Big Ideas in Nature Review

What does the word model mean?

• A title of a newspaper

• a photo copy of an object

• a small copy of an object

• an illustration from a book

What does the word identical mean?

• best

• cleanest

• quickest

• same

What does the word effective mean?

• delivering a talented performance

• making a hurried decision

• working in the correct way

• giving a puzzled look

What does the word material mean?

• What something is made of

• What something is used for

• How something is shared

• How something is grown

What does the word imitate mean?

• to act like

• to act better

• to act carefully

• to act helpfully

What does the word similar mean?

• beautiful

• different

• new

• alike

Which word means almost the SAME as example?

• game

• movie

• sample

• result

What does the word observe mean?

• to see

• to feel

• to hear

• to taste

What is the main idea of the selection?

• Inventors work together to come up with new designs.

• Car designers are learning from insects these days.

• People can learn from the designs in nature.

• People study birds to see how things fly.

According to the selection, why does observing nature help the environment?

• observing nature is free

• observing nature saves time

• scientists do not use energy when studying nature

• nature does not waste materials or cause pollution