NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Intheselection,howaremostoftheinventionstheSAME?Theyhavemovingparts.Theyfillaneed.Theyarenamedfortheirinventor.Theyscarepeople.2.Theauthorcomparesaninventortoabulldogtoshowthataninventormustbefierce.aninventormustbeloyal.aninventormustbefriendly.aninventormustbedetermined.3.Howdoyouknowthat“SoYouWanttoBeanInventor?”isexpositorynonfiction?Ittellsastorywithabeginning,middle,andend.Ittellstheauthor’spersonalthoughtsandfeelings.Ithasfactsanddetailsaboutatopic.Ithasafirst-personpointofview.4.WhichsentenceisanOPINIONfromtheselection?“Itwillneverfly!”Theycalledhim“MoonMan.”EvenPresidentscanbeinventors.MaryAndersoninventedwindshieldwipers.5.WhatistheMOSTLIKELYreasonpeoplelaughedatthesteamboat?ItwentuptheHudsonRiver.Ithadalotofflags.Itlookedunusual.Itwasreallyasawmill.WeeklyLessonTestLesson16©Harcourt•Grade4SelectionComprehension“SoYouWanttoBeanInventor?”133NameTOTALSCORE:/8+/26.WhichsentencefromtheselectionstatesaFACT?Wouldn’tHenryFordbeamazedatwhathehadstarted!Yourinventionmightscarepeople.Ifyouwanttobeaninventor,beadreamer.GarrettMorgancameupwithtrafficlights.7.Theauthorwrote“SoYouWanttoBeanInventor?”totellaboutsomefamousinventorsANDtopersuadereaderswhichinventionisthebest.giveadviceaboutbecominganinventor.tellafunnystoryaboutaninventor.describeonespecialinvention.8.WhichwouldMOSThelpreadersunderstandtheideasinthisselection?visitingamuseumoffamousinventionslookingatapictureofafamousinventoraskingwhetherafriendhasinventedanythingreadingamysteryaboutamake-believeinventionREADTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.Whichinventionintheselectiondoyouthinkhashelpedpeoplethemost?Usedetailsfrom“SoYouWanttoBeanInventor?”tosupportyouranswer.WeeklyLessonTestLesson16©Harcourt•Grade4SelectionComprehension“SoYouWanttoBeanInventor?”134NameFocusSkill:FactandOpinionReadthepassage.Thenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.The“LandDownUnder”Australiaisbothacountryandanisland.ItislocatedinEarth’ssouthernhemisphere.For...
