Wonders 3rd Grade U1W4 Selection Test

The word design means to

• A. make a plan

• B. cook a meal

• C. Film a movie

• D. write a letter

What does the word simple mean?

• A. busy

• B. easy

• C. messy

• D. nosy

The word inventions means something that is

• A. created

• B. fixed

• C. prepared

• D. written

If you encouraged a friend, it means you gave him

• A. comfort

• B. freedom

• C. hope

• D. sympathy

Read the dictionary entry below.

Verb: to put things in the place of another

Noun: things that take the place of other things

Which of the following words is defined in the entry above?

• A. inventions

• B. qualities

• C. solutions

• D. substitutes

What does quality mean?

• A. how difficult something is to make

• B. how easy something is to make

• C. how slowly something is to make

• D. how well something is made

What does the word examined mean?

• A. spoke quietly

• B. turned loosely

• C. balanced evenly

• D. looked at closely

Which word means almost the SAME as the word solutions?

• A. answers

• B. beliefs

• C. ideas

• D. skills

In the beginning of the story, why does Elijah think the boss offered him the job as "ashcat" instead of engineer?

• A. because the boss was not a good engineer

• B. because the boss was mean to everyone

• C. because Elijah had to prove himself first

• D. because Elijah was a kid

In the story, what is meant by the phrase grease the pig?

• A. add oil to the engine

• B. add oil to the cup

• C. heat the water in the boiler

• D. shovel coal into the firebox