Wonders Grade 3 Unit 3 Week 3

The MAIN idea of the article is that

• a star is a ball of extremely hot gases

• the sun is our nearest and most important star

• not all stars are the same size and temperature.

• the sun is an ordinary star compared to the other stars

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Read these sentences from the article.

Which of those objects is a star? You answered correctly if you said, "Both!"

The suffix -ly means "in a certain way." If you do something correctly, it is done

• the right way.

• in a quiet way.

• in a quick way.

• the wrong way.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Read this sentence from the article.

A tiny white light twinkles in the night sky and a large yellow ball blazes brightly in the daytime sky.

The suffix -ly means "in a certain way." Something that blazes brightly can be seen

• briefly.

• easily.

• noisily.

• poorly.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which sentence would BEST explain what the third paragraph on page 150 is about?

• Ordinary stars glow yellow.

• The sun is a star of ordinary size.

• The hottest stars glow bluish white.

• Stars differ in temperature and color.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Based evidence from the text, the author would MOST LIKELY agree with the idea that

• a star is made of hot copper.

• stars do not all look the same.

• the sun cannot block light from the other stars.

• the surface of the sun is hotter than its center.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Read this sentence from the article.

Their light takes a very lengthy time to travel through space and reach Earth.

The suffix -y means "full of". Which answer choice uses -y in the same way as lengthy?

• baby

• furry

• early

• very

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What is the MAIN idea of the fifth paragraph on page 150?

• Earth is the farthest planet from the sun.

• Light takes a long time to travel through space.

• The sun is one of the largest stars in our universe.

• The sun looks large because it is closer to Earth than other stars.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Read this sentence from the article.

As a rule of thumb, a very hot day here on Earth is about 100 degrees.

• an exact answer

• to rule with power

• the length of a thumb

• not an exact measurement

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read this sentence from the article.

It is so bright that you should not look directly at it.

The suffix -ly means "a certain way." Which answer choice uses -ly in the same way as directly

• bravely

• jelly

• early

• supply

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

Based on evidence from the text, the sun is called a star because it is

• a ball of hot gases.

• close to other stars.

• 93 million miles away.

• much larger that Earth.

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5