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Reading Questions

Choose the best answer.

1. The Sun’s surface is mostly made up of
a. hydrogen and helium
b. hydrogen and oxygen

c. helium and carbon
d. carbon and iron

2. Which of these was mentioned first in the passage?

a. The Sun is a medium-sized star.
b. Extreme exposure to ultraviolet rays may also take part in causing
blindness.

c. The Sun produces great energy and heat.
d. The Sun is said to be around 4.59 billion years old.

3. The Sun appears to be white in color because

a. it is very heavy
b. it snows everyday
c. it is high in temperature
d. it is very big

4. What do hydrogen and oxygen have in common?
a. They are some of the elements that make up the Sun’s surface.
b. They are the two elements that make up all of the Sun’s surface.
c. They are the two elements that can’t be found on the Sun’s surface.

d. none of the above

5. What would probably happen if you look directly at the Sun for a brief
moment?

a. It will tickle your eyes.
b. It will soothe your eyes.
c. It will make you go blind.

d. It will cause some pain in your eyes.

6. In the passage, the word extreme has a closest meaning to
a. intense

b. exclusive
c. extend
d. sweet

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