U1W4 "The Big Race" and vocab

Why did Alex and Liam go to the science museum?

• to build their soap box car.
• they wanted to know how to make their soap box car go faster.

If Alex and Liam give their car a big push at the top of the hill, their car will go faster.

• True
• False

What will stop their car?

• acceleration
• friction

Can you reread key sections of text to make sure you understand them and remember the information they contain?

• Yes
• No

A cause is why something happens. An effect is what happens.

• True
• False

Elements of a narrative nonfiction are: (choose 3)

• tells a story
• is made up
• includes facts and examples about a topic
• includes text features

Context clues DO NOT help you figure out the meaning of a unfamiliar word.

• True
• False

Which vocabulary word means: Friction

• a search
• a force that slows or stops movement

Which vocabulary word means: identity

• who or what a person or thing is
• a search

Which vocabulary word means: thrilling

• a force that slows or stops movement
• a sudden feeling of excitement