Bigger Than a Monster Truck - Quiz Level L

What do overland trains do?

• carry soil out of mines

• haul loads to places without roads

• dig large tunnels

• move spacecraft in smaller pieces

The author included photos in this book to show _________.

• how these vehicles are like monster trucks

• kinds of vehicles of the future

• how large these vehicles are

• all the vehicles built in ancient times

Many of the vehicles in this book have enormous tires because _________.

• big tires look better than small ones

• so many people ride on them

• they carry heavy loads

• none of the above

What is the main reason that a vehicle bridge would be useful?

• It can haul tons of dirt.

• Other vehicles can drive across it when there is no other bridge.

• It can dig tunnels faster than humans can.

• It can break into the earth and scoop it up.

What do giant power shovels and the Bagger 288 have in common?

• They both work in mines.

• They are both as long as two football fields.

• They can both carry hundreds of people.

• They both move heavy objects off ships.

Which of the following is not something a crane can do?

• lift heavy things and move them

• move goods from ships to land

• help build tall buildings

• dig under the surface of the earth

What is special about the Bagger 288?

• It can move in water.

• It was found in ancient Greece.

• It is used to make tunnels.

• It is the largest vehicle in the world.

Anything that is not living and is used to move people or goods is a __________.

• vehicle

• animal

• plant

• building

The author probably wrote this book to __________.

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

• all of the above

What is a platform?

• a flat surface that is higher than the area around it

• a tool for digging tunnels

• goods carried by a large vehicle

• none of the above