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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""Vette""Corvie""Vettie"

Question 2: How many rock songs praise the Corvette?

exactly 60over 50about 40just under 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 cannot reach the same speeds as a Corvette.They are not as expensive as the Corvette.

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

fill up with fuelindicatebrakeaccelerate

Question 5: Which description applies to the Corvette?

sports carelectric carhybrid carsub-compact car

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

a compound nounan abstract nouna proper nouna common noun

Quiz

Question 1: What helps the Corvette reduce drag?

its broad rearits narrow waistits powerits tapered front

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

on trainson other carson spacecraftin jet planes

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

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

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

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

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

aerodynamicexpandedpointeddrag

Question 6: Which sentence contains a simile?

The Corvette has a unique shape.The Corvette is shaped like a Coke bottle.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?

torquebalancepoundhorsepower

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

accelerate quicklyturn corners smoothlystop quicklyrun quietly

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

control the radiocontrol the air temperature in the caropen the car doorsactivate the GPS

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

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

Question 5: Which is a compound noun?

comfortablebeautifulhorsepowercompartment

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

acceleratesleekbrawninterface

Quiz

Question 1: Which is the parent company of Chevrolet?

General MotorsFerrariJaguarMG

Question 2: What is the Corvette named after?

an animala fast-moving naval shipa European sports cara fast 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 encourage Europeans to buy more American carsto provide Americans with a more affordable sports carto force Americans to stop importing European sports cars

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

to give interesting information about the Corvette's engineto give interesting information about the history of the Corvetteto give interesting information about General Motors' employeesto 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 commaa hyphen

Quiz

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

sevensixeightfour

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

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

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

A lot of thought has gone into designing the different Corvettes.Corvette drivers enjoy talking to each other.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 explain how to build a Corvetteto advertise jobs at General Motorsto persuade people to buy a Corvetteto give information about Corvettes

Question 5: Which word is a *noun*?

connectionconnectconnectsconnected

Question 6: Which is the odd word out?

fourthfifthsixteenseventh

Quiz

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

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

Question 2: What might General Motors be working on?

a new song about Corvettesan all-electric or hybrid Corvettea convertible Corvettea new movie about a Corvette driver

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

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

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

in the indexin the glossaryon the contents pagein the blurb

Question 5: Which is the odd word out?

carengineChevywheel

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

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

Tag(s):Action Sports

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