Science Fair Challenges & The Bright Idea

Use "Science Fair Challenges"

Complete the sentence below. In paragraph 3, the suffix -ive helps the reader know that the word "defective" means-

• a normal performance

• working to performance

• a flawed performance

Use "Science Fair Challenges"

The author included the photograph in the selection to show-

• Vivian's light bulb glowing

• that something is wrong with Vivian's circuit

• how Vivian's mother got the light bulb to glow

• what Vivian's final project looked like

Use "Science Fair Challenges"

Which of these is a lesson Vivian learns in this selection?

• It's better to do things right the first time.

• You can hurt people if you help them too much.

• Anything worth achieving requires hard work.

• Two heads are better than one.

Use "Science Fair Challenges"

Paragraph 5 is important to the plot because it is when Vivian -

• feels good about her experiment

• realizes that her mother is smart

• notices that she has wasted her time on the project and wants to start over

• learns she was missing something to make the experiment work

Use "Science Fair Challenges"

Read this sentence from paragraph 1. "She was not going to be one of those kids whose parents did their science fair projects for them." In these lines, the author is most likely suggesting that Vivian is-

• proud of being independent

• aware that she needs her parent's help

• amused that other students get their parents to do their projects

• prepared to not win if her parents do not do her project

Use "Science Fair Challenges"

Which idea is developed throughout the story?

• Vivian's mother's shock that she could not find the problem

• Vivian's need to win the science fair

• Vivian's desire to complete the project on her own

• Vivian's mother's concern that she would have to fix the problem

Use "What's the Bright Idea?"

Based on the information presented in the selection, what can the reader conclude about electric circuits?

• The circuits carry an electric current through wires.

• Wires carry the current on one path to provide electricity.

• The circuits are costlier according to the number of paths.

• Bulbs are the only thing that can use a circuit.

Use "What's the Bright Idea?"

The author organizes paragraph 6 in compare and contrast pattern to illustrate -

• how light strands are made

• the way that bulbs break or become loose

• which strands of lights are a better value

• how lights shine with either circuit

Use "What's the Bright Idea?"

According to the selection, electricity travels on a -

• wall

• strand

• circuit

• bulb

Use "What's the Bright Idea"

The main purpose of paragraphs 2 and 5 is to -

• show the difference in series circuits and parallel circuits

• describe how a series and parallel circuit works

• emphasize the need for parallel circuits in light strings

• explain how a battery is needed for a circuit