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Into The Unknown: Above and Below

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What is the best summary of the passage?
a)
Auguste Piccard collected scientific data using balloons.
b)
The Piccards traveled to the bottom of the Challenger Deep together.
c)
The Piccards were important explorers of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans.
d)
Jacques Piccard explored underwater in the Trieste and set a record for deepest dive.
2.
2. On page 86 the passage says that many REMOTE places had yet to be visited. This means that the places were-
a)
distant.
b)
frightening.
c)
large.
d)
different.
3.
3. According to page 91, how did Auguste help Jacques?
a)
Auguste used cotton to create a canopy.
b)
Auguste became a psychics professor in Belgium.
c)
Auguste observed cosmic rays in the stratosphere.
d)
Auguste knew the principles of pressurized cabins.
4.
7. According to the text on page 87, what did Auguste use to make the balloon rise?
a)
hydrogen
b)
carbon monoxide
c)
oxygen
d)
nitrogen
e)
methane
5.
9. What organizational pattern did the author use on page 90?
a)
Chronological Order / Sequence
b)
Problem & Solution
c)
Compare & Contrast
d)
Description
6.
10. What text features are used on page 90? (pick two)
a)
map
b)
sidebar
c)
caption
d)
glossary
e)
index
7.
16. How does the map on page 94 help the reader visualize?
a)
It shows how far and the route the Trieste traveled before making it's journey to the ocean floor.
b)
It shows how far Japan is from the United States.
c)
It shows how far and the route the FNRS had to travel before making it's journey to the ocean floor.
d)
It shows how dangerous the trip to the Challenger Deep was.
8.
17. What ways were Auguste Piccard's balloon and the Trieste alike? (pick two)
a)
Both were rectangles.
b)
Both were spheres.
c)
Both had a pressurized, airtight cabin.
d)
Both were made from steel.
9.
18. What ways were Auguste Piccard's balloon and Trieste different?
a)
The balloon was made of light cotton, thin rubber, and aluminum. Whereas the Trieste had steel walls and windows made of Lucite.
b)
The Trieste was made of light cotton, thin rubber, and aluminum. Whereas the balloon had steel walls and windows made of Lucite.
c)
The Auguste Piccard's balloon and the Trieste had no differences.
d)
The Trieste was designed to soar high into the sky, while the FNRS was designed to explore the depths of the world's oceans.
10.
19. According to page 87, how did the balloon also known as the FNRS get its name?
a)
It was named after the scientist who invented it.
b)
It was named after the first explorer to explore the high reaches of our atmosphere.
c)
It was named after its sponsor.
d)
It was named after Auguste Piccard's son.
11.
21. After reading paragraph 19, on page 93 you can conclude that-
a)
Jacques was extremely scared at the bottom of the trench.
b)
It is safer to surface in a submarine during daylight hours.
c)
It is safer to surface in a submarine during the nighttime hours.
d)
It took a long time for the Trieste to reach the bottom of the ocean.
12.
23. After reading paragraph 3, the reader can infer that-
a)
Piccard and his son were not very intelligent.
b)
Piccard and his son were not very brave.
c)
Piccard and his son were intelligent and brave.
d)
Piccard and his son were intelligent but not brave.
13.

Who invented the gondola?

a)

Harry Potter

b)
Marco Polo
c)

Auguste Piccard

d)

Percy Jackson

14.

Which of the text evidence supports how the gondola ascended into the air?

a)

Manned balloon flights had already risen to the lower reaches of the stratosphere, and recently invented submarines had dived 900 feet or more below the surface of the sea.

b)

To make it rise, the canopy was inflated with lighter-than-air hydrogen.

c)

To descend, the crew pulled a cord to release hydrogen from the top of the canopy, making the whole balloon heavier.

d)

Equally terrible, in deep seas, water may weigh a crushing 8 tons per square inch, enough to squash an ordinary submarine like an empty soda can.

15.

Helps the reader understand what the different parts of an object are and where they are located.

a)

diagram

b)

map

c)

photo

d)

caption

16.

Gives the reader more detail about what is going on in photograph.

a)

diagram

b)

map

c)

photo

d)

caption

17.

Based on paragraphs 18-19, the reader can the reader infer -

a)

The explorers are innovative

b)

The explorers are famous

c)

The explorers are courageous

d)

The explorers are hard working

18.

What is the genre of "Into the Unknown: Above and Below"?

a)

Realistic Fiction

b)

Historical Fiction

c)

Informational Text

19.

At what layer of the earth's atmosphere does it become difficult to breath?

a)

the troposphere

b)

the mesosphere

c)

the stratosphere

20.

Using the graphic feature on pg. 94, what was the Santa Maria used for?

a)

To bring the Trieste to Guam

b)

To take the explorers to the Trieste

c)

To carry passengers to the Challenger Deep

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