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EDITION 2: MAGAZINE QUIZ

© 2020 TIME for Kids, timeforkids.com, Edition 2. This page may be photocopied for use with students. • May 2020

COMPREHENSION QUIZ

Going Up? May2020Use this month’s magazine Going Up? to answer the questions. For each question, circle the letter next to

the best answer.

Article:“High-RiseRides”

5. What is special about the Bailong Elevator?A. It is outdoors. B. It can move sideways.C. It is the fastest. D. It is moved by magnets.

Article:“High-RiseRides”

6. Why does the author mention a cheetah in the article?A. You can see cheetahs while

riding one of the elevators. B. One of the elevators is used

to move animals such as cheetahs.

C. One of the elevators is almost as fast as a cheetah.

D. One of the elevators is as strong as a cheetah.

Article:“NewHeights”

3. What does the suffix -less mean in the word “endless”?A. without B. full ofC. can be doneD. the most

Article:“NewHeights”

4. Which part tells the elevator where to go?A. the carB. the cablesC. the pulleyD. the controller

Which details in “New Heights” help explain why elevators are important to the modern world?

Article:“NewHeights”

1. Which detail can the diagram help you understand? A. Elevators can feel like magic. B. A pulley system hoists the car

up and down. C. The controller is the “brains”

of the elevator.D. An electric motor powers the

elevator.

Article:“NewHeights”

2. Who invented the first safety elevator? A. Dot MynahanB. Rebecca KatzmanC. Elisha Graves OtisD. mechanics