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 2 . Based on what you read, which flavor might Kaitlyn have added?
a. baking soda
b. orange extract
c. extra salt
d. chili powder
 3 . What does the word deviate mean as it is used in the text?
a. to turn aside from the directions
b. to do the wrong thing
c. to put the recipe in a different place
d. to disobey the kitchen rules
 4 . Which of the following statements describes the reward for the group who made the best-tasting biscuits?
a. They would be excused from the test.
b. They would be excused from home economics class.
c. They would be allowed to eat their finished product.
d. They would be allowed to make biscuits for the faculty breakfast.
 5 . What might have happened to Kaitlyn’s recipe? How would you explain the mystery?
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Fiction: Mystery/Suspense/Adventure
Go-Cart Adventure
Austin handed Lucas a wrench so he could tighten the 
last nut. “Do you think this will really go?”
Glancing at Austin, Lucas asked, “The engine runs, 
doesn’t it? This is going to be a fantastic machine!”
The brothers had spent weeks gathering materials to 
build a go-cart, mostly salvage metal from their uncle’s 
garage. Grandpa helped weld the metal parts together 
into a frame with his soldering gun. Then, once the 
frame was complete, the boys went in search of wheels.
Grandpa’s shop yielded two old bicycle wheels, but they 
needed four. The boys headed back to the garage and 
discovered an old lawn mower, which they raided for 
wheels and an engine. Grandpa’s soldering gun came
in handy to form an axle from scrap metal pipes.
They couldn’t figure out how to make it turn until 
Grandpa told them to use the steering mechanism from 
the lawn mower. Then he helped them figure the math 
and angles to get the steering correct.
“How can we get it to go faster?” Austin wondered.
Grandpa chuckled. “In order to make the lawn-mower 
motor go faster, you’ll need different gears. Motorcycle 
gears would be best, but why not use those since they’re 
handy?” He gestured to the parts from the old scooter 
Lucas had found in the shop.
When it was ready for testing, Lucas jumped in and 
drove to a nearby hill. Steering frantically, he barely 
avoided shrubbery along the roadside. At the bottom 
of the hill, Lucas pressed his foot on the brake pedal, 
hoping it would hold and halt the vehicle. Skidding to 
a stop, the chain popped off the axle.
Running alongside, Austin pouted. “It’s broken, and I 
didn’t even get to try it.”
“Don’t worry. It was such a great ride; it’s worth 
putting in the effort to fix it. You’ll get the next turn.”
Lucas grabbed the tow rope and headed for the garage.
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 1 . What could Austin and Lucas have done to make their experience safer?
a. weld the chain to the axle
b. wear a helmet
c. add another brake 
d. made it so the go-cart wouldn’t turn
 2 . Which event did not happen in the story?
a. Lucas tightened the last nut.
b. They gathered scrap metal from their uncle’s garage.
c. Grandpa fastened the metal parts together with wire.
d. They got wheels and an engine from an old lawn-mower.
 3 . What is the main idea of the text?
a. finding salvage materials
b. working together with Grandpa
c. building a go-cart
d. being safe on a go-cart
 4 . What does it mean to raid the lawn-mower for wheels and an engine?
a. to make away with
b. to attack
c. to invade
d. to strike
 5 . Why might this story be called an adventure?
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