying enemy attacks.determine the location of enemy troops.attack enemy troops from the air.observe the enemy.

Câu 3: In this chapter we are told that meteorologists use gas balloons. We can infer that a gas balloon is a balloon that stays aloft because

it is filled with the gas produced by a flame or burner.it is powered by a gas engine.it is filled with a gas that is lighter than air.it is filled with a gas that heats the air within the balloon.

Câu 4: The text written in a circle on page 21 has been

left aligned.right aligned.centered.justified.

Câu 5: Which of the following words is not a noun that can be formed from the verb 'participate'?

participatorparticipationparticipatoryparticipant

Câu 6: A 'meteorologist' is a person who studies

the use and development of natural resources.the interaction of life in the environment.the earth's weather and atmosphere.the physical structure of the earth and how it changes over time.

Quiz

Câu 1: Which of the following was not on the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean?

Larry NewmanBen AbruzzoJohn JeffriesMaxie Anderson

Câu 2: Steve Fossett was

the first man to fly around the world in a hot air balloon without landing.the first man to fly across the English Channel in a hot air balloon.the first pilot to take passengers across the Atlantic Ocean in a hot air balloon.the first man to complete a solo trip around the world in a hot air balloon.

Câu 3: The most likely reason that a duck, a sheep and a rooster were the first passengers to ride in a hot air balloon was because

the duck and the rooster would be able to fly to safety in the event of a crash.it was too dangerous for people to participate because it may have crash landed.the basket was not large enough for people to fit in.the smoke from the fire would have been dangerous for humans to breathe in.

Câu 4: Which punctuation mark has been used on page 22 to introduce information?

a colonan asteriska semicolona dash

Câu 5: 'American Steve Fossett is the first to complete a solo trip around the world.' In this sentence the word 'American' has been used as

an adjective.an adverb.a pronoun.a noun.

Câu 6: What type of nouns are the words 'Montgolfier', 'English', 'Atlantic' and 'Steve'?

concrete nouns.abstract nouns.collective nouns.proper nouns.

Tag(s):Action Sports

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