How Modern Domes Are Designed — Questions and answers

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What question does Rin ask Uncle Nikhil about building?

Choices

  1. Why do we always build with squares? ✓
  2. How do we make a round house?
  3. Can we build a really tall tower?
  4. Who invented blocks?

Answer: Why do we always build with squares?

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How long did it take to build Nalini's dome?

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  1. Two years
  2. Sixteen years ✓
  3. Thirty-six years
  4. A few months

Answer: Sixteen years

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How did Nalini feel when Rin had to leave?

Choices

  1. Excited
  2. Annoyed
  3. Sad ✓
  4. Surprised

Answer: Sad

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What did Rin tell Uncle Nikhil she learned about building domes?

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  1. They used square blocks and glue.
  2. They used interlocking bricks and special lifting systems. ✓
  3. They built them with wood and scaffolding.
  4. They dug a big hole in the ground.

Answer: They used interlocking bricks and special lifting systems.

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What does Uncle Nikhil suggest they do after Rin shares what she learned?

Choices

  1. Read more books about domes.
  2. Go to Florence to see the real dome.
  3. Try building a mini-dome themselves. ✓
  4. Build a regular block tower.

Answer: Try building a mini-dome themselves.

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