Snowflake Bentley

1. Look at the chart below and answer the question that follows.  
                          Clues:
Willie reads about a special camera.
His mom knew it would make him happy.
His parents spent their savings to buy it.
                     Conclusion:
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• Willie's parents knew that he would be famous someday.
• Willie's parents both cared very much for their son.
• Willie's parents had a lot of money.
• Willie's parents were very curious about snowflakes.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which word best describes Willie?

• Thoughtful
• Patient
• Athletic
• Sad

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What did Wilson Bentley's town build to honor him?

• a flagpole
• a school
• a park
• a monument

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What did Willie discover about snowflakes?

• No two snowflakes are exactly alike.
• When a snowflake melts, it leaves a clear print behind.
• If he drew quickly, he could copy details of a snowflake.
• Each branch of snowflake has a different shape and pattern. 

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Read this sentence:
Willie had to slide the snowflake onto the black tray and take its picture. 
Which meaning of slide best fits the way it is used in this sentence?

• Something found in a playground.
• A glass plate used with a microscope.
• To pass or push onto another place.
• Something used to watch a show.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read this sentence.
He had to work fast or the snowflake would evaporate.

• Disappear
• Get dirty
• Become hard
• Stop falling

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read this sentence from the article.
Artists and designers used the photographs to inspire their own work.

• Confuse 
• Finish
• Influence
• Sell

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Why did Bentley want to take pictures of snowflakes?

• Because they were beautiful and intricate
• Because they melted before he could study them
• Because he couldn't draw them well
• All of the above 

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

"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? 

• throw
• show
• plan
• made

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What 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 world
• snow from Vermont was frozen and taken around the world
• Bentley's book allowed the snow crystals from storms in Vermont to be viewed all over the world 
• Snowflakes can be found anywhere

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2