Isaac Newton: How One Life Changed the World

Questions

1. Sequence Which of these happened first?

   Newton was made a member of a British society of arts Newton began studying at Cambridge University Newton built a new kind of telescope that used a mirror Newton published his laws of motion and gravity
2. Sequence Which of these happened last?

   Newton worked on ideas about gravity, light and mathematics while the university was closed Newton began studying at Cambridge University Newton built a new kind of telescope that used a mirror Newton published his laws of motion and gravity
3. Details In what year did this happen? "Newton worked on ideas about gravity, light and mathematics while the university was closed."

   1668 1643 1687 1666
4. Timeline math How many years passed between these two events? First: "Newton began studying at Cambridge University." Later: "He published his laws of motion and gravity."

   25 36 26 27
5. Timeline math About how old was Newton in 1661?

   18 23 30 13
6. Vocabulary In the passage, what does "gravity" mean?

   the force that pulls objects toward each other a solid whose tiny particles are arranged in a repeating pattern an injury to the skin caused by heat, chemicals or electricity the remains or traces of a living thing from long ago, preserved in rock
7. Character traits Which word best describes Isaac Newton?

   unkind bored inquisitive careless
8. Evidence Which detail from the passage shows that Newton was inquisitive?

   He designed experiments with special flasks to prove where germs came from. He tested every idea with experiments, even when the results surprised everyone. His mother and wife were deaf, and he spent his life studying sound and teaching deaf students. He questioned why objects fall and why the Moon stays in the sky.
9. Main idea What is this passage mostly about?

   the life and work of Isaac Newton how to become a teacher the life and work of Jane Goodall the life and work of Ada Lovelace
10. Text structure How does the author organize the middle of the passage?

    in time order, from earlier events to later ones from most important to least important event by comparing two people as a list of steps to follow
11. Author's purpose Why does the author end with the final paragraph?

    to list every prize the person won to tell a funny story to describe where the person grew up to show that his work still matters today

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