Download Grade 6.GALILEO.Posttest

Phil-IRI Form 1 – Post Test
Name: _______________________________
Grade and Section: __________
GRADE LEVEL PASSAGE RATING SHEET
Prompt:
What does it take to be a scientist? Read and find out.
Galileo, The Scientist
Galileo was different even as a boy.
He invented toys that
moved.
At young age, Galileo liked Science books written by Aristotle.
In one of his book Aristotle said, “Heavy objects fall faster than the
lighter objects.”
Galileo disproved Aristotle’s theory.
He tested the theory,
proved it was wrong and discovered that objects fell at the same rate
of speed.
During Galileo’s time, sun was believed to travel around the
earth.
To prove the belief, he invented a “spyglass” and called it
“telescope”.
Gr. VI
No. of Words: 83
Questions:
Literal:
SY 2012-2013
1. What did Galileo enjoy doing as a child?
Possible Invent toys that move.
Answers: Read science books.
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2. What Galileo’s invention was mentioned?
Answer: Telescope
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Interpretive:
Applied:
SY 2012-2013
3. What theory of Aristotle did Galileo
disprove?
Answer: “That heavy objects fall
faster than light objects.”
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4. What were Galileo’s contribution to
science?
Answers: He proved a theory wrong.
He invented a machine for
observing heavenly bodies.
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5. How would you describe Galileo?
Answers: Inquisitive
Observant
Reader
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6. If you were Galileo, what would you
invent? Why?
Possible I’ll invent a time machine.
Answers: I’ll work on invisible objects
for security.
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7. If you were Galileo, how would you react if
you have proved that one theory was
wrong, but no one believed in you?
Possible
 Show the evidences that
Answers:
the theory was wrong.
 Don’t give up, convince
the people about the
theory.
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