Kites

When were kites invented according to the passage?

• 200 BC

• 500 AD

• 1000 AD

• 1500 AD

The first kites were made from (a)   material.

• Silk
• Paper
• Bamboo
• Plastic

The purpose of the kite flown by the Chinese general in 200 B.C. was to ​ ​ (a)  

• measure distances
• send messages
• signal troops
• frighten an enemy

What is the size of the smallest kite that can fly?

• 10 cm

• 20 cm

• 30 cm

• 40 cm

SCR: What material was used to create the framework of a kite and why was it a good choice for the framework of the kite?

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What did Benjamin Franklin prove by flying a kite?

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What change if any should be made to sentence 4?

• No change needed

• His troops were going to tunnel underground to sneak into the city, so the general used the kite to measure the distance they would have to travel to get inside, past the enemy’s defenses.

• His troops were going to tunnel underground to sneak into the city. The general used the kite to measure the distance they would have to travel to get inside, past the enemy’s defenses.

• His troops was going to tunnel underground to sneak into the city, the general used the kite to measure the distance they would have to travel to get inside, past the enemy’s defenses.

What change should be made to sentence 12?

• In 1752 Ben Franklin flew a kite in a storm and proves that lightning is electricity. 

• Change flew to flies

• Add a comma after 1752

• No change is needed.

Make an inference: Bamboo is a type of what? What evidence helped you decide?

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