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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?

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

Question 2: How many rock songs praise the Corvette?

just under 50exactly 60about 40over 50

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

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

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

acceleratebrakeindicatefill up with fuel

Question 5: Which description applies to the Corvette?

sub-compact carsports carhybrid carelectric car

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

a compound nouna proper nounan abstract nouna common 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 spacecrafton other carsin jet planeson trains

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

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

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

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

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

dragexpandedaerodynamicpointed

Question 6: Which sentence contains a simile?

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

Quiz

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

torquebalancehorsepowerpound

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

turn corners smoothlyaccelerate quicklystop quicklyrun quietly

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

open the car doorsactivate the GPScontrol the radiocontrol the air temperature in the car

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

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

Question 5: Which is a compound noun?

horsepowerbeautifulcompartmentcomfortable

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

sleekaccelerateinterfacebrawn

Quiz

Question 1: Which is the parent company of Chevrolet?

General MotorsMGFerrariJaguar

Question 2: What is the Corvette named after?

an animala fast-moving naval shipa fast cara European sports car

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

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

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

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

Question 5: What does *approximately* mean?

exactlyless thanmore thanabout

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

an apostrophea semi-colona hyphena comma

Quiz

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

foureightsevensix

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question 5: Which word is a *noun*?

connectsconnectionconnectconnected

Question 6: Which is the odd word out?

sixteenseventhfourthfifth