Kites/Power Kites

Use 'Kites" (pp. 43-44) to answer questions 1-8.

1. What does the word ideal mean in this story?

• Very good

• Strange

• The only

• New

2. Paragraph 6 is mainly about-

• making dangerous kites

• kite flying as a sport in Asia

• flying kits for fun

• making sharp kite strings

3. What is the meaning of the word useless in this story?

• To use without something

• Not used often

• Able to be used

• Not able to use

4. According to the story, what do some kite flyers in Asia use to coat their kite strings?

• Bamboo

• Glass shavings

• Silk

• Spars

5. Which answer belongs in the blank box of the diagram below?

• War banners

• Take pictures

• Send signals

• Contests

6. What effect does a tail have on a kite?

• Gives a kite shape

• Keeps kite pointed into the wind

• Keeps a kite flexible

• Holds sails in place

7. What is the main purpose of this story?

• To inform about kites

• To entertain about kite contests

• To explain how to build a kite

• To explain where to fly a kite

8. Which sentence is an opinion in this story?

• Kites are fun, historic objects that will be around as long as humans.

• During the Middle Ages, kites were used as war banners.

• Most kites you buy at the store use manmade, carbon fiber spars.

• Most kites have frames, or spars, to hold the sails in place.

Use "Power Kites" (pp. 47-48) to answer questions 9-17.

9. What is the meaning of the word oversized in this story?

• Bigger than normal size

• Too big

• Just the right size

• Silk

10. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

• Handles are used with power kites.

• Some power kites have five lines.

• Power kites need more lines and stronger lines than normal kites.

• Sails are bigger on power kites.