Stick Like a Gecko and Your World Up CLose

A gecko is a ____________________.

• lizard

• frog

• spider

• bat

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A gecko can ________________ to smooth surfaces.

• stick

• jump

• curl

• hide

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

An important factor of the gecko is its ability to run _________ _________ across a surface.

• much faster

• upside down

• with speed

• straight ahead

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

The gecko's sticky footpads or ______________, could be used underwater and also in space.

• residue

• hairs

• nails

• adhesive

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Wilson Bentley was the first person to use a camera with a microscope to take pictures of _______________,

• geckos

• snowflakes

• sugar

• strawberries

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

According to the author, microscopes used in school are ______________.

• useless

• powerful

• weak

• modern

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Microscopes help scientists see what causes ______________.

• mold

• snowflakes

• diseases

• crystals

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Sugar has a ________________ texture or feel.

• gritty

• humid

• sleek

• glossy

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The microscope _____________________ the snowflake, so we can see it up close.

• photographs

• dissolves

• minimizes

• magnifies

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

After a few days, mold can appear to _______________ on fruit.

• cling

• mingle

• freeze

• slide

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4