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Scraping the Sky Geodes

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the title of this book?

a)

Lightning Ben

b)

Ella Sang Back

c)

Fly, Amelia, Fly

d)

Scraping the Sky

2.

We know that the U.S. is big. What else does it have that is big? (pg. 1)

a)

And it has small cars.

b)

And it has small aliens.

c)

And it has big dinosaurs.

d)

And it has big cities.

3.

What is a big city in the U.S.? (pg. 1)

a)

Chicago

b)

Sylva

c)

Cullowhee

d)

Clyde

4.

What does the man have on page 2?

a)

A man has a thought.

b)

A man has a dog.

c)

A man has a juice.

d)

A man has a plan.

5.

What did he tell his friends his plan is? (pg. 3)

a)

"Let us build down, down, down!"

b)

"Let us build up, up. up!"

c)

"Let us build under, under, under!"

d)

"Let us build over, over, over!"

6.

Is this a small or big job? (pg. 4)

a)

It is a small job.

b)

It is a big job.

7.

Can they do it? (pg. 5)

a)

Yes, they can do it!

b)

No, they cannot do it.

c)

Maybe, maybe not.

8.

What is step one? (pg. 6)

a)

Build it up.

b)

Dig and dig in the mud.

c)

Stack them up.

d)

Check the build.

9.

What is step two? (pg. 6)

a)

Build it up.

b)

Check the build.

c)

Stack them up.

d)

Set up a bed.

10.

It is a bed of rock. What do they do next? (pg. 7)

a)

Check the build.

b)

Build it up.

c)

Set up a bed.

d)

Stack them up.

11.

They are building up! How far have they gotten on page 8?

a)

Up! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

b)

Down! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

c)

Left! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

d)

Right! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

12.

How do they build up? (pg. 9)

a)

Check the build.

b)

Dig and dig in the mud.

c)

One by one, throw them away.

d)

One by one, stack them up.

13.

They are building up more! How far did they get on page 10?

a)

Up! 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

b)

Down! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

c)

Left! 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

d)

Right! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

14.

This building is so tall! How do the men know if it is safe? (pg. 11)

a)

The men kick it.

b)

The men check it.

c)

The men just guess.

d)

They assume it is safe.

15.

Did they say it is safe? (pg. 12)

a)

No! The walls are falling.

b)

No! Some levels are uneven.

c)

Yes! They assumed so.

d)

Yes! The 10 are set.

16.

Was this the first skyscraper built? (pg. 13)

a)

No, there was a different skyscraper.

b)

It is one of a kind.

17.

Who designed the skyscraper? (pg. About the Skyscraper)

a)

William Le Baron Jenney

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Amelia Earhart

d)

Lebron James

18.

What was the name of this building? (pg. About the Skyscraper)

a)

The Art Museum

b)

The Chicago Zoo

c)

The Home Insurance Building

d)

The McDonald's

19.

When was the building finished? (pg. About the Skyscraper)

a)

2012

b)

2024

c)

1885

d)

1467

20.

It had ten floors at first, how many were added later? (pg. About the Skyscraper)

a)

five

b)

two

c)

six

d)

four

21.

After this great accomplishment in Chicago, what did other cities use to build skyscrapers?

a)

steel frames

b)

wooden sticks

c)

metal poles

d)

sticky glue