U3,W1: Reading Test - "Roller Coaster Science"

When the roller coaster ride begins, what pulls the train to the top of the hill?

• a hook

• a chain

• a track

• a car

Once the train reaches the top of the hill and the chain is unhooked, what force takes the train down the track?

• pulling

• motion

• gravity

• speed

Gravity is a force _____________________.

• that makes roller coasters fast.

• that helps us fly.

• that increases the speed of a car.

• that pulls objects toward the center of the earth.

In paragraph four, what happens as the train moves down the track?

• it gets stuck

• it speeds up

• it stops

• it slows down

What happens when the roller coaster ride is over?

• The roller coaster train must stop.

• The roller coaster train goes faster.

• The roller coaster train goes uphill.

• The cars race up and down the track.

On a roller coaster ride, the brakes are built into the track.

Is this fact true or false?

• True/Yes

• False/No

What do the brakes on the track do?

• stop the motion of the train

• slow down the train

• speed up the train

• pull the train uphill

Why did the author write the passage "Roller Coaster Science?"

• to tell the reader how much fun roller coasters are

• to tell the reader how fast a roller coaster can go

• to tell the reader how a roller coaster works

• to tell the reader how to build a roller coaster

In which section of the reading passage would you find information about how a roller coaster stops?

• The Ride Begins

• Moving Along the Track

• The Ride Ends

• Gravity

In which section of the reading passage would you find information about how the chain pulls the roller coaster train up to the top of the hill?

• The Ride Begins

• Moving Along the Track

• The Ride Ends

• Gravity