Grade 3 Reading Comprehension

Level P Workbook

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Table of Contents

Introduction & Tips ............................................................................................................... 1

List of Vocabulary Words .................................................................................................... 3

Stories & Exercises:

Bear Trouble ............................................................................................................................... 4

The Home Chemist ................................................................................................................... 12

The Statue of Liberty ................................................................................................................. 20

Louise Thaden, a Brave Pilot .................................................................................................... 27

Ada Falls ................................................................................................................................... 33

The Smallest Bird in the World .................................................................................................. 40

A Message in a Bottle ............................................................................................................... 47

Steeple People.......................................................................................................................... 54

Young Inventors ........................................................................................................................ 60

Dinosaurs and Outer Space ...................................................................................................... 66

More from K5 Learning ....................................................................................................... 73

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Introduction & Tips

Welcome to our series of levelled reading workbooks. Each workbook contains several
texts. Each text is followed by exercises designed to reinforce literacy skills including
reading comprehension, vocabulary, spelling and writing.

The books include both fiction and non-fiction passages and explore a wide range of
topics in social studies, nature, history, science and more.

Our readers are “leveled” from A to Z based on factors related to text complexity such
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sentence structures and subject matter complexity.

Early reading levels use simple words, short sentences, big fonts and a lot of repetition.
Each successive level introduces a greater reading challenge. Stories relate to topics
young children are familiar with.

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Some tips on using our leveled readers

• Review the vocabulary words on the first page of each story with your student.
Ask your child to read these words and talk about what they mean.

• Ask younger students to read the stories out loud and use their finger to point to
words as they read from left to right. Help them as needed.

• Ask younger students to also read the directions of the exercises out loud.
Remind them to use complete sentences when answering.

• Ask older students to look up words they don’t know in a dictionary.

• Point out punctuation; for example, when there is an exclamation mark ask
them to reread the sentence using more enthusiasm.

• Review your student’s work and guide him or her through any answers that are
not correct.

• Discuss the stories, the characters, the topics, the settings, the pictures –
anything about the text to make it more interesting, relevant or fun.

• Monitor your student’s progress and adjust reading levels as needed.

• Keep the reading fun!

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List of Vocabulary Words

The following vocabulary words are introduced in this workbook:

Africa altitude bacteria brochure campground

cautious chemicals chemistry compose course

democracy determination dinosaur dusk earmuffs

endurance engines exhibit extinguished female

fertilized freedom fumes gust gymnastics

habitat harness hazardous hoists hummingbird

immigrants inventors laboratory lead liberty

manufacturing message mixture museum nectar

obstacle ocean Olympics oppression original

oxygen pen-pal pilot pollination pulse

purify reaction skeleton solo spacecraft

statue steeple steeplechase trapeze wildlife

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wildlife brochure extinguished

dusk cautious campground

Bear Trouble

As they pulled into their campsite, Andrew could barely

contain his excitement. He jumped out of the truck before
his dad had even
shifted into park.

“Andrew, be careful!
The brochure said that
there are bears in this
forest, so we need to
be cautious,” warned
Dad. His father honked the horn a few times before slowly
climbing out of the truck. “Loud noises might scare them
away from the campsite.”

Andrew explored the rugged landscape for any signs of

wildlife. He peered through the tall pine trees surrounding
the campground, squinting against the brilliant sunlight, but
there was not a bear i n sight.

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After setting up their tent, father and son went for

a hike. Dad took this opportunity to recite the
bear safety information from the park brochure.
The first rule was to always make noise when
you are hiking so that bears know where
you are, and you do not surprise them.
That was easy, thought Andrew, as Dad
was talking non-stop about bears
anyways.

The brochure said the most important

thing was not to run if you saw a bear.
Bears are fast and can easily outrun and outclimb a person.
Instead, you should be calm and speak to the bear so that
he knows you are human. Then , stand up on your toes ,
wave your arms to make yourself big , and slowly back
away.

Back at camp , they had dinner, and Andrew helped his dad
build a fire. It blazed to life, fl ickering in the gathering
shadows of dusk. The forest around them grew quiet as the
last rays of sunlight disappeared behind the trees. They told
stories for a while, try ing to frighten one another, until his
father began to yawn.

“I’m exhausted, kid. I think it’s time we went to bed.”

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They gathered up all the food and locked it in the truck cab
before carry ing the trash down to the rubbish bins. Then,
they extinguished the fire, climbed into their sleeping bags
and zipped the tent shut.

Andrew’s father was asleep within

minutes, snoring like a chainsaw.
Andrew lay listening to all the
night sounds of the forest.

Sometime later, a clatter ing outside made Andrew sit bolt

upright in the tent. He could hear something moving
outside. Maybe Dad had been right to worry.

Andrew listened, but all he heard was silence. He slowly

unzipped the tent flap a few inches so that he could peek
outside. He was startled to see a furry animal amble by just
a few feet away. The creature climbed up onto the back of
the truck bed. His dad woke up to the sound of its claws
scratching against the steel frame.

“What was that? A bear?” shouted his dad, wrestling his

way out of his sleeping bag.

He started shouting at the creature through the thin fabric

of the tent. “Roarrrr! Go away bear! Roarrrrr!”

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Dad growled as loudly as he could, making Andrew laugh.

His father shushed him. They could hear the animal moving
around outside the tent.

“Mr. Bear, I am a human and I want you to go away!

Roarrrrr!” Dad shouted.

“Dad, stop!” Andrew cried, laughing hysterically.

“Andrew, it’s not funny. We have to scare him away!” Dad

said, looking stressed. “Mr. Bear , I said to Go Away Now!”
he yelled loudly.

Andrew was almost in tears from laughing so hard. “Dad,

it’s not a bear. Look! ” he said, throwing open the tent flap.

There, on the other side of the campsite , was a fluffy

raccoon, blinking at them in the moonlight.

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Bear Trouble (exercises)

1. Multiple Choice .

How did Andrew feel about arriving at the

campground with his dad?

a. He was worried.
b. He was excited .
c. He was angry.
d. all of the above

What was his father worried about ?

a. He was worried they would get lost.

b. He was worried that they did not have enough to
eat.
c. He was worried about bears .
d. He was worried that the cell reception would be
bad.

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What did they do to keep the bears from getting into

their food at night?

a. They locked the food in the cab of the truck.

b. They hid the food in the bottom of the rubbish bins.
c. They took it into the tent with them.
d. They put a sign on the food saying, “Stay Away.”

2. Which of these bear safety tips are correct?

a. Don’t run from bears .

b. If you see a bear, challenge it to a dance -off.

c. Make noises as you hike so you don’t surprise bears.

d. If you see a bear, talk to it so it knows you are

human.

e. Put all trash in rubbish bins with bear locks.

f. Lock up your food at night and do not leave it out.

g. You can escape a bear by climbing a tree.

h. If you meet a bear, stand up as tall as you can

and wave your arms to intimidate it.

i. When hiking, bring extra snacks to feed the bears.

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3. Fill in the blanks.

The author used a simile when he wrote that Andrew’s

father was “snoring like a chainsaw.” A simile compares
one thing to something else to better describe it. Fill in
the blanks below with your own similes.

a. The sky was as blue as _____________________.

b. My bag is as heavy as _____________________.

c. She was laughing like a _____________________.

d. The door creaked like a _____________________.

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Bear Trouble (answers)

1. Multiple Choice.

b. He was excited.
c. He was worried about bears.
a. They locked the food in the cab of the truck.

2. Which of these bear safety tips are correct?

a. Don’t run from bears

b. If you see a bear, challenge it to a dance -off.

c. Make noises as you hike so you don’t surprise bears.

d. If you see a bear, talk to it so it knows you are

human.

e. Put all trash in rubbish bins with bear locks.

f. Lock up your food at night and do not leave it out.

g. You can escape a bear by climbing a tree.

h. If you meet a bear, stand up as tall as you can and

wave your arms to intimidate it.

i. When hiking, bring extra snacks to feed the bears.

3. Answers will vary.

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mixture chemicals laboratory

fumes reaction Chemistry

The Home Chemist

Mom was enjoy ing her morning coffee in the sunroom when
she noticed Megan walking toward her bedroom with a
bottle of vinegar. Mom, who was a
chemistry professor at the local
university, could not understand why
Megan needed vinegar in her
bedroom. She got up to investigate.

Mom walked into Megan’s room and saw that her daughter
was about to pour vinegar into a mixing bowl. Across the
top of her desk, Megan had placed bottles of other
household items, like cleaning supplies and cooking oil.

“Whoa! Stop! Put that down right now!” Mom said sharply.
“What are you doing?”

“I’m experimenting, like you do at work ,” replied Megan. “I

read about experiments on the internet. This is my
laboratory,” she said, pointing proudly at her array of
bottles.

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Mom looked over Megan’s laboratory with a horrified

expression. “Megan, some of these can be dangerous when
they are mixed together!”

“But you work with chemicals all the time,” replied Megan.

“Yes, but I studied chemistry, and I am very careful. If you

want to be a chemist, you first need to learn about
chemistry and especially about chemical safety.”

Mom showed her the warning labels on each of the bottles

that explained how dangerous they were. Megan found
that some of the chemicals could cause burns if they go t
onto her skin, and nearly all of them could hurt her eyes.
Mom told her that when she is in her chemistry lab, she
wears gloves and goggles to protect herself.

Mom showed Megan what to do if she ever

accidentally spilled a chemical. Even just a
tiny splash of a chemical could damage
your skin, and it should be washed off
with cool water immediately. She
reminded Megan that she should never
drink chemicals because they could
be poisonous.

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Some of the cleaning products on Megan’s desk had fumes

that could hurt her if she breathed them in. In the lab, a
chemist would wear a mask and work beneath a special fan
called a hood to extract
fumes out of the room.

Mom reminded Megan that

she also has a lab partner
at work. Working with a
partner is safer. She offered
to be Megan’s lab partner and help with her experiments.

Megan’s eyes lit up. “Really? Would you experiment with

me?”

Mom relaxed and smiled. “Absolutely, partner. Let’s start

with an experiment that won’t blow up the house.”

They went to the bathroom, and Mom instructed Megan to

place a bowl in the sink and add baking soda. Then, she
had Megan pour vinegar over the top. The bowl filled with
foam and overflowed into the sink.

“Wow, that was so fast, I thought it was exploding,”

exclaimed Megan.

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“That’s a che mical reaction,” Mom informed her. “The

vinegar and baking soda combine to make salty water and
a gas called carbon dioxide.”

Megan pinched her nose. “It smells funny.”

Mom laughed. “That’s the carbon dioxide. It ’s harmless, but

I guess I should have opened a window.”

Megan cleaned up her laboratory, and Mom moved the

household chemicals to a higher shelf, out of Megan’s
reach.

The following week, Mom was reading in the sunroom again

when Megan came in and asked what their next chemistry
experiment would be.

Mom looked up from her book and replied, “It’s a well -

known fact that chemistry professors make the best stink
bombs and the best chocolate chip cookies. Which
experiment would you prefer?”

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The Home Chemist (exercises)

1. Multiple Choice.

What does Mom do at work ?

a. She is a housekeeper.
b. She is a chemist.
c. She is a janitor.
d. She is a super villain.

Why does Mom stop Megan’s experiment?

a. because she will make a mess

b. because she feels left out
c. because it is dangerous
d. because she is late for work

What does Mom want to teach Megan?

a. chemical safety
b. how to make an explosion
c. how to identify a chemical burn
d. baking

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2. Fill in the blanks.

Using words from the story, finish these sentences.

a. The warning labels on each of the bottles

explained how __________________ they were.

b. Some of the chemicals Megan found could cause

__________________ if they got onto her skin.

c. She reminded Megan that she should never drink a

chemical or mixture bec ause it could be
__________________.

d. If you want to be a chemist, you need to study

__________________ and learn about __________________
safety.

3. Finish these chemical safety tips.

a. If you spill a chemical on your skin,

__________________ it off with cool __________________
immediately.

b. Working with a __________________ is safer that

working alone.

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c. Always wear __________________ to protect your

hands when working near chemicals.

d. To protect yourself from fumes, you should wear a

__________________ and do the experiment under a
special _________________ with a fan to extract the
fumes.

4. Lots of things, like chemistry, can be dangerous if you

have not learned to do them properly. Can you list
three activities that can be dangerous if done
improperly?

a. ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

b. ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

c. ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

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The Home Chemist (answers)

1. Multiple Choice.

b. She is a chemist.
c. because it is dangerous
a. chemical safety

2. Fill in the blanks.

3. Finish these chemical safety tips.

4. Answers will vary.

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liberty democracy immigrants

statue freedom oppression

The Statue of Liberty

On a hot summer day in 1885, a ship from France unloaded

hundreds of crates in the New York harbor. Inside the crates
were pieces of iron and bronze. When all the pieces were
put together, they formed the Statue of Liberty.

The statue was a gift from the people of France to the

people of America. The two countries had shared a great
friendship while fighting Britain during the American
Revolutionary War. In the end,
Britain was defeated. The
British king could no longer
rule over the colonies in
America. America had
gained its freedom.

The Statue of Liberty was created over 100 years later to

celebrate American independence and to be a sy mbol of
freedom to oppressed people around the world.

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The statue was designed to look like Libertas, the Roman

goddess of freedom. She wears a crown with seven spikes.
The seven spikes represent the seven continents or seven
seas of the world.

In her left hand, the Statue of Liberty holds a tablet with the
inscription, “July IV MDCCLXXVI .” This is the date July 4th,
1776, written in Roman numerals. It is the date on which
America gained its independence from Britain.

In the right hand, the statue holds a torch high

in the sky. This torch is lighting the path to
freedom. For the many immigrants who
entered America through New York, their
first sight of America would have been
the Statue of Liberty holding that torch
high in the sky.

In 1776, most countries in the world were

ruled by kings, queens or dictators who told
people what they could or could not do.
America was different. There were no kings or
queens. America was a democracy with a government
elected by the people. The citizens had a say in what the
government did.

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Since 1776, America has welcomed millions of people from

all over the world who are escaping oppression and s eeking
opportunity and freedom. That feeling is best expressed in a
poem tha t hangs inside the bas e of the Statue of Liberty. I t
states:

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses

yearning to breathe free…” (Em m a Lazarus)

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The Statue of Liberty (exercises)

1. Short Answer.

a. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which

country?

________________________________________________________

b. What do the seven spikes on the crown of the

Statue of Liberty represent?

________________________________________________________

c. What does the Statue of Liberty hold in her left

hand?

________________________________________________________

d. What does the Statue of Liberty hold in her right

hand?

________________________________________________________

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2. Multiple Choice.

Most people in 1776 were ruled by:

a. kings
b. queens
c. dictators
d. all of the above

The date America gained its independence from Britain

is:

a. July 4 t h , 1900
b. July 4 t h , 1885
c. July 4 t h , 1776
d. July 4 t h , 2020

In a democracy, the government is:

a. appointed by the King

b. elected by the people
c. created by whoever wins a talent contest

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3. If you could write a message to all new immigrants to

America, what would you write?

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

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The Statue of Liberty (answers)

1. Short Answer.

a. France

b. seven continents or seven seas of the world

c. a tablet with the inscription “July IV MDCCLXXVI”

d. a torch

2. Multiple Choice.

Most people in 1776 were ruled by:

d. all of the above

The date America gained its independence from Britain

is:
c. July 4 t h , 1776

In a democracy, the government is:

b. elected by the people

3. If you could write a message to all new immigrants to

America, what would you write?

Answers will vary.

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oxygen engines manufacturing

pilot altitude hazardous

Louise Thaden, a Brave Pilot

When airplanes were first invented, they were small and

dangerous. Usually the pilot flew solo or with one co-pilot.
Open to the hot sun, cold wind, and rain, cockpits were
rarely comfortable, but being a pilot was very exciting.

Louise Thaden was one of those early pilots, and

she was a woman. Back then, people believed
only men should fly planes or do other dangerous
jobs. Louise ignored that type of thinking and
became one of the most famous pilots in the world .

When Louise was a small girl, her father taught her

to repair car engines. This was also unusual as , at that time ,
it was mostly just boys who were interested in engines. Later
this experience helped Louise understand airplane engines.

After college, Louise began working for an airplane

manufacturing company, where she learned to fly and got
her pilot’s license. That alone was quite an achievement,
but much more was to come.

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Louise started entering women’s flying

contests. There were contests
for altitude, endurance, and
speed. All were hazardous.

The altitude contest was

to see who could fly
highest. In high altitude s
above the earth, it is very cold, and there is less oxygen .
Modern planes have a warm, airtight cabin with extra
oxygen pumped in to keep the pilots and passengers
comfortable.

However, the cockpit on Louis’s plane had no roof. Louise

had to make her own oxygen tank with rubber tub es that
she attached to a borrowed hospital mask so that she could
breathe.

During one contest, she flew 22,260 feet above the earth,
and it became so cold that her mask froze to her face. The
oxygen tank wasn’t working well , and Louise fainted. When
her plane began to fall, only the roar of the engine
awakened her. As she landed, a big crowd cheered. She
had won the women’s race for reaching the highest
altitude.

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The next contest was for endurance, to see who could stay
in the air the longest. Louise won by flying for over 22 hours
and 3 minutes. That is almost as long as a whole day and
night. Sitting in one place for that long made Louise sleepy.
She tried hard to stay awake, y et she kept drifting off to
sleep. A piece of the propeller flew off and almos t hit her
head. That woke her up just in time to land the plane.

The third major contest was a race from California to Ohio.

Twenty pilots were competing and departed from California
on the same day. There were many mishaps. Even trying to
read a map was difficult in an open cockpit; the wind could
blow the map away. Some pilots got lost because there
were no lights on the airport runways. One plane caught on
fire and another one crashed. Only 15 planes made it all
the way to Ohio. Louise arrived first and won.

Several years later, Louise

won the first race in which
women could compete along side
men. She flew from New York City
to Los Angeles in 14 hours and 55
minutes, a world record. She had
proven herself to be one of the great
pilots, male or female, of her generation.

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Louise Thaden, a Brave Pilot (exercises)

1. Multiple Choice.

Why was it difficult for a pilot to read a map in the

open cockpit?

a. The wind could blow the map away.

b. It was too noisy to read while flying.
c. The reading lights in those old planes never
worked.

A pilot who flies solo, flies ___________.

a. with a co-pilot
b. alone
c. very high

Louise’s father taught her to ___________.

a. repair car engines

b. fly airplanes
c. jump out of a barn window with an umbrella

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2. Connect the words or phrases that mean the same

thing.

high speed how high in the air

frigid able to do
something for a long
time

altitude hazardous

endurance fast

dangerous very cold

3. What were the three types of contests that Louise

competed in? Describe each one in a sentence.

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

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Louise Thaden, a Brave Pilot (answers)

1. Multiple Choice.

Why was it difficult for a pilot to read a map in the

open cockpit?
a. The wind could blow the map away.

A pilot who flies solo, flies ___________.

b. alone

Louise’s father taught her to ___________.

a. repair car engines

2. Connect the words or phrases that mean the same

thing.

3. What were the three types of contests that Louise

competed in? Describe each one in a sentence.

The altitude contest determined who could fly the

highest.

The endurance contest decided who could stay in the

air the longest.

The race determined who could fly the fastest.

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gust hoists harness

lead pulse course

Ada Falls

Today, on the final day of summer camp, Ada and Lilly

stand below The Bear Crawl, the camp’s highest, hardest
ropes course. They watch the rope ladder, with its wooden
rungs and rope sides, sway ing in the wind between two tall
pines.

Ada’s pulse is racing, and her hands feel clammy, but she is
relieved to hear Lilly volunteer to go first. Pauline, the camp
counselor who always wears a purple
jacket, purple hat and purple pants,
nods and helps Lilly get ready.

Pauline tugs on Lilly’s harness and makes

sure her helmet is snug. T he safety cable
runs from Lilly’s harness, up to a pulley ,
and then back down to Pauline’s p urple
harness.

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Ada watches Lilly grow smaller and smaller as Pauline hoists

her up to the wooden platform at one end of the Bear
Crawl. Then, hands before feet, Lilly begins her frightening
crawl across the rope ladder. The wind blows Lilly’s ponytail
back and forth, and the ladder sways, but Lilly grips tightly.

“Go, Lilly, go! You're a champion. You’ve got this!” Ada

cheers from below. When Lilly makes it all the way across,
completing the challenge, Ada feels relieved for her friend ,
but also nervous; it is her turn now. Pauline checks Ada’ s
helmet and harness, and she hoists Ada up to the platform.

On the platform, Ada surveys the whole camp. Lilly and

Pauline look so tiny down below! Ada stretches her arms out
to the first rung on the rope ladder. Her arms feel shaky as
she feels the ladder twist a little
under her weight. She carefully
walks her hands forward to the
next rung.

About halfway across The Bear

Crawl, Ada starts to feel a little more confident. She can
hear the wind whistling down into the valley and over the
lake. The strong breeze blows on the delicate hairs at the
nape of her neck, tickling her. With every rung, she is
getting closer to the opposite platform. She can do this!

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Ada purposefully reaches out for the next rung with her left
hand, just as a stronger gus t makes the rope ladder sway.
Ada’s hand does not grasp the wood rung. Instead, her
hand hits only air and continues downward, followed by her
arm, her shoulder and the rest of her body!

Almost immediately, the harness catches her. Pauline slowly

lowers Ada to the ground, letting the rope out bit by bit.
Ada can see all the other kids staring up at her. Ada’s face
burns from embarrassment; she feels like a red traffic light
dangling above an intersection with everyone’s eye s on
her. When she finally reaches the ground, she looks at her
sneakers and the ground around them.

“Can I try again?” Ada whispers, struggling to hold in hot

tears.

Pauline glances at her watch. “I’m

sorry, Ada, but we don’t have time.”

On the bus home, Ada rests her

forehead against the window
watching trees flash by as the bus
leaves camp. Her body feels slow
and heavy, like lead. Beside her,
Lilly sits, silent and thoughtful.

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“Hey Ada?” Lilly says. “I couldn’t have made it across the

ladder without you. I got so terrified in the middle, but then
you shouted my name and I kept going.”

“You got scared?”

Lilly nods vigorously, her eyes widening. “Super scared. I’m

surprised I didn’t faint or throw up on everybody below.”

Ada smiled a little.

“You were just unlucky such a big wind came up. It felt like
a hurricane or something. I thought all the trees were going
to fall over and squish us like pancakes,” continued Lilly.
“Can you imagine what a Pauline pancake would look
like?”

Ada giggled.

“Pauline the purple pancake,” Lilly said

softly

Ada burst out laughing. She knew her

friend was just try ing to cheer her up,
but suddenly falling off the ladder did
not seem so important any more. Having
good friends was more important.

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Ada Falls (exercises)

1. Multiple Choice.

Why does Ada fall?

a. A knot forms in her throat.

b. She tries to swat a fly and misses.
c. Lilly pushes her.
d. Her hand misses the rung of the ladder.

How does Lilly cheer Ada up?

a. She convinces Pauline to let her try again.

b. She watches the trees flash by the bus window.
c. She starts a food fight at lunch.
d. She makes her laugh.

Where are Ada and Lilly when they try The Bear Crawl?

a. on a field trip
b. at a family reunion
c. at summer camp
d. lost in the woods

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2. True or False.

Lilly and Ada sit together on

True False
the bus ride home.

Pauline is the bus driver. True False

Lilly is kind and thoughtful to

True False
her friend.

3. An old expression is that “laughter is the best

medicine.” What do you think that means?

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

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Ada Falls (answers)

1. Multiple Choice.

Why does Ada fall?

d. Her hand misses the rung of the ladder.

How does Lilly cheer Ada up?

d. She makes her laugh.

Where are Ada and Lilly when they try The Bear Crawl?
c. at summer camp

2. True or False.

3. An old expression is that “Laughter is the best

medicine.” What do you think that means?

Answers may vary.

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female fertilized hummingbird

nectar habitat pollination

The Smallest Bird in the World

Rosie loves to go bird -watching, and she travel s the world

looking for rare and beautiful birds. She always takes her
camera so she can snap photos to add to her collection.
One species she ha d not seen yet was the bee
hummingbird, the smallest bird in the world.

This bird got its name because it is as small as a bumblebee.

The bee hummingbird is only two and a half inches long and
weighs less than a dime. The female is emerald green , and
the male is sapphire blue or ruby red. They look like little
jewels darting through the air.

To see the bee hummingbird,

Rosie had to travel to the tropical
island of Cuba, the only place in
the world where the bird lives.

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She went into the hot and humid jungle where there are
trees and flowers in which the birds make their home. This is
the habitat for thousands of different types of birds.

The bee hummingbird’s small size and quickness make it

extremely difficult to find. Rosie kn ew that she would have
to be very patient while she watche d for the bird’s brightly -
colored feathers. She took lots of water, snacks and
sunscreen with her as she set off on her hike.

Rosie figured that she was most likely to see the

hummingbirds near flowers, because th at is where they eat.
They can visit as many as 1,500 flowers per day and drink up
to half their body weight in nectar! Their long, slender beaks
are curved perfectly to reach into flowers.

Bee hummingbirds eat nectar from flowers, but

the birds help the flowers, too. To make
seeds, each flower must be fertilized
by another flower’s pollen. When a
bird feeds, it gets pollen on its head
and beak, which it later transfers to
other flowers. This is called pollination,
and it is how birds and insects help
flowers make seeds.

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Rosie was excited to be in the hummingbird’s habitat.

When she found a big bunch of flowers , she settled in and
waited. If the hummingbird hovered in front of a flower , she
might get a good picture. She adjusted her camera so that
it could take a photo at its fastest speed. The bee
hummingbird beats its wings 200 times per second, so fast
that the wings just look like a blur to your eye.

Rosie waited for hours. She took some

pictures of other interesting birds that
came by, but no bee hummingbirds
came. She was starting to feel a bit
disappointed. She had come so far to see
that special bird! Rosie started to wonder if
she was in the right place. Should she try a
different patch of flowers or maybe a
different part of the island?

Suddenly, something colorful darted in

front of her. Its back sh one with bright
green feathers, and its wings beat so quickly she barely saw
them. I t was a female bee hummingbird! It st uck its long
beak inside a flower and drank the nectar. Rosie quickly
focused her camera and click ed. She got it! The bird darted
to another flower, then another, drinking and pollinating as
it went. Rosie got 12 more pictures.

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Rosie had finally seen the bee hummingbird, the smallest

bird in the world. What great photos to add to her
collection!

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The Smallest Bird in the World (exercises)

1. Short Answers.

To what country did Rosie travel to find the bee

hummingbird?

_____________________________________________________________

What colors are the male bee hummingbird ’s feathers?

_____________________________________________________________

How many photos did Rosie manage to take of a bee

hummingbird?

_____________________________________________________________

2. Fill in the blanks.

The bee hummingbird eats _______________ from flowers,

but the bird helps the flowers too.

To make _______________, each flower needs to be fertilized

by another flower’s ________________.

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When a bird feeds, it gets pollen on its head and beak,

which it transfers to other flowers. This is called
_______________, and it is how birds and insects help the
flowers make seeds.

3. Match the words and definitions.

habitat a fine yellow powder made

by flowers

nectar the natural environment of a

particular animal or plant

pollination a sweet liquid inside a flower

that birds like

moving pollen from one

pollen
flower to another so that the
flowers can make seeds

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The Smallest Bird in the World (answers)

1. Short Answers.

Rosie travels to Cuba.

sapphire blue or ruby red

13 pictures (first 1 plus 12 more)

2. Fill in the blanks.

The bee hummingbird eats nectar from flowers, but the

bird helps the flowers too.

To make seeds, each flower needs to be fertilized by

another flower’s pollen.

When a bird feeds, it gets pollen on its head and beak,

which it transfers to other flowers. This is called
pollination, and it is how birds and insects help the
flowers make seeds.

3. Match the words and definitions.

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ocean compose determination

Africa message pen pal

A Message in a Bottle

Recently, I read a book that gave me the most incredible

idea. In the book, a boy writes a letter, stuffs it in a
bottle, and drops the bottle in to the ocean where it
drifts out to sea. The bottle floats across the
ocean and washes up on a beach in Africa,
where a girl finds it and reads the message.
She writes a letter to the boy, telling him that
she found his message in a bottle, and they
become great pen pals.

I want my own friend from the opposite

side of the world! I told my mom that I was
going to compose a letter and send it in a
bottle, just like the boy in the novel.

“Natalie,” she said, “we live near a lake , but we don’t live
anywhere near an ocean. Without an ocean, how is your
bottle going to travel to the opposite side of the world?”

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I explained patiently to my mom that lakes are connected

to rivers , and rivers are connected to oceans. I was
confident that this was going to work , but my mom did not
seem very convinced.

After talking to my mom, I drank a bottle of orange

juice and washed it out. Then, I sat down with a
piece of paper and a pen and wrote my letter. It
read:

To whoever finds this,

You don’t know me yet, but I’m your n ew best friend,

Natalie Jones! I am nine years old , and I live in the middle
of America. I am putting this message in a bottle in my local
lake. My mom says not to get my expectations up, but I
hope that this message reaches someone really cool and
really far away - maybe even someone from somewhere in
Africa! I would love to hear about what your life is like on
the opposite side of the world. Please write back!

Then, I wrote my address on the letter, stuffed the letter

inside the juice bottle, and screwed on the lid so it would
float. I walked to the lake and threw the bottle as far as I
could into the middle of the lake to give it a good start on
its journey.

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A few weeks later, I was sitting in my room when I heard my

mom call my name from d ownstairs. “Natalie!” she shouted.
She sounded very surprised.

I ran down and saw her holding

a letter with a bunch of colorful
stamps and my name on it.

“It’s from Africa!” she exclaimed,

shaking her head in disbelief.

I carefully opened the envelope a nd found a letter that

read:

Dear Natalie,

My name is Ajani. I’m from Nigeria, a country in Africa. I just

received your letter but not in the way you might have
expected! You see, I have a friend who lives in your town.
She found your message in a bottl e in your local lake, and
when she read that you were hoping for a pen pal from the
opposite side of the world, she emailed me! I am always
happy to make a new friend. I am glad that your message
made it all the way here.

My message in a bottle did not travel to Africa over the

ocean, but it did get there by email.

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“Wow!” my mom said. “You were right after all. Your

determination really paid off.”

I just grinned and walked over to our family computer.

“What are you doing?” my mom asked.

“I’m emailing my new pen pal,” I explained. “It takes a lot

less time than sailing a bottle across the ocean!”

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A Message in a Bottle (exercises)

1. Pick the correct answer:

How does Natalie get the idea to send out a message

in a bottle?

a. She read about it in a book.

b. She saw it on television.
c. Her mom urges her to send out a message in a
bottle.

How does Natalie’s message make it to Africa?

a. The bottle sails across the ocean and washes up

on a beach in Africa.
b. Someone in Natalie’s town finds Natalie’s bottle in
the local lake, and then she emails the message to
her friend in Africa.
c. A bird picks up the bottle and drops it in Africa.

What is the name of Natalie’s new friend in Africa?

a. Ajani
b. Bob
c. Mary

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2. Fill in the blanks .

a. Natalie’s mom doesn’t think Natalie’s mes sage will

make it to __________________ because Natalie
doesn’t live anywhere near an __________________.

b. Natalie washes out a __________________ of orange

juice so that she can put her ____________________
inside.

c. At the end of the story, Natalie decides to

__________________ her new friend Ajani instead of
sending another message in a bottle.

3. Answer the questions:

a. Why does Natalie want to send a message in a

bottle?

________________________________________________________

b. Where does Natalie hope her bottle will end up?

________________________________________________________

c. Why does Natalie’s mom think it is impossible that

the bottle will end up in Africa?

________________________________________________________

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A Message in a Bottle (answers)

1. Pick the correct answer:

a. She read about it in a book.

b. Someone in Natalie’s town finds Natalie’s bottle in
the local lake, and then she emails the message to
her friend in Africa.
a. Ajani

2. Fill in the blanks .

a. Natalie’s mom doesn’t think Natalie’s message will

make it to Africa because Natalie doesn’t live
anywhere near an ocean.

b. Natalie washes out a bottle of orange juice so that

she can put her letter inside.

c. At the end of the story, Natalie decides to email

her new friend Ajani instead of sending another
message in a bottle.

3. Answer the questions:

a. to make friends with someone from the opposite

side of the world

b. in Africa

c. because they don’t live anywhere near an ocean

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original Olympics steeplechase

steeple obstacle endurance

Steeple People

What do a school sports day, army training and the

Olympics have in common?

They all have obstacle courses! Obstacle courses are races

where the competitors must get past various obstacles by
jumping or climbing over them. People have been
competing in obstacle courses for a long time.

In the Olympics, the obstacle course is call ed the

“steeplechase.” Many people have not heard of the
steeplechase, yet it is one of the most exciting races. It
involves running and jumping and, if every thing goes very
wrong, swimming.

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First, giant barriers are placed across the track, blocking th e

runners’ way. These barriers look a lot like balance beams.
Instead of balancing on them, though, competitors must
leap over them. This is difficult because the barriers are very
tall, big and heavy. If someone catches a foot on the
barrier, the barrier won’t fall over, but the person will!

The most unusual part of the steeplechase is the water pit.

The water pit is, as expected, a pit in the track that is filled
with water. Each lap, runners must jump over a barrier and
into the water. They run through the water and back onto
the track, splashing all the way.

Fans agree that the water pit is the most exciting part of the
race to watch. Runners are bound to take a plunge at some
point. "Falling is a rite of passage," says Ann Gaffigan, a
former American record -holder in the event. "If you’re a
steepler, it’s only a matter of time.”

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Most steeplechasers love their sport.

They enjoy the challenge. To succeed,
they must have great fitness and
endurance. They must also be ready
to adapt when things do not go
according to plan.
Sometimes, that means taking
a messy fall, getting right back up
again, and continuing the race soaking
wet. Perhaps a sense of humor is important as well.

The original steeplechase did not take place on a track. It

started in Ireland about 200 years ago, when villagers would
race on horseback from one town to the next. They used
church steeples as the finish lines because they were so tall
and could be seen from a long distance away. That is how
the race became known as the steeplechase.

Eventually, people left their horses at home and raced from

town to town on foot. Along the way, they would have to
get over streams, stone walls, ditches, and hedges.

Today, instead of leaping over natural obstacles, runners

jump over man-made barriers a nd water pits. The obstacles
may have changed, but the excitement surely remains the
same!

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Steeple People (exercises)

1. Multiple Choice.

How did the steeplechase get its name ?

a. from the first man to ever run it, whose last name
was Steeplechase
b. from the church steeples which were originally
used as finish lines
c. It was originally supposed to be ‘Peoplechase’,
but someone heard it wrong.
d. No one knows. It is a mystery.

What animals did the original steeplechase involve ?

a. cows
b. pigs
c. horses
d. chickens

What do most steeplechase fans consider the most

exciting part to watch?

a. the start
b. the finish
c. the water pit
d. the medal ceremony

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2. Short Answer.

a. What is bound to happen to every steeplechaser

at some point?

________________________________________________________

b. There are several qualities that good

steeplechasers should have. What is one of them?

________________________________________________________

c. If you run into a steeplechase barrier, will you fall

or will the barrier topple over?

________________________________________________________

3. Draw a plan for a steeplechase using items in your

house or yard as obstacles.

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Steeple People (answers)

1. Multiple Choice.

How did the steeplechase get its name ?

b. from the church steeples which were originally
used as finish lines

What animals did the original steeplechase involve ?

c. horses

What do most fans consider the most exciting part of

the steeplechase to watch?
c. the water pit

2. Short Answer.

a. What is bound to happen to every steeplechaser

at some point?
They are bound to fall and land in the water.

b. There are several qualities that good

steeplechasers should have. What is one of them?
They must have great fitness and endurance.

c. If you run into a steeplechase barrier, will you fall

down, or will the barrier topple over?
You will fall down.

3. Draw a plan for a steeplechase using items in your

house or yard as obstacles.

Answers may vary.

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trapeze earmuffs gymnastics

purify bacteria inventors

Young Inventors

Inventions start with an idea. Young people often have new

ways of thinking about things, so it is not surprising that
some of the greatest inventions have been made by kids or
teenagers.

One of those young brains belonged to Chester

Greenwood. Chester lived in Maine , where it gets cold in
the winter. Fifteen-year-old Chester loved
to ice skate, but he was tired of having
frozen ears. The wool scarf Chester
usually wore made his ears itch.

One day, Chester asked his

grandmother to sew pieces of
beaver fur onto two loops of wire.
Then he added a steel band to connect
the loops. His earmuffs grew so popular around town that
everybody wanted a pair. Eventually, Chester opened a
factory where he could make thousands of them. He even
made earmuffs for soldiers during World War I!

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Chester was not the only teenager with a good idea. In

1930, sixteen-year-old George Nissen went to
see the circus. George, who liked to do
gymnastics, was fascinated by the trapeze
artists. As he watched them drop from
their swinging bars into the safety net
below, George had an idea: would it not
be cool if gymnasts had a net they could
bounce up and down on to do tricks?

George went home and attached a giant piece

of canvas to a rectangular steel frame. He
named his invention “the trampoline” after el
trampoline, the Spanish word for diving board.
George and two gymnast friends gave shows
of acrobatics they could do on the trampoline.
People loved it, and now we can find
trampolines in schools and back yards across the country.

One young inventor had a more seriou s problem she hoped

to solve. At age 14, Deepika Kurup was visiting India with
her parents. She learned that many people were getting
sick from drinking unclean water. I t bothered her that they
had no clean water to drink. Deepika returned home to
New Hampshire, determined to find a solution.

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Deepika read many books about how to purify water and

turned her garage into a science lab. Deepika learned that
sunlight can kill harmful bacteria in water. That process
takes a long time, though. She needed to find a way to
speed things up. She learned that placing certain
chemicals in the water helps the sunlight kill bacteria in
water in only minutes. Deepika’s discovery has helped
people all over the world have cleaner water.

Unlike Deepika, Frank Epperson discove red his invention by

accident. In 1905, eleven -year-old Frank lived in San
Francisco. One winter’s evening in his back yard, he made
a popular drink by mixing s oda powder and water together.
When he went inside for dinner, Frank left the drink outside.

During the night, the liquid in the cup froze

around the wooden stir stick. The next morning,
Frank decided to give his frozen drink a lick. It
was tasty! Frank named his frozen treat the
“Eppsicle .” Later, his children changed the
name to Pops’ Sicle. Toda y, millions of people
enjoy Popsicles on hot summer days.

Young inventors have made the world a better place. They

learned that with creativity, determination, hard work and a
little luck, anything is possible.

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Young Inventors (exercises)

1. Match each invention to the young inventors who

created it by writing the letter of the invention next to
the inventor.

_________ Frank Epperson A. trampoline

_________ Deepika Kurup B. Popsicle

_________ George Nissen C. water purification

_________ Chester Greenwood D. earmuffs

2. Fill in the missing word.

a. Chester Greenwood wanted to create something

that would keep his ________________ warm while he
ice-skated.

b. George Nissen came up with the idea for a

trampoline while he was at the ________________.

c. Deepika Kurup was visiting ______________ when she

learned that some people did not have clean
______________ to drink.

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3. In the chart below, write the age of each inventor when

they came up with their invention.

Inventor Age at Time of Invention

Chester Greenwood

George Nissen

Deepika Kurup

Frank Epperson

4. Fill in the blanks below.

I think the most important invention in this story is

_________________. The reason I think it is so important is
because __________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________.

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Young Inventors (answers)

1. Match each invention to the young inventors who

created it by writing the letter of the invention next to
the inventor.

B Frank Epperson A. trampoline

C Deepika Kurup B. Popsicle
A George Nissen C. water purification
D Chester Greenwood D. earmuffs

2. Fill in the missing word.

a. Chester Greenwood wanted to create something

that would keep his ears warm while he ice -skated.

b. George Nissen came up with the idea for a

trampoline while he was at the circus.

c. Deepika Kurup was visiting India when she learned

that some people did not have clean water to drink.

3. In the chart below, write the age of each inventor when

they came up with their invention.

4. Answers will vary.

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exhibit dinosaur spacecraft

solo museum skeleton

Dinosaurs and Outer Space

“Can we go to the space museum? I want to see the

spaceships,” exclaimed Amanda. She was
thinking about the book she had read about
the Apollo 11 mission, when men first walked
on the Moon.

Andy spoke up. “No, I want to see the

dinosaurs.” Andy loved every thing about the Jurassic era
and could name over 20 kinds of dinosaurs.

They kept arguing till their mom interrupted. “Relax, we can

do both at the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian has
19 museums, so we can see spaceships, dinosaurs and then
do another 17 museums afterward , if you want.” Her
husband, who was driving the car, gave her a funny look.

They visited the National Air and Space Museum first. I t

contains special exhibits connected with flight. The first
exhibit they saw near the entrance was the Wright Brothers’
Wright Flyer.

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“The Wright Brothers studied birds

and invented the first motor-
operated airplane,” Amanda
explained. “Wow, there it is!
That’s the first plane that was
heavier than air and also flown
by a pilot!”

They next saw Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis.

Amanda told her brother that this was the plane that
Lindbergh flew from New York to Paris. He was the first
person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and he won a
$25,000 prize for the flight.

They then came upon the Columbia spacecraft. I t was hard

to believe that three men rode in it all the way to the Moon
and back. Even Paul was in awe, and the whole family was
proud to see the American flag on the craft. That trip to the
Moon was one of mankind’s greatest achievements.

Farther down the hall, they saw something more fun than
important. It was the USS Enterprise, the starship used to film
the Star Trek movies. While Andy pretended to be Captain
Kirk, Amanda had her most exciting part of the da y when
she was able to touch a piece of Moon rock. Astronauts
had brought the rocks home from the Moon.

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Next, they went to the Museum of Natural History. Andy was

excited. Dinosaur information flowed out of him like lava out
of a volcano. “Do you know tha t Tyrannosaurus means
‘tyrant lizard’ and that the
Triceratops was an
herbivore?”

Barely taking a breath,

he continued . “This means it
eats only plants. The T. rex was
a carnivore and would eat other dinosaurs.”

They found a T. rex skeleton which towered 15 feet above

their heads as Andy continued talking. “The T. rex was
always hungry and ate hundreds of pounds of meat every
day with its sharp teeth. Just look at them - they’re huge!”

The skeletons in the museum are real dinosaur b ones which

were found under layers of earth. There are hundreds of
dinosaur skeletons in the museum. The y saw a Stegosaurus
which looked scared because an Allosaurus behind it
wanted to eat it for lunch! The Allosaurus lived about 150
million years ago. In th e fossil hall, Andy got to touch real
dinosaur’s teeth and bones.

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On their way home, Amanda shared her Astronaut Ice

Cream with her brother. They munched happily on the
crumbly freeze -dried treat in the backseat of the car. “Did
you know that this ice cream never made it into space?”
Amanda asked him. “NAS A didn’t allow it in zero gravity.
The bits of freeze -dried crumbs could have flown into the
controls and destroy ed the International Space Station.”

“T. rexes don’t eat ice cream, but I do,” Andy blurted out ,
through a mouthful of the crumbly sweet.

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Dinosaurs and Outer Space (exercises)

1. Multiple Choice.

What museum did Amanda want to visit ?

a. Sea World Museum

b. Disney World Museum
c. The National Air and Space Museum

Which museum in the Smithsonian has dinosaurs?

a. The Museum of Natural History

b. The Art Museum
c. The National Air and Space Museum

Which dinosaur was a n herbivore?

a. Barney
b. the Triceratops
c. the T. rex

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2. True or False.

The Wright Brothers invented

True False
the first powered airplane.

Charles Lindbergh was the first

True False
man to walk on the Moon.

You can touch a piece of

Moon rock at the Smithsonian True False
Institution.

Dinosaurs are still alive today

True False
but hide in the forest.

3. If you could visit the Smithsonian Institution, what would

your favorite exhibit be? Why?

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

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Dinosaurs and Outer Space (answers)

1. Multiple Choice.

What museum did Amanda want to visit ?

c. The National Air and Space Museum

Which museum in the Smithsonian has dinosaurs?

a. The Museum of Natural History

Which dinosaur was a n herbivore?

b. the Triceratops

2. True or False.

3. If you could visit the Smithsonian Institution, what would

your favorite exhibit be? Why?

Answers will vary.

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Early Learning Workbooks

From tracing and cursive writing to good manners and flashcards.

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Free Worksheets
Thousands of free worksheets for kindergarten through grade 5.

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