Mid-Unit 2 Comprehension Check

What is a visual thinker?

• a person who organizes the world through words

• a person who organizes the world through numbers

• a person who organizes the world through books

• a person who organizes the world through pictures

According to Grandin, what is the Autism Spectrum?

• the range of abilities and challenges an autistic person may have

• a way of describing successful careers in the arts or tech industry

• the ability to make things by first visualizing them

• the different ways in which humans' brains work

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

What word is most similar in meaning to the word instructions?

• guidelines

• patents

• activities

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

Before the invention of the printing press, how were books published? Choose TWO correct answers.

• They were made by woodblock.

• They were made by hand.

• They were made by computers.

• They were made by machines.

Which of the following best describes the way Temple Grandin learned?

• She learned in words first, then expressed her ideas in images.

• She learned in images first, then expressed her ideas in words.

• She learned in patterns and sequences, then expressed her ideas in words.

• She learned in words, then expressed her ideas in patterns and sequences.

What did the nation's Founding Fathers do to help protect inventor's work?

• They made patents illegal for everyone.

• They made patents legal for only some people.

• They refused to pass any kind of patent act.

• They passed the nation's first patent act.

Which statement is associated with Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin?

• Some kinds of mold can have healing properties.

• Burdock burrs have threads with tiny hooks on them.

• Kevlar is both fire-resistant and stronger than steel.

• A milky solution led to the discovery of a new fiber.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

Choose the option of what Kevlar can NOT be used for.

• body armor

• suspension bridges

• rope

• paper bags

• fiber-optic cables

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

What is aerodynamics the study of?

• things that float

• things that go fast

• things that fly

• things that make noise

What role do wingtips play in airplanes? Choose TWO correct answers.

• They cause drag on the plane.

• They generate lift for the plane.

• They make planes faster.

• They make planes slower.