Special Effects Quiz

1. We saw a miniature pony.

• sturdy

• saddled

• sleek

• small

2. Dinosaurs were prehistoric animals.

• relating to times before written history

• told about throughout history

• drawn by artists in historical books

• found in several historical periods

3. He reassembled his model after it fell on the floor.

• threw away

• made whole again

• repacked carefully

• cleaned hurriedly

4. The landscape was covered with wildflowers.

• mountain range

• dense thicket

• view of scenery on land

• end of peninsula

5. The photograph's background was dark.

• what can be seen by an expert

• what is seen near the corners of the frame

• what is seen behind the subject

• what is seen by looking closely

6. A sentence from the selection says that use of special effects "keeps todays movie and television audiences glued to their seats in starry-eyed wonder." What does this mean?

• Most special effects show stars and planets.
• People should go outside instead of watching television.
• People are fascinated by special effects.
• Special effects' teams use a strong type of glue.

7. What is the first step for a special effects' team building a prehistoric world?

• They build a detailed "prototype" model.
• They carve the full-size model out of plastic.
• They build a basic "concept" model.
• They spray the model with a special foam.

8. What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?

• to describe how special effects' techniques have changed
• to convince readers to become special effects' artists
• to teach readers how movies are produced
• to explain how small models are made and used for movies

9. What happens first when artists make reptile models?

• They attach the model to leg stads.
• They make a mold.
• They shape the figure in clay.
• They spray the model with foam latex.

10 .How do the labeled photographs in the story help the reader?

• The labels describe the process of model making
• They explain how the movie-maker uses the camera
• The labels point out the tools that special effects teams' work with
• They identify different parts of the picture and explain what is happening