'Mini Bottle Rocket' - Post-reading activity

How many different materials do you need to build a 'Mini Bottle Rocket' ?

• Five

• Seven

• Six

• Eight

True or False: You need to pour about 6cm of vinegar into the bottle.

• False

• True

Read the following sentence from the instructions: "It needs to be a hard surface." Select two synonyms for the word 'hard'.

• Flexible

• Firm

• Soft

• Solid

From the list of jumbled instructions below, select the third instruction for building the 'Mini Bottle Rocket.'

• Pour about 3cm of vinegar into the bottle.

• Use tape to attach 3 straws to the side of the bottle so it stands up, upside down.

• When you're ready to launch, drop the baking soda parcel into the bottle, quickly add the cork, put the rocket down and stand back!

• Wrap the baking soda up in the kitchen roll to make a little parcel.

• Choose a launch area outside. It needs to be a hard surface.

Select the correct stem for the word 'quickly'.

• quicker

• quickest

• quick

Which of the following statements is not included in the warning.

• "it is not advisable to launch the rocket inside"

• "make sure you have a clear empty space"

• "keep observers well back from the launch site as the rocket shoots up very quickly"

Who created this instructional text?

• Think Science

• SciQuest

• Science Sparks

• Learn Lab

True or False: An instructional text tells a story.

• True

• False

Consider the following sentence "You are responsible for your own safety." Is it a simple, compound or complex sentence?

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Simple sentence

Wrap the baking soda up in the.............................to make a little parcel.

• kitchen roll
• vinegar

• cork

• tape