History of Kites

1 According to the passage, what are TWO reasons people from China and Korea used kites? Select

TWO answers.

• A. to test electricity

• B. to avoid illnesses

• C. to prevent accidents

• D. to measure the temperature of the clouds

• E. to prove that electricity and lightning are the same

2 What does the word fastened mean as it is used in paragraph 4?

• A. connected

• B. built

• C. forced

• D. used

3 Read the sentences.

Then lightning struck the wire. Electricity flowed through the wire and hit the key.

What does the word flowed mean as it is used in the sentence above?

• A. collected

• B. increased

• C. passed

• D. spilled

4 Read the sentences.

Electricity flowed through the wire and hit the key. At that moment, Franklin felt an electric shock come

through the key.

What does the word shock mean as it is used in the sentence above?

• A. a great surprise

• B. a feeling of disbelief

• C. an event caused by accident

• D. a form of energy being passed through the body

5 What does the word proved mean as it is used in paragraph 4?

• A. to believe a secret

• B. to separate into parts

• C. to show to be true

• D. to question or doubt

6 According to the passage, how did Alexander Wilson use kites?

• A. to create electricity

• B. to study temperature

• C. to experiment with lightning

• D. to learn about leaves and vines

7 What does the word carry mean as it is used in paragraph 5?

• A. to skip while running

• B. to have on the surface

• C. to continue in time

• D. to move from one place

8 Which is true about how BOTH Alexander Wilson and Benjamin Franklin used kites?

• A. Both flew kites on a stormy day.

• B. Both made a discovery about lightning.

• C. Both used kites to study something found in the sky.

• D. Both attached a thermometer to the string of their kites.

9 What is the main idea of paragraphs 3 through 6?

• A. Benjamin Franklin flew a kite to test electricity.

• B. Kite Day is celebrated around the world.

• C. Alexander Wilson used a kite to find cloud temperature.

• D. Kites were used in several experiments throughout history.

10 What is the main idea of the passage?

• A. People in many countries celebrate Kite Day by flying kites.

• B. The first kites were made and flown in the Far East.

• C. A kite was used to help prove that lightning is electricity.

• D. Kites have been used for many reasons throughout history.