Reading Unit 2 Review

What is the heading that shows where the fact can be found? David built tiny villages when he was a child.

• Ants the Size of a Bus!

• Bugs Under Construction

• Sticks and Strings

What is the heading that shows where the fact can be found? All of David’s bugs are big enough to sit on.

• Ants the Size of a Bus!
• Bugs Under Construction
• Sticks and Strings

What is the heading that shows where the fact can be found? Different kinds of wood are used in David’s art.

• Ants the Size of a Bus!
• Bugs Under Construction
• Sticks and Strings

What is the heading that shows where the fact can be found? David named his first large sculpture “Goliath.”

• Ants the Size of a Bus!
• Bugs Under Construction
• Sticks and Strings

What is the heading that shows where the fact can be found? David hopes his art will help people notice bugs more.

• Ants the Size of a Bus!
• Bugs Under Construction
• Sticks and Strings

Read paragraphs 4 and 5 from the article. What does the word jumbo mean in paragraph 5?

• beautiful
• large
• new
• tiny

Part A Based on this passage, we can conclude that the author would agree that ________________.

• Although David’s sculptures are interesting, they are too large and heavy.
• Although bugs are an interesting subject for sculptures, they are not an important part of nature.
• Although David was not the best painter as a child, he became a talented artist as an adult.
• Although David’s sculptures are huge, they are not difficult to make.

Part B Select the TWO sentences that support your answer from Part A.

• “He was not even the best painter. But he loved to make things.”
• “It was made by artist David Rogers and is one of 14 bugs he has on display in parks and gardens around the United States.”
• “But David points out that bugs are an important part of nature.”
• “Making such massive art is not easy.”
• “As a child, David Rogers did not get the best grades.”

Reread paragraph 11. What does the word welding mean as it is used in paragraph 11?

• connecting
• making bigger
• adding branches
• imagining

The main idea of “Big Bugs” is that David Rogers’ Big Bugs art Collection was difficult to make but sends a good message. Select two details that support this main idea.

• “David began by carving pieces of wood into just the right shape and size.”
• “Making such massive art is not easy.”
• “Each one stretches 25 feet long.”
• “Sometimes we may not even want them around.”
• “David hopes his jumbo sculptures will help us to stop and notice bugs.”