NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.WhatistheMAINproblemin“TheInventionConvention”?Theeventisverycrowded.Theaudiencelikesalltheinventions.TheInventionoftheYearmustbechosen.The“ChoosyBox”willnotreleasethenametags.2.Whydidtheauthorwrite“TheInventionConvention”?tocontrasttwosimilarinventionstoexplainwhataconventionisliketotellaboutsomeunusualinventionstopersuadereaderstobecomeinventors3.ItisMOSTLIKELYthatthe“ChoosyBox”wonlastyear’sawardbecauseitwasfuntouse.easytocarry.simpletomake.brightlycolored.4.Jeffreysuggestschangingthe“NoOops!Spoon”becausehewantstoimpressElijah.likestoimproveinventions.wishestheinventionwerehis.thinkstheinventionwillnotwork.5.Towinthecontestin“TheInventionConvention,”itisMOSTimportanttobephysicallyfit.befullofconfidence.haveavividimagination.haveagoodsenseofhumor.WeeklyLessonTestLesson20©Harcourt•Grade5185SelectionComprehension“TheInventionConvention”Name6.TheMOSTLIKELYreasonthenamesoftheinventionshaverepeatedlettersorsoundsisbecausethenameswillhelpbuyersremembertheproduct.theaudiencewillthinktheideaisclever.thenameswilllookgoodonabillboard.theinventionsmakeunusualnoises.7.Whatisoneproblemwiththe“RoverReminder”?Itcomesinonlyonecolor.Itisavailableonlyfordogs.Itcanbefoundinfewstores.Itisdifficulttohearthesounds.8.WhichdetailwouldbeMOSTimportanttoincludeinasummaryof“TheInventionConvention”?HopeisfromRaleigh,NorthCarolina.Inventionscanbeunusual,buttheymustalsobeuseful.Carmelajustheardabouttheconventionlastweek.Therearesomanypeoplethatitseemslikeaninvasionofinventors.READTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.Ifyouwerejudgingthecontest,whichinventionwouldyouchooseastheInventionoftheYear?Explainwhyyouwouldchoosethatinventionasthewinner.Usedetailsfrom“TheInventionConvention”tosupportyouranswer.TOTALSCORE:/8+/2WeeklyLessonTestLesson20©Harcourt•Grade5186SelectionComprehension“TheInventionConvention”NameRobustVocabularyChoosethebestwordtocompleteeachsentence.1.Wearingawarmjacket,gloves,andahatinverycoldweather...
