"What Matters Most"-Passage

In paragraph 10, what does the word mass mean?

• stuffed animal

• "stuff" that makes up an object

• amount of matter in an object

• balance scale

What is Davey Duck's mass?

• 435 grams

• 435 kilograms

• 420 grams

• 420 kilograms

The word locate in paragraph 10 means:

• lose

• find

• cure

• ruin

What is the main problem in the story?

• Gail plays soccer.

• The balance scale is in the basement.

• Davey Duck wears a hat.

• The girls don't have enough shelf space.

Why does Kayle say her toy is better than Gail's?

• Kayle won her toy at the fair.

• Kayle saved up money to buy her toy.

• Kayle got her toy for her birthday.

• Kayle got her toy from her grandmother.

How does Kayle feel when she finds out her toy has a greater mass?

• puzzled

• upset

• pleased

• angry

Before the girls can find out whose toy has a greater mass, they must:

• build a shelf

• compete with one another

• get a balance scale

• scratch their heads

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-2

Who finds the mass of her toy first?

• Kayle

• Gail

• Mom

• Buddy Bear

Where might this story appear?

• an encyclopedia

• a magazine

• a billboard

• a children's book

The reader can conclude that the balance scale:

• is one of the girls' favorite toys

• is for special occasions

• is for adults only

• is not used very often