The Invention of the Steel Helmet — Questions and answers

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What happened when Kenji opened his MAGICAL INVENTION ENCYCLOPEDIA?

Choices

  1. His bedroom walls turned blank.
  2. The room filled with the sound of music.
  3. The room dissolved into swirling light and color. ✓
  4. He found a map to a hidden treasure.

Answer: The room dissolved into swirling light and color.

From page 3

What problem did Dr. Giles wish they had better protection for?

Choices

  1. Broken gears on their machines.
  2. Too much loud music in the trenches.
  3. Too many head injuries. ✓
  4. Soldiers getting lost in the mud.

Answer: Too many head injuries.

From page 6

What did Kenji suggest to Dr. Giles as a way to protect soldiers' heads?

Choices

  1. Using thick cloth
  2. Using strong wood
  3. Using metal ✓
  4. Using heavy blankets

Answer: Using metal

From page 7

What did Kenji find to show Dr. Giles as an example of metal protection?

Choices

  1. A shiny new helmet
  2. A strong wooden shield
  3. A discarded metal bucket ✓
  4. A piece of clockwork gear

Answer: A discarded metal bucket

From page 8

What was Kenji's last message to Dr. Giles before he vanished?

Choices

  1. To find more musical contraptions.
  2. To make the metal strong and protective. ✓
  3. To forget about the metal bucket.
  4. To look for his toy zeppelin.

Answer: To make the metal strong and protective.

From page 9

What did Kenji tell Jia he knew about when he returned?

Choices

  1. How to build a flying zeppelin.
  2. Who invented the steel helmet. ✓
  3. How to make a harmonic resonator.
  4. Where to find a magic book.

Answer: Who invented the steel helmet.

From page 10