Mid-term reading

In line 3, the phrase do research means to ____.

• write articles

• find information

• fly on planes

• play video games

How many scientists are on the airplane?

• 2-5

• 10-16

• 15-18

• 20-25

According to Rogers, hurricanes help move ___ to other parts of the world.

• oceans

• the poles

• heat

• waterfall

Which statement is probably true?

• Rogers wants people to know hurricanes are safe.

• The interviewer wants to be a meteorologist.

• The interviewer is surprised to hear that Rogers flies into hurricanes.

• Rogers wants to be an engineer.

be the first something or know about something

• explorer

• discover

• impact

• unique

in a very happy and enthusiastic way because something good is going to happen

• exhausted

• happily

• amazing

• excitedly

brave; the ability to do something that is right or good in a dangerous situation

• detroy

• cave

• courage

• cross

The biologist studied a new_______of fish discovered in the remote Amazon rainforest.

• special

• species

• spark

• splash

The elephant in the zoo is ________, towering over all the other animals and drawing the attention of every visitor.

• high

• short

• enormous

• tiny

After the heavy rain, the backyard was covered in _______.

• milk

• mud

• mice

• mood