Magnetic Reading Unit 2 Connect It Comprehension Quiz

What does the word 'inefficient' mean?

• Being productive and effective

• Achieving maximum productivity and effectiveness
• Moderately productive and effective
• Not making the best use of time and energy

What does the word 'potential' mean?

• Possible

• The end result of a process
• The inability to improve or change
• A measurement of current ability

Why do inventors use prototyping?

• To waste time and resources
• To test and refine their ideas before making their final result

• To make the process more complicated
• To avoid testing their ideas

How did Leo think his invention would be better than the pizza shop's website?

• By making pretty pictures customers could look at.

• By providing a faster delivery service
• By allowing customers to customize their orders in real-time and see the changes instantly.
• By offering a wider variety of toppings and flavors

According to the text, what is the first step you should take after coming up with an idea for an invention?

• Write down the idea for the invention

• File for a patent without doing any research
• Share the idea with everyone you know
• Start building a prototype immediately

What is the main idea of paragraph two in the story?

• Artists usually sketch prototypes before they paint

• Inventors use prototypes to improve their designs

• Prototypes should be made by skilled artists.

• Prototypes are cheap and easy to change

Why did Leo test his ideas on his friends?

• To prove that his ideas were better than theirs
• To make his friends feel important
• To see how well his design would work

• Because he wanted to show off

Read the sentence below

"And if someone wanted to order a pizza with nine different toppings, how could the designer be sure that all of the toppings were visible?"

What is the meaning of the word visible?

• Able to be heard
• Able to be smelled
• Able to be tasted
• Able to be seen or perceived

Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of paragraphs 6-9?

• Leo drew his second sketches in black and white

• Leo improved his design after showing Sylvie his ideas

• Leo found the design of the toppings difficult to create

• Leo used sticky note to help organize his ideas

'But Leo didn't take the next step alone. He collaborated with his sister."

What does collaborated been?

• Competing against each other
• Ignoring each other
• Arguing with each other
• Cooperated