Glow Stick passages

Using "Enlightening Facts about Glow Sticks"

In paragraph 2, the prefix pro- in the word prolong helps the reader understand that the word means...

• lengthen

• shorten

• excite

• dull

Using "Enlightening Facts about Glow Sticks"

The author wrote this selection most likely to..

• persuade the reader that glow sticks are safer than light bulbs

• tell the reader how to use glow sticks

• describe some fun ways to use glow sticks

• explain what causes glow sticks to glow and their different uses

Using "Enlightening Facts about Glow Sticks"

Which sentence best completes the diagram?

• A chemical called hydrogen peroxide sits in a glass tube that floats in phenyl oxalate ester and fluorescent dye.

• When a glow stick is cracked, the glass tube breaks and starts a chemical reaction within the tube.

• In extremely cold temperatures, the chemical reaction within a glow stick slows down.

• Green and yellow glow sticks glow the brightest, followed by orange.

Using "Enlightening Facts about Glow Sticks"

The author includes paragraph 6 most likely to—

• inform the reader of ways to use glow sticks

• describe different ways to use glow sticks

• tell the reader how long glow sticks will glow and how to make them

  last longer

• explain how glow sticks can be harmful

Using “Creative Uses for Glow Sticks”

Which section explains uses for glow sticks that involve balloons?

• Take a Glowing Bath

• Hide-and-Seek

• Glow Stick Tag

• Glow Stick Party Décor

Using “Creative Uses for Glow Sticks”

The selection “Creative Uses for Glow Sticks” is mostly about—

• different ways to use glow sticks other than simply wearing them

• why some people enjoy using glow sticks with balloons

• how glow sticks can be used outdoors

• what happens when glow sticks are used for games

Using “Creative Uses for Glow Sticks”

What is the most likely reason the author included the photographs with the selection?

• To show that glowsticks are safe for children

• To show examples of the most common ways to use glow sticks

• To show how glow sticks can be used in creative ways

• To show how glow sticks can be used as party decorations

Using “Enlightening Facts about Glow Sticks” AND “Creative Uses for Glow Sticks”

With which statement would the authors of both selections most likely agree?

• Glow sticks have many different uses.

• It is important to ask for help when using glow sticks.

• Glow sticks are easy to make.

• Glow sticks are difficult to use.

Using “Enlightening Facts about Glow Sticks” AND “Creative Uses for Glow Sticks”

What is one difference between the types of ways glow sticks are used in the two selections?

• “Creative Uses for Glow Sticks” explains inexpensive ways to use glow sticks, but “Enlightening Facts about Glow Sticks” discusses costly uses for them.

• “Enlightening Facts about Glow Sticks” explains some serious ways glow sticks can be used, but “Creative Uses for Glow Sticks” only explains how to use glow sticks for fun.

• “Creative Uses for Glow Sticks” explains how glow sticks are used in scientific research, but “Enlightening Facts about Glow Sticks” does not.

• “Enlightening Facts about Glow Sticks” explains how to use glow sticks for decoration, but “Creative Uses for Glow Sticks” does not.

Using “Enlightening Facts about Glow Sticks” AND “Creative Uses for Glow Sticks”

One similarity between the two selections is that both discuss—

• how to make glow sticks glow longer

• how to use glow sticks for games

• how glow sticks are safe to use

• how glow sticks are made