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"The Astronaut and the Onion"
Contribué par: Herrera
  • 1. Where does Gloria meet the astronaut?
A) at a space museum
B) at a movie theater
C) in the principal's office
D) in a grocery store
  • 2. Just before Gloria meets Dr. Street, she —
A) bumps into a display of baby food.
B) tosses an onion into the air.
C) sees a TV program about space.
D) buys a jar of spaghetti sauce.
  • 3. Dr. Street tells Gloria she should tame her fears by —
A) pretending that there is no danger in the world.
B) being sensible and realizing what she cannot do.
C) doing difficult things and succeeding.
D) looking up at space and thinking how big it is.
  • 4. Which word best describes Dr. Street?
A) silly
B) impatient
C) sad
D) kind
  • 5. Both Gloria and Dr. Street are —
A) afraid.
B) shy.
C) athletic.
D) upset.
  • 6. What did Dr. Street like best about being an astronaut?
A) traveling fast in a rocket
B) being on TV
C) working outside the space station
D) visiting kids in classrooms
  • 7. Read this sentence. “I can’t” is a sensible thing to say. The word sensible means having —
A) courage
B) patience
C) strong curiosity
D) good judgment
  • 8. Read this sentence. I was paralyzed. Which meaning from a dictionary best fits the word paralyzed?
A) curious about what will happen
B) unable to move
C) angry at oneself
D) hopeful that someone will help
  • 9. Read this sentence. “But maybe I can’t!” I protested. Which word means about the same as the word protested?
A) marched
B) wondered
C) objected
D) waved
  • 10. Read this sentence. Next to me there was a giant Berkbee's Baby Food display. What does the word display mean?
A) a picnic
B) a school
C) a song
D) a show or exhibit
  • 11. Read this sentence. It seemed to be calling to us, calling us to go on an endless journey. The word endless means —
A) completing the assignment
B) final destination
C) having no limit or end
D) coming to an end
  • 12. Read the sentence. It's realistic. Which word means about the same as realistic?
A) practical
B) different
C) imaginative
D) fictional
  • 13. Why did Gloria feel paralyzed after she tossed the onion in the air?
A) She was in an accident.
B) She played a trick on the astronaut.
C) She fell and couldn't get up.
D) She missed the catch, and the onion was going to hit a display of jars.
  • 14. Whose point of view is the story told from?
A) Dr. Street's
B) Gloria's
C) the customers'
D) the clerk's
  • 15. Gloria is —
A) patient and quiet.
B) smart and curious.
C) thoughtful and proud.
D) silly and loud.
  • 16. What character traits do Gloria and Dr. Street share?
A) They are both problem-solvers.
B) They are both curious and daring.
C) They are both flexible.
D) They are both stubborn.
  • 17. What does Dr. Street say is the meaning of "probably I couldn't"?
A) It stops you from trying before you even start and that paralyzes you.
B) You are successful at difficult things.
C) You understand what you can do.
D) You know how to do everything before you try.
  • 18. "The display was like a wall of glass." What type of figurative language is this?
A) personification
B) hyperbole
C) simile
D) idiom
  • 19. "Berkbee's Builds Better Babies" — What type of figurative language is this?
A) hyperbole
B) alliteration
C) personification
D) idiom
  • 20. "The store manager would kill me."
A) hyperbole
B) simile
C) alliteration
D) personification
  • 21. What does Dr. Street teach Gloria about fear? Explain your answer and support it with details from the story.
  • 22. What does Dr. Street mean when she says, "Big things are really little"? What evidence from the story leads you to make this inference?
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