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