Snowflake Bentley

1.

1 point

To what did the text compare the cost of Willie's camera?

a snow plow

an automobile

his parents' farm

10 cows

2.

1 point

Which character trait best describes Willie?

athletic

patient

thoughtful

sad

3.

1 point

Choose the vocabulary word the completes the sentence correctly.
Some think the idea of time travel is _____________.

negative

foolishness

evaportate

technique

4.

1 point

Where did Willie grow up?

Rhode Island

South Dakota

Vermont

Wisconsin

5.

1 point

Which point-of-view is this story told?

fourth person

Third person

Second person

First person

6.

1 point

Which conclusion can you draw based on the three clues below?
1. Willie reads about a special camera.
2. His mom knew it would make him happy.
3. His parents spent their life savings to buy it.

Willie's parents knew that he would be famous one day.

Willie's parents had a lot of money.

Willie's parents were very curious about snowflakes.

Willie's parents both cared very much for their son.

7.

1 point

What was the author's purpose in writing this story?

to persuade the reader to try and take pictures of snowflakes

to inform the reader about the contributions made by Wilson Bentley in the area of snowflake crystal photography

to inform the reader about the massive amounts of snow that falls in Jericho, Vermont each year

to entertain the reader with a funny story about a little boy who tried to capture snowflakes and prove that none of them were the same

8.

1 point

What kind of figure of speech is found in this sentence?

"Snow in Vermont is as common as dirt," they said.

hyperbole

metaphor

personification

simile

9.

1 point

Choose the vocabulary word the completes the sentence correctly.
Snowplows cannot keep roads clear during a _______________.

tornado

hurricane

blizzard

twister

10.

1 point

What did Wilson Bentley's father think of the idea to photograph snowflakes?

He thought it was a very smart way to study snowflakes.

He thought the idea would certainly make Wilson sick from being out in the cold.

He thought it would make their family quite wealthy.

He thought it was quite silly to take pictures of snowflakes.

11.

1 point

Choose the vocabulary word the completes the sentence correctly.
We looked at a leaf under a ___________ to see its veins.

magnify

telescope

heat lamp

microscope

12.

1 point

How can you tell that Willie would grow up to be a scientist?

He spent hours studying snow crystals with a microscope.

He thought snow was as beautiful as butterflies.

He enjoyed snowstorms.

He likes to build snow forts and throw snowballs.

13.

1 point

Choose the vocabulary word the completes the sentence correctly.
Better grades _____________ me to do my homework.

inspire

disable

magnify

negatives

14.

1 point

Choose the vocabulary word the completes the sentence correctly.
In science, we saw water __________________ into the air.

technique

negatives

evaporate

magnify

15.

1 point

His town honored Willie with a....

monument

park bench

fountain

flag pole

16.

1 point

Through experimentation, Snowflake Bentley learned that most snowflakes had _ branches & that the branches were alike.

6

5

4

7

17.

1 point

Choose the vocabulary word the completes the sentence correctly.
The artist's _____________ is obvious in his painting.

magnify

blizzard

technique

inspire

18.

1 point

What happened to show that Willie was successful?

Other scientists raised money so he could publish his pictures.

He found treasures buried in the snow in Vermont.

He became rich from his photographs of snowflakes.

Children came to his slide shows of snowflake photographs.

19.

1 point

What is the genre of this story?

science fiction

fiction

poem

biography

20.

1 point

When did the best snowstorm of his life occur?

Christmas Day

Thanksgiving Day

Mardi Gras Day

Valentine's Day

21.

1 point

Willie made a scientific discovery early on that ...

snowflakes melt easily

all snowflakes are alike

no two snowflakes are the same

snowflakes have ice on them