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Practice Sentences

** Making Things Move **
Read this selection, and then answer the questions that follow. // (1) // Did you know that whatever you do, forces are at work on you? That's // right //. Forces keep your feet on the ground when you stand. Forces keep you sitting on a chair without slipping off. And a force guarantees that if you jump up, you're going to come down! Without forces you couldn't hold a // pen // to write, no matter whether you use your // right // or left! In the world of forces, things spin, stretch, twist, and // fly //, but only if something or someone applies a push or pull! // (2) // Here on Earth, gravity pulls anything at or near the surface toward the center of the planet. Things have weight because of gravity's pull. The greater the pull, the more an object weighs. We use // scales // to measure weight. When you // step // on a scale, the numbers tell how much force Earth's gravity is pulling between you and the planet itself.

** 12. ** What is the meaning of the word // pen // as used in the first paragraph? ** a. ** cage ** b. ** writing tool ** c. ** scribble ** d. ** corral

** 13. ** Which is NOT a meaning of the word // step //? ** a. ** stair ** b. ** stage or point of directions ** c. ** stride ** d. ** high

** 14. ** Which is the meaning of // scales // as used in the passage? ** a. ** hard pieces that cover an animal's body ** b. ** climbs a steep, rocky hill <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,clean,sans-serif;">** c. ** machines for weighing things <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,clean,sans-serif;">** d. ** draws in relative proportion

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