1) The purpose of this text is to – a) show a problem and give a solution b) tell the history of the two scales of temperature c) show which scale of temperature is better d) tell a funny story 2) Read this dictionary entry for the word scale. Which definition most closely fits the way the word scale is used in paragraph 1? a) Definition 1 b) Definition 2 c) Definition 3 d) Definition 4 3) The picture in the passage best helps the reader to - a) understand how the scales were made b) know how water freezes and boils c) compare the two temperature scales d) understand how temperature changes 4) Based on the text, which sentence is true? a) Anders Celsius grew up in the Netherlands. b) Daniel Fahrenheit made is scale in 1742. c) Daniel Fahrenheit was a mathematician. d) Anders Celsius was a professor. 5) Look at the charts below. What did Anders Celsius learn from his experiments with boiling water? a) If there's high air pressure, water will take longer to boil. b) If there's low air pressure, water will take longer to boil. c) Water always takes the same amount of time to boil. d) Water takes different amounts of times to freeze. 6) Which word in paragraph 4 is a synonym of weight? a) boiled b) amount c) pressure d) experiments 7) What does the math formula below show? a) how Celsius and Fahrenheit are the same b) how to change Fahrenheit to Celsius c) at what temperature water freezes d) how long it takes for water to boil 8) In the last paragraph, what word has the Latin prefix meaning "before?" a) symbol b) preheat c) forecast d) remember 9) What does the author probably think about the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales? a) The Fahrenheit scale is more important than the Celsius scale. b) The United States should change their scales to Celsius. c) The scales are both too old to use. d) Both scales are very important. 10) Which is the best summary of the text? a) Both scales were invented in the 1700s. Fahrenheit and Celsius did experiments with water to come up with their scales. Both scales are still useful today. b) Many of the world's most famous scientists grew up in Europe. Daniel Fahrenheit grew up in the Netherlands. Anders Celsius grew up in Sweden. c) Water boils at different times. It boils more quickly when there isn't a lot of air pressure. It boils more slowly when there is a lot of air pressure. d) Americans use the Fahrenheit scale for cooking. Cookbooks tell people to turn their ovens on to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, not Celsius.

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