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Your world up close

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does a microscope do?

a)

paint objects

b)

make things smaller

c)

magnify items

2.

What are the pictures taken by that microscope called?

a)

micropictures

b)

photomicrographs

c)

microphotos

3.

Looking at snowflakes, scientists discovered...

a)

They all have different shapes

b)

They have different colors

c)

They are not cute

4.

Magnified images help scientists discover what?

a)

Look at the different colors

b)

See what causes diseases

c)

The shape of things

5.

When the mold of a strawberry is looked at under an electron microscope, what happens?

a)

Nothing

b)

It looks bright

c)

It resembles grapes

6.

What do scientists use to study plant cells?

a)

glass

b)

microscope

c)

binoculars

7.

The genre of the text ” Your World Up Close” is …….

a)

drama

b)

historical fiction

c)

expository text

d)

realistic fiction

8.

A ________ is a tool that can make very small objects look larger.

a)

mingle

b)

microscope

c)

typical

d)

humid

9.

To _________ means to pass into a solution with a liquid.

a)

gritty

b)

cling

c)

magnify

d)

dissolve

10.

__________ means wet or full of water vapor.

a)

mingle

b)

microscope

c)

humid

d)

typical

11.

To __________is to make something look bigger than it really is.

a)

dissolves

b)

gritty

c)

cling

d)

magnify

12.

Cold ,snowy weather is __________ here in winter.

a)

gritty

b)

typical

c)

mingle

d)

humid

13.

Something _________ contains very small pieces.

a)

humid

b)

magnify

c)

gritty

d)

microscope

14.

To ________ is come together.

a)

mingle

b)

humid

c)

typical

d)

cling

15.

To ___________ is to stick closely.

a)

dissolves

b)

cling

c)

gritty

d)

magnify

16.

What is an electron microscope ?

a)

a tool that can magnify something to thousands of times its real size.

b)

a tool that can't magnify something to thousands of times its real size.

c)

Both answers are correct.

17.

What is a photomicrograph?

a)

It is a picture taken with a cell phone.

b)

It is a picture taken with an electron microscope.

c)

Both answers are correct.

d)

Both answers are wrong.

18.

Who invented photomicrography?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

John Templeton

c)

Alfred Donné

d)

All answers are wrong.

19.

How does the author describe snowflakes?

a)

Each snowflake is unique and has three sides.

b)

Each snowflake is unique and has six sides.

c)

Each snowflake is unique and has nine sides.

d)

Each snowflake is unique and has two sides.

20.

Why does Wilson Bentley have “Snowflake” in his name?

a)

He wrote a book about a snowflake.

b)

“Snowflake” was the name of his father.

c)

He took the first photograph of a snowflake with a microscope.

d)

All answers are correct.

21.

What happens when an image is magnified?

a)

We can see the same image.

b)

We can see the image without color.

c)

We can see more details in the image.

d)

All answers are wrong.

22.

How is an electron microscope different from the light microscopes used in school?

a)

A light microscope is weak and does not show a lot of details.

b)

An electron microscope is powerful and shows many more details.

c)

Both answers are correct.

d)

Both answers are wrong.

23.

What is the most magnification for electron microscope?

a)

10 million times the original size.

b)

2 million times the original size.

c)

1 million times the original size.

d)

6 million times the original size.

24.

The magnified images have allowed scientists to see ...........................

a)

dust mites

b)

skin cells

c)

what causes diseases

d)

how a snowflake dissolves into water

e)

All answers are correct.

25.

Which are examples of text features in an Expository story?

a)

Illustrations

b)

captions and photographs

c)

poem

26.

How does the author use photographs and captions to support and add to the information in the text on p. 3?

Choose the best answer.

a)

The photograph shows snowflakes seen through an electron micrographs.

Caption explains the shape of the snowflakes.

b)

The photograph shows snowflakes.

The caption says they are under a microscope.

27.

What year was the first camera invented to take photomicrographs?

a)

Around 1973

b)

Around 1901

c)

Around 1852

28.

What are pictures taken with an electron microscope called?

a)

photographs

b)

photomicrographs

c)

microphotographs

29.

What is the name of the scientist who first photographed images with a microscope?

a)

Alfred Donne'

b)

Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley

c)

Antonyms

30.

How is an electron microscope different from the light microscopes used in school?

a)

Electron microscopes ae more powerful and allow you to see things in more detail.

b)

The electrom microscope is larger.

c)

The electrorn microscope is only used by scientist

31.

Sequence: Which happened first, after 1840?

a)

A German pharmacist made the first version of a camera that took photomicrographs.

b)

A camera with a built-in microscope was used to take pictures of snowflakes.

32.

Pick the best definition of "cling".

a)

to stick closely

b)

fall to the ground

33.

Choose the best meaning for the work "mingle".

a)

to stick close

b)

fall to the ground

c)

mix or come together

34.

Choose the best meaning for the word "magnify"

a)

mix or come together

b)

stick close

c)

fall to the ground

d)

to make something look bigger than it really is

35.

What can an Electron Microscope do?

a)

Magnify and item to thousands of times its actual size

b)

Make tacos

c)

Dissolve snowflakes into water

36.

Micro means...

a)

Huge

b)

Medium

c)

Small

d)

Square

37.

To mingle means to...

a)

Eat at a buffet

b)

Look through a microscope

c)

Talk to others

d)

Sing a song

38.

When you look at a fingerprint under an electron microscope you can see..

a)

Less detail

b)

Nothing

c)

Skin cells

39.

Mold on a strawberry resembles...

a)

grapes

b)

seaweed

c)

dust

d)

moss

40.

What was the name of the person who first took pictures of snowflakes with a Microscope?

a)

Scooby-Doo

b)

Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley

c)

Alfred Donne

d)

Albert Einstein

41.

What are snowflakes in the shape of?

a)

Circle

b)

Heart

c)

Triangle

d)

Hexagon

42.

What does "gritty" mean?

a)

Soft and smooth

b)

Something rough that contains small bits of sand and stone

43.

What is an Expository Essay?

a)

Has rhyming words

b)

Is a made up story

c)

Gives facts and information about a topic

d)

Has talking animals

44.

Humid means...

a)

cold

b)

windy

c)

dry air

d)

hot/moist air