Wonders Test 3

A. He is pleased that she knows how to collect trash.

B. He is trying to help her have a positive attitude.

C. He is saying that she will be the best trash collector.

D. He likes people who are cooperative and helpful.

M. “It’s not enough to sit in class and do research and then write essays about how to save the planet.” (paragraph 2)

P. “Seventy-five percent of us agreed on that.” (paragraph 2)

R. “You’ll be a real asset to the clean-up effort!” (paragraph 4)

S. “I don’t need to come to school to learn how to do that.” (paragraph 3)

A. Something that will happen whether you want it to or not

B. A different choice of activity

C. Something you are looking forward to

D. Something that is useful but boring

M. rude and bad tempered

P. always enthusiastic

R. friendly and cooperative

S. sometimes difficult but kindhearted

A. She wants to finish the job as quickly as possible.

B. She thinks that picking up beach trash will earn her a good grade.

C. She is looking for more trash so she can take photos.

D. She has understood why it is important to collect trash at the beach.

M. When she gets up on Saturday morning

P. When she is walking to the beach

R. When she is walking along the beach with Tom

S. When she sees the seagull

A. They were both serious scholars and competed against each other.

B. They were close during childhood but lost touch as adults.

C. Marie’s sister helped her when she got married.

D. They were both serious scholars and helped each other

M. The materials were interesting because they glowed, but everyone knew they were dangerous.

P. The materials looked dangerous, but Marie Curie still studied them.

R. Marie Curie learned that the interesting materials were dangerous to health.

S. Marie Curie studied the interesting glowing materials, but nobody knew until years later that the glow was dangerous.

A. Marie’s research helped create change in the future.

B. Marie’s scientific work supported the work of her husband, Pierre.

C. The loss of Marie’s husband, Pierre, deeply affected her work.

D. Marie used her fame to migrate to France.

M. They needed a town with a big space for safety in case something exploded.

P. They needed accommodation for 75,000 people and four factories.

R. They needed space and facilities for 30,000 people to live.

S. They needed the factories to be far away from the town because of the radiation.

A. “By 1945, the population had swollen to 75,000 people.” (paragraph 16)

B. “If there was an explosion in one factory, they needed to make sure the town and the other factories would not be affected.” (paragraph 19)

C. “…but within a year the population grew to 30,000.” (paragraph 16)

D. “Eventually, the uranium needed was enriched by going through each factory…” (paragraph 20)

E. “There were four huge factories widely spaced apart.” (paragraph 18)

M. It used water.

P. It used chemicals.

R. It used heat.

S. It used electricity.

A. What are the dangers of nuclear power stations?

B. Write about a historical site in your state, and say why it is important today.

C. What are some advantages and dangers of scientific research?

D. Write about a woman whose scientific work led to her own death.