Informational Pretest 5th (A) Building Robots

What is the passage mostly about?

• special kits

• teamwork

• building robots

• winning contests

What word in paragraph 3 helps the reader know the author's point of view about robot competitions?

• complete

• quickly

• exciting

• smoothly

Why does each kit include a tiny computer?

• Kids use the computer to get the instructions on how to build the robot.

• The computers will be able to tell the robots what to do.

• Kids enjoy playing robotic video games on the computer.

• The computers keep track of the pipes, wires, and pieces in the kit.

What do all of the tasks in this competition have in common?

• They use a basket.

• They are done by robots.

• They are created by college students.

• They are in a maze.

What is a competition?

• a contest

• a robot

• a task

• a team

Text features:

What is the text feature that the bear is looking at (it includes an extra fact)?

• title

• index

• text box / fact box

• table of contents

Text features:

What is the text feature shown in this photo?

• title

• chart / graph

• diagram

• index

Text features:

What is the text feature that explains what is in a picture or photo?

• index

• bolded word

• text box

• caption

Text features:

What type of text feature is this photo?

• a picture

• close-up

• a diagram

• a chart

Text features:

What type of text feature is in the picture?

• map

• diagram

• quick link

• index