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Fast and Fuel Efficient
What did you learn about problem and solution text structure that will help you the next time you read nonfiction?
“Teens Open Doors”
What did you learn about quotations in nonfiction that will help you the next time you read nonfiction?
Vocabulary
To assemble a bookshelf means to › Fill it up› Give it away› Put it together› Move it around
Vocabulary
A device is a › Design for a special car› Contest with a cash prize› Driver who goes very fast› Tool used for a particular job
Vocabulary
To be efficient means to› Travel at high speeds› Fix by replacing a part› Complete without any help› Work well without wasting energy
Vocabulary
Environment refers to › All the ways we communicate› All the things that surround us› All the things that interest us› All the ways we use energy
Vocabulary
A solution is› A personal opinion› A scientific experiment› An answer to a problem› An opportunity to try again
Vocabulary
Technology is› The way a team works together› The use of scientific knowledge› The rate at which something grows› The time it takes to complete something
The Fast and Fuel Efficient
True/False: This sentence states the problem:
For the moment, though, on Locust Street, it was time to cut loose and show off.
The Fast and Fuel Efficient
True/False: This sentence states the problem:› At each high-speed pass by Kinsler, 7. the
cars student builders whooped and cheered
The Fast and Fuel Efficient
True/False: This sentence states the problem:› When he pused the pedal, the engine
revved, but nothing happened at the wheels.
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True/False: This sentence states the problem:› They moved around the car with pit crew
precision and removed the engine cover.
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Winning another Tour de Sol championship might help solve several problems. Which of these is one of those problems?› How to get training as a race car driver› How to get a passing grade to graduate› How to develop an axle that will not break› How to have more opportunities after high
school
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Which problem could hybrid cars like the Attack help to solve?› People drive too fast on the highways› Axles are not reliable and break often› Traditional fuels harm the environment› Performance cars can only seat two people
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The West Philadelphia team memvers were able to solve many technical problems by being› Friendly› Wealthy› Creative› attractive
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What is this news feature mostly about?› Why it is important to work together as a
team to accomplish a goal› How the auto industry develops cars that
get better speed and gas mileage
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Hauger did not provide the students with› Money› Training› Support› encouragement
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Why does the author mention the cost to develop the Attack?› To show that the students needed to
borrow money› To emphasize that the students’ work was
remarkable
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Read and answer the question:
Simon Hauger, 36-year-old head of the school’s Electric Vehicle Team and mastermind of the project, looked into the tangle of wires, pipes and hoses.
What does the author think of Hauger?
Teens Open Doors
Which quotation helps you relate to the feelings of the people in the article?› “It was just beyond what you would’ve
expected their achievements to be”› “When I first saw the actual locker, I was
touched that the kids had built this for me.”
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This article includes a quotation by Paul Moskevits. His job title is mentioned to show that› He knows a lot about the subject.› He was an honest judge at the fair.
Teens Open Doors Read and answer the question:“There was a lot of trial and error along
the way,” Smallwood said. “Especially trying to fit the parts together and trying to get things to work and to have everything centered so the deadbolt would come across and strike the plate at the right time.”
What is the purpose of this quotation? › To give details› To give opinion
Teens Open Doors
Why does the author include a quotation from the president of the Haverhill Rotary Club?› To reveal surprising information about the
design fair› To provide an opinion from someone from
outside the school
Teens Open Doors
The teens in this article are opening doors from themselves and› People with special needs› People with special training
Teens Open Doors
The students in this article used their knowledge to› Find a creative way to assist another
student› Convince school officials to make a change› Get jobs as engineers
Teens Open Doors
Read the question and answer in full sentences:› Why does the author make Molly Risk and
important part of the article?
Grammar
Answer the question with a sentence. Use indefinite pronouns and verbs correctly.
Are most of your neighbors concerned about air pollution? Examples:
Yes, most of them are concerned. No, few of my neighbors care. Yes, everybody cares about the
environment.
Grammar
Answer the question with a sentence. Use indefinite pronouns and verbs correctly.
Do all of the cars pollute air? Explain.Examples:• No, some of the cars do not pollute.• Yes, many cars pollute the air.
Grammar
Read the passage, then answer the question.
Mr. Moskevitz said that a dozen students contributed to the final project. They knew about electronics.
What is the antecedent of “They”? Students
Grammar
Read the passage, then answer the question.
Students must use keys to unlock their lockers. They often lose them.
What is the antecedent of “them”? Keys
Grammar
Read the passage, then answer the question.
School officials plan to see if the device could be used to help others. It could have a broader application.
What is the antecedent of “It”? Device
Grammar
Choose the correct pronoun. Underline the antecedent.
Students in high school must take science. They must be good at (it/them).
Grammar
Choose the correct pronoun. Underline the antecedent.
Hospitals are happy to have young volunteers. They can offer good medical experience to (it/them).