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11 Grizzly Bears #5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading 116 ©Teacher Created Resources Warm-Up / 4 Name ______________________________________________ Check Your Understanding 1. From the context of the passage, what is the meaning of sinuous? a. unusual c. evil b. bending or winding in and out d. short and thin 2. Which of the following is a good summary of the article? a. Slinkys are fun to play with. b. The Slinky is a successful toy resulting from an accidental discovery and careful experimentation. c. The Slinky was first used to measure speed in naval ships. d. Slinkys are made from coiled wire. 3. What can you infer from the information in the last paragraph? a. Slinkys are still a popular toy. b. Slinkys are no longer sold in the United States. c. There is no longer enough wire to make Slinkys. d. The only place you can buy Slinkys is in Philadelphia at Gimbels. 4. On which of the seven continents are Slinkys probably not sold? a. North America c. Asia b. Europe d. Antarctica The Slinky ® was invented by Richard James, a naval engineer during World War II. He was experimenting with coiled tension springs. He was trying to design a meter to measure horsepower for ships. James dropped one of the coiled springs on the floor one day and was both amazed and amused to watch the spring “walk” across the floor. He played and experimented with the spring to see what else he could make it do. James immediately recognized the appeal the spring would have as a toy. He experimented with many versions, trying to determine which length of wire and which thickness would be best. He eventually settled on eighty feet of thin, coiled wire. His wife, Betty, is given credit for the name Slinky, which is derived from a Swedish word meaning sinuous. The name also sounds a little like the “slinkity” noise that the toy makes when it “walks.” The first versions of the toy were sold in Gimbels Department Store in Philadelphia in 1945 for $1.00. It was an instant hit, selling four hundred in less than two hours. Slinkys are now sold on six continents. Enough wire has been used in making Slinkys to circle the world more than 130 times. The distance around the world at the equator is about 25,000 miles. That is a lot of wire for a lot of Slinkys! Did You Know? Download 10.24 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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