5.5 Reading wonders- The Joy of a Ship

Why do workers use huge cranes to hoist the big parts in place?

• It keeps the big steel pieces from falling.

• The workers are too lazy to carry the parts.

• The ship plans tell them to use a crane.

• The steel is very hot.

What happens when the steel gets cold?

• You boil again.

• It gets hard and the sheets can be used to build the ship.

• It is ready to be painted.

• It gets softer so you can build with it.

Why do workers put on gloves and helmets?

• They make them look like sailors.

• They keep them warm.

• They protect their hands and head.

• It protects their skin from the sun.

What happens if there are leaks?

• The inside of the ship will be moist with water.

• People will pay extra money to ride it.

• The boat will keep floating.

• The inside will look nicer.

Why do the workers want the boat to look nice?

• They want the boat to look nice in photographs.

• The captain asked them to make the boat look nice.

• People will pay lots of money to ride the ship.

• The ship will glide smoother on the sea if it looks nice.

Which word goes in the blank?

• Marked

• Making

• Makes

• Make

Which word goes in the blank?

• bumping

• bumps

• bump

• bumped

Which word goes in the blank?

• melts

• melt

• melted

• melting

Joy needed some _______ for a new toy.

• above

• money

• knew

• fall

Roy _________ all the words on his test.

• build

• toward

• knew

• fall