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Chevy Corvette (Charles Piddock)

Chevy Corvette (Charles Piddock)

Start your engines and read about a famous sports car in Chevy Corvette (Charles Piddock). This book introduces young readers to one of the coolest cars in the world. Kids will love looking at the sleek design and learning how fast it can go. The simple text helps students build their reading confidence. If you love fast cars, this book will be a thrilling ride!

Lexile: 1070L

Quiz

Question 1: What is the Corvette's nickname?

"Chevy""Vettie""Corvie""Vette"

Question 2: How many rock songs praise the Corvette?

exactly 60over 50just under 50about 40

Question 3: What is the most likely reason there are no rock songs about sub-compact cars?

They cannot reach the same speeds as a Corvette.They are not as expensive as the Corvette.They do not share the Corvette's iconic status.They are not as reliable as the Corvette.

Question 4: What does "put the pedal to the metal" mean?

indicateacceleratebrakefill up with fuel

Question 5: Which description applies to the Corvette?

hybrid carelectric carsports carsub-compact car

Question 6: What kind of noun is *Corvette*?

a proper nouna common nouna compound nounan abstract noun

Quiz

Question 1: What helps the Corvette reduce drag?

its powerits tapered frontits broad rearits narrow waist

Question 2: Where was the Coke bottle design first used?

on spacecraftin jet planeson other carson trains

Question 3: Why would the manufacturers have changed the design of the Corvette over the years?

to copy the shape of modern Coke bottlesto reduce the purchase cost of the carto make improvements to the car and keep it looking modernto perfect the Coke bottle shape of the car

Question 4: What is the main purpose of this chapter?

to explain the principles of aerodynamicsto explain the Corvette's shapeto explain a Coke bottle's shapeto explain why the Corvette is a work of art

Question 5: Which word describes an object that can move easily through the air?

dragaerodynamicexpandedpointed

Question 6: Which sentence contains a simile?

The Corvette is low, sleek and powerful.The Corvette has a unique shape.The Corvette is shaped like a Coke bottle.The Corvette has an aerodynamic shape.

Quiz

Question 1: Which word indicates the measure of the turning force on car wheels?

torquepoundhorsepowerbalance

Question 2: What can a car do when it has high torque?

turn corners smoothlyrun quietlyaccelerate quicklystop quickly

Question 3: Which action would a driver be least likely to use the touchscreen for?

control the radioactivate the GPScontrol the air temperature in the caropen the car doors

Question 4: In this chapter, who does the term "car people" refer to?

people who use carspeople who love carspeople who fix carspeople who make cars

Question 5: Which is a compound noun?

horsepowerbeautifulcompartmentcomfortable

Question 6: Which word from the text refers to the Corvette's *power*?

sleekinterfacebrawnaccelerate

Quiz

Question 1: Which is the parent company of Chevrolet?

JaguarFerrariMGGeneral Motors

Question 2: What is the Corvette named after?

a fast-moving naval shipan animala European sports cara fast car

Question 3: Why did General Motors want to build a car similar to European sports cars?

to force Americans to stop importing European sports carsto provide Americans with a more affordable sports carto boost the sale of its other car brandsto encourage Europeans to buy more American cars

Question 4: What is the purpose of the text boxes?

to give interesting information about General Motors' employeesto give interesting information about European sports carsto give interesting information about the Corvette's engineto give interesting information about the history of the Corvette

Question 5: What does *approximately* mean?

more thanexactlyaboutless than

Question 6: What is the punctuation mark in *hand-assembled*?

a commaan apostrophea semi-colona hyphen

Quiz

Question 1: How many generations of Corvette have there been since 1953?

sixfourseveneight

Question 2: How was the sixth generation Corvette different from the previous generations?

Buyers could build their own car from scratch.Buyers could design their own car.Buyers could assist in the building of their car's engine.Buyers were paid to build their own engines.

Question 3: From this chapter, what can you conclude about Corvettes?

Corvette drivers enjoy talking to each other.A lot of thought has gone into designing the different Corvettes.Corvette owners enjoy listening to music.The National Corvette Museum sells thousands of Corvettes.

Question 4: What is the main purpose of this book?

to advertise jobs at General Motorsto give information about Corvettesto persuade people to buy a Corvetteto explain how to build a Corvette

Question 5: Which word is a *noun*?

connectedconnectsconnectionconnect

Question 6: Which is the odd word out?

fifthfourthsixteenseventh

Quiz

Question 1: Where is the engine of the Zora located?

in the front of the carin the middle of the carin the rear of the caron top of the car

Question 2: What might General Motors be working on?

a new song about Corvettesa convertible Corvettea new movie about a Corvette driveran all-electric or hybrid Corvette

Question 3: What is an advantage of an all-electric car?

It is completely safe.It doesn't need a gearbox.It can drive itself.It doesn't use petrol.

Question 4: Where in this book do you find the definitions of unusual words?

in the blurbin the indexon the contents pagein the glossary

Question 5: Which is the odd word out?

wheelcarengineChevy

Question 6: Why is Corvette written with an upper case *C*?

It is a person's name.It is a proper noun.It is the name of a place.It is a plural noun.

Tag(s):Action Sports

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