Snowflake Bentley Flashcards

Read this sentence from paragraph 1 of the article. In the days when farmers worked with ox and sled and cut the dark with lantern light, there lived a boy who loved snow more than anything in the world. How does the author’s word choice in the sentence affect the meaning of the passage?

• by suggesting that the ideas in the passage are made up

• by showing that the subject of the passage became famous

• by suggesting that the topic of the passage is familiar

• by showing that the events in the passage happened long ago

What is the meaning of the work "pelted" as it is used in paragraph 3?

• created

• found

• saved

• threw

Which quotation best supports a main idea of he article?

• "He expected to find whole flakes that were the same...."

• Fussing with snow is just foolishness," his father said.

• "even so his first pictures were failures"

• Now everyone can see the great beauty in a tiny crystal" he said

What does the information in par. 9 suggest about the author's point of view?

• The author believes that Bentley could have been more careful

• The author respects Bentley's many different interests

• The author admires Bentley's dedication

• The author questions the methods Bentley used.

Which statement is true based on the information in paragraphs 6 and 11?

• Bentley’s work with snow required expensive equipment that he was willing to spend all his money on.

• Bentley was thought to be foolish throughout his life because of his interest in snow.

• Bentley’s parents thought he should do something with his life other than taking pictures of snow.

• Bentley became less interested in studying snow than in publishing pictures and giving speeches.

Which sentence best describes how the article is organized?

• A. The reasons for Willie Bentley’s experiments with snow are presented, followed by their eventual conclusions.

• B. The events of Willie Bentley’s life and his study of snow are described as they happened over time.

• C. The different problems of photographing snow are explained and then Willie Bentley’s solutions are described.

• D. The important ideas about snow in Willie Bentley’s discoveries are presented, followed by details and examples.

What does the reader learn about Bentley from paragraphs 10 and 11?

• A. He was more interested in sharing his work than in making money from it.

• B. He worked hard to develop a way of making photographs of snowflakes.

• C. He wanted to find out if all snowflakes were different from each other.

• D. He was able to follow his interests because of the help he got from his family.