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Ford Mustang (Charles Piddock)

Ford Mustang (Charles Piddock)

Speed down the road with Ford Mustang (Charles Piddock). This book tells the story of a very famous and cool American car. Kids will love looking at the bright photos of its sporty design. The simple vocabulary helps young learners read with confidence. If you love fast cars, you will really enjoy this awesome book!

Lexile: 1010L

Quiz

Question 1: Who designed the first Mustang?

John NajarChevy CorvetteLee IococcaMoray Callum

Question 2: What is a Mustang P-51?

an enginea horsea fighter-bombera car

Question 3: What is the most likely reason the Mustang was named after a wild horse?

Like the horse, the car is fast and powerful.Both the car and the horse have a sleek appearance.Like the horse, the Mustang can travel on any type of surface.The designer of the car wanted it to have the same legendary status as the wild horse.

Question 4: Who was this book mainly written for?

older peopleuniversity studentsschool childrenpreschool children

Question 5: Which adjective describes the kind of war machine the P-51 was?

fierceoldlegendaryformidable

Question 6: What figure of speech is "...like a giant wasp"?

alliterationonomatopoeiaa metaphora simile

Quiz

Question 1: What was considered to be the first muscle car?

The Ford Mustangthe 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88the Chevy CorvetteThe Dodge Charger

Question 2: Where are Ford Mustangs built?

in Trenton, Michiganin Dearborn, Michiganin Pontiac, Michiganin Plymouth, Michigan

Question 3: How did the fuel shortages of 1973 affect muscle cars?

Production slowed down or ended.Muscle cars became more expensive.More muscle cars were made.Ford Mustangs were no longer made.

Question 4: What does the phrase "put the brakes on" refer to in this chapter?

preventing muscle cars from breaking downstopping the production of muscle carsfitting muscle cars with special brakesenabling muscle cars to stop faster in an emergency

Question 5: In this chapter, which adjective describes the 526 horsepower in the Shelby GT350?

powerfulblisteringlighterfamous

Question 6: What is the best definition of a *muscle car*?

a work trucka high performance car with a V8 enginea car with musclesa small family sedan

Quiz

Question 1: Where was the first Mustang 'unveiled'?

in Europein Dearborn, Michiganat the New York World's Fairat the Ford factory

Question 2: How many Mustangs were sold on the first weekend of its release?

2,00022,00020,0002,222

Question 3: What was Lee Iacocca's vision?

to show off the Mustang at the New York World's Fairto be president of the Ford Motor Companyto produce an American made sports carto own a Ford Mustang

Question 4: Which statement expresses an opinion?

Lee Iacocca retired from Chrysler in 1992.Henry Ford II was the head of the Ford Motor Company.Lee Iacocca later headed up the Chrysler Corporation.The interior of the 1964 Mustang was very cool for its time.

Question 5: Which noun shows that Lee Iacocca got official permission to develop the Mustang?

visionideaexecutiveapproval

Question 6: What is the opposite of *succeeded*?

announcedappealedtriedfailed

Quiz

Question 1: In what year did Mustang sales pass the one million mark?

1964196619691970

Question 2: What Mustang versions were added in 1969?

Mustang 11 and GhiaBoss and Mustang 11Boss and GhiaMach 1, Boss and Grande

Question 3: What was revolutionary about the Mustang?

It had a unique design.It was the first affordable family car.It was a sports car that the average person could afford.It looked like a Model T Ford.

Question 4: Which sentence best describes the information in the text box?

It is a warning.It is a quote.It is a list.It is an advertisement.

Question 5: Which word indicates a style change to the Mustang in 1999?

improvementmakeoverdebutrestyle

Question 6: Which prefix can be added to *assembled* to mean "join together again"?

indeunre

Quiz

Question 1: How quickly did the Texan man's all-electric Mustang go from zero to 60 miles per hour?

two secondsfour secondssixty secondsthree seconds

Question 2: What is Ford hoping to do in the future?

design faster Ford Mustangspaint all Ford Mustangs greenmake a hybrid or all-electric version of the Ford Mustangmake Ford Mustangs more stylish

Question 3: What would be the main advantage of an all-electric Mustang?

It would be faster.It would be less expensive.It would be more reliable.It would be better for the environment.

Question 4: How has the author introduced the information about the future of the Ford Mustang?

with a list of possibilitieswith a rhetorical questionwith a clause ending in a colonwith a statement ending in an exclamation mark

Question 5: What is a hybrid car?

a car that runs only on fossil fuelsa car that runs on a combination of wind and solar energya fully electric cara car that runs on a combination of petrol or diesel and electricity

Question 6: What part of speech is *stylish*?

a verban adverba nounan adjective

Tag(s):Action Sports

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