Hot Air Balloons Comprehension

The genre for Hot Air Balloons is

• realistic fiction

• expository text

• fantasy

• biography

Why do people start the fire in the balloon?

• hot air helps the balloon rise

• heat warms the people

• hot air makes the fabric bright

• passengers use it to make s'mores

Pick 2 things that the Montgolfler Brothers noticed about fire and paper.

• the paper could be used to put out the fire

• if paper got too close to fire it would burn

• if paper was placed above a fire the paper seemed to float

• the fire could make the paper turn colors

A sheep, a rooster, and a duck were the first hot air balloon pilots.

• true

• false

The first hot air ballon in America flew

• from California to Texas

• from New Jersey to New York

• from Pennsylvania to New Jersey

• from New York to Pennsylvania

What is a gondola?

• the balloon engine

• the balloon propeller

• the balloon itself

• the balloon basket

Which statement is true?

• Cold air is heavier than hot air.

• Hot air is heavier than cold air.

• Hot air and cold air weigh the same.

• Cold air is lighter than hot air

What is the envelope?

• the balloon basket

• the balloon propeller

• the balloon itself

• the balloon engine

Choose all the activities for which people have used hot air balloons.

• to help fight wars

• to study the weather

• to have balloon races

• to enjoy short rides into the sky

What was the author's purpose for writing this selection?

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain