Week 9: Golden Work

The Goldilocks Planet

Why did the author write the passage?

• to explain why it is difficult to find other planets in the universe

• to convince people to fund science research

• to inform people about a new discovery

• to describe the sratch for life in outer space

The Goldilocks Planet

What is the main purpose of the second paragraph?

• to explain how to get to Gliese 581g

• to compare Gliese 581g to the moon

• to explain why studying Gliese 581g is difficult

• to convince readers that Gliese 581g is not worth studying

The Goldilocks Planet

What is the main purpose of the last paragraph?

• to remind people to be reasonable in what they expect from the discovery

• to convince people that Earth is more exciting than Gliese 581g is

• to excite people about life on other planets

• to calm people's fear about space invaders

The Goldilocks Planet

Which statement would the author probably agree with?

• New discoveries are exciting but challenging

• People should not be excited about science

• There are no limits to what people can do

• Space exploration is not worth the cost

The History and Future of Special Effects

Why did the author use headings in the passage?

• to make the passage look like an article

• to allow readers to choose a title

• to help readers see each section's purpose

• to help students who are writing reports

The History and Future of Special Effects

In the "Beginning of Movies," the author's main purpose is to ________.

• inform readers about George Melies

• introduce the topic of special effects

• describe special effects from computers

• convince readers to watch old films

The History and Future of Special Effects

How does the author end the passage?

• by describing early movies

• by looking into the future

• by summarizing special effects

• by defining 3-D

The author probably mentions the names of some movies to ______.

• show how many movies he has seen

• give examples of movies that use special effects

• recommend movies to readers

• prove that the best moviess were made long ago

What changes need to be made to the sentence below?

We went to the Dr. yesterday.

• replace Dr. with doctor

• lowercase Dr.

• change the period to an exclamation point

Select the correction needed for the sentence below:

When i go to sleep, i take my socks off.

• move the comma after "when"

• capitalize i

• delete the comma

• change the period to a question mark