Blue Lightning

What does Sondra build with the help of her dad?

• a hardware store that sells cables and brackets

• a garage where her family can keep its cars

• a racetrack where she can test her go-kart

• a go-kart named Blue Lightning, Mark II

Sondra notices a problem when she takes her go-kart for a test drive. The problem is that when she drives fast, she gets a lot of push-back from the wind. How does she solve this problem?

• Sondra gets annoyed at her dad

• Sondra rebuilds her go-kart in a different shape

• Sondra designs her go-kart in the shape of a lightning bolt

• Sondra eats ice cream

Read this sentence from the story: "When Sondra test-drove the newest Blue Lightning, it came a lot closer to living up to its name." What can be concluded from this sentence?

• Sondra does not like her second go-kart design as much as her first go-kart design.

• Sondra hopes to finish in first place at the Go-Go Derby.

• Sondra's go-kart becomes a lot faster after she rebuilds it.

• Sondra is upset with her dad.

Why does Sondra's dad not tell her about the problem with the lightning-shaped design for her go-kart?

• He wants Sondra to discover the problem on her own.

• He is mad at Sondra and does not want her go-kart to work

• He does not want Sondra to take part in the Go-Go Derby.

• He does not notice the problem until it is too late.

. What is a theme of this story?

• Parents should let their children try new things.

• Females are better at building things than males.

• Making mistakes can help you learn.

• People should always share their feelings with each other.

Read the following sentence: "'So how about this: you do some research into how we're actually going to build this thing, and come back to me in a week with a design.'" What does the word design mean in this sentence?

• a very dangerous idea

• a place where people go to do research

• a company that sells cars

• a plan for building something

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. Sondra learns from her mistake with the first go-kart, ______ her second go-kart is faster.

• neither

• so

• especially

• before