Journeys: The Power of Magnets

The genre for Magnets Work is

• expository text

• realistic fiction

• fantasy

• narrative nonfiction

A magnet can pull objects made of

• plastic

• metal

• wood

• glass

What does a magnet NOT have

• north pole

• battery

• south pole

Pick two places where the author says you might find a magnet

• can opener

• car door

• padlock

• refrigerator

Which word means: to push away from each other

• attract

• repel

• poles

• seal

When two poles attract each other they will

• push away

• snap together

• start a fire

• create electricity

What was the author's purpose for writing "Magnets Work"?

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

Some trains use magnets to achieve great speeds.

• True

• False

The ends of a magnet are called attractors.

• True

• False

What kinds of metal are magnets attracted to? (Pick more than one)

• iron

• mercury

• steel

• silver