CKLA Unit 4 Lesson 3 Fast and Curious (4th Grade)

What is parchment?

• a type of rock
• a type of bird
• a type of tree
• animal skin prepared for use as a writing surface

What are potential qualities or abilities?

• qualities or abilities that may never be developed
• qualities or abilities that are already developed and lead to current success
• qualities or abilities that are not important
• qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success

What does it mean to 'inspire'?

• take away from
• ignore
• destroy
• give rise to, lead to

What does it mean to 'evaporate'?

• change from a liquid state into a solid
• change from a gas state into a solid
• change from a liquid state into a vapor
• change from a solid state into a liquid

What is a pendulum?

• a type of bird
• a machine that transmitted and received messages across great distances using electrical signals and wires
• a weighted, swinging lever that regulates the speed of a clock
• a set of equipment used to generate and transmit electromagnetic waves carrying messages or signals

Which of the following words is a synonym for 'dim'?

• sparkling
• shiny
• dull
• bright

What is the function of a diaphragm?

• to make people immune to diseases
• to regulate the speed of a clock
• to vibrate when producing or receiving sound waves
• to transmit messages

What does the term 'airborne' mean?

• on fire
• underwater
• on the ground
• in flight

What are vaccines?

• medicines to make people happy
• medicines to make people angry
• medicines to make people sick
• medicines to make people immune to diseases

What does the term 'charred' mean?

• melted
• frozen
• burnt
• dried