A: Match the
sentences to the correct letters in the picture.
1._______ The girl’s piece of paper is flat.
2._______ The blackboard is very large.
3. _______ The children wear the same shoes.
4._______ The boy
pushes the teacher’s desk.
5._______ The teacher thinks about a parachute.
6._______ Two pieces of paper fall to the ground.
B: Read the
text and choose the best answer.
Let’s do an experiment,” says Ms. Adams, the science
teacher. She asks Mindy and Robert to help her. She gives a ball of paper to
Robert. Then she gives a flat piece of paper to Mindy. “Now, drop them,” she
says. At the same time, Mindy and Robert drop their pieces of paper. Robert’s
paper ball falls quickly to the ground. But Mindy’s flat piece of paper falls
down slowly. Why does it happen? Ms. Adams explains, “Mindy’s paper is large
and flat, so more air is under it. Because more air pushes up under it, it
falls more slowly.”Mindy says, “It’s just like a parachute!” “Right!” says Ms.
Adams. Ms. Adams explains, “Mindy’s paper is large and flat, so more air is
under it. Because more air pushes up under it, it falls more slowly.” Mindy
says, “It’s just like a parachute!” “Right!” says Ms. Adams.
1. Who drops the ball of paper?
a. Robert b. Mindy c. Ms. Adams
2. What is true about the experiment?
a. Mindy’s paper falls more quickly.
b. Robert’s paper falls more quickly.
c. Both of their pieces of paper fall at the same
time.
3. What is the flat piece of paper like?
a. a ball b. a ship c. a parachute
4. Why do parachutes fall slowly?
a. because air goes beside them
b. because air moves around them
c. because air pushes up under them
C: What is the
main idea of this story?
a. doing a paper experiment in class
b. throwing and catching paper balls
c. learning about the shapes of paper
D: Write the
correct word for each sentence.
experiment /
explain / happened / quickly / science / under
1. He walks very _________.
2. The girl is sitting _________ a tree.
3. A funny thing _________ yesterday.
4. He tried to the _________ situation.
5. We don’t have _________ class today.
6. The Wright brothers did a simple _________ with
kites.
E: Complete the
summary with the correct words.
Mindy and Robert help Ms. Adams with a science _________.
Roberts drops a ball of paper and Mindy drops a flat _________ of paper.
Robert’s ball of paper falls quickly, but Mindy’s flat piece of paper falls _________.
It is because more air pushes up _________ Mindy’s paper. So it falls slowly
like a _________.
F. Choose the
best answer to complete the definition of each word.
1. If you push
something, you use your hands or body to _________ it.
a. fly b. move c. run
2. If you do something quickly, you do it _________.
a. fast b. quietly c. many times
3. If something falls,
it moves _________.
a. around b. down c. up
4. If you explain
something, you make it _________ to understand.
a. easy b. fun c. important
5. If something is flat, it doesn’t have _________.
a. colors b. bumps c. sounds
6. A large thing
is something that is _________ in size.
a. big b. medium c. small
G. Choose the
best answer to complete each sentence.
1. The man jumped out of the plane while wearing a (balloon / parachute).
2. The boats are passing (under / over) the bridge.
3. A strange thing (had / happened) that night.
4. The scientist is doing an (experiment / adventure) with plants.
5. I go to the (different
/ same) school as my cousin.
6. We learned about insects in (science / music) class.
