The Moon Over Star
  • 1. Which word means the OPPOSITE of scouted?
A) caught
B) lost
C) watched
D) searched
  • 2. What does the word tinkering mean?
A) clinking metal together
B) keeping busy in an aimless way
C) planning to make something
D) looking for something
  • 3. What does the word decade mean?
A) a period of ten years
B) a type of job
C) a type of calendar
D) rules of a game
  • 4. Read the dictionary entry below.

    Noun: profession putting knowledge
    of matter and energy to use
    Noun: The control and direction of
    something
    Which of the following words is defined above?
A) tinkering
B) directing
C) engineering
D) gleaming
  • 5. What does the word directing mean?
A) looking in a direction
B) asking for directions
C) giving directions
D) following directions
  • 6. Which word means almost the SAME as gleaming?
A) ordering
B) shining
C) winking
D) blocking
  • 7. Which word means almost the SAME as squirmed?
A) jumped
B) itched
C) squared
D) twisted
  • 8. What does the word technology mean?
A) the way objects are put together to make things
B) the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
C) the use of objects to build something new
D) a system of charts to make work easier
  • 9. What historic event did the characters witness on television?
A) the first trip to Mars
B) the first flight around Earth
C) the first moon walk
D) the first flight into space
  • 10. How is the setting important to the story?
A) It takes place the same year as an historic event in space
B) It takes place the year Kennedy became president
C) It takes place the year after an historic event in space
D) It takes place the year Mae was born
  • 11. What caused Gramps to look "lifetime-tired"?
A) many years of worrying
B) spending too much time in the sun
C) many years of farming
D) his old age
  • 12. How were Mae's and Gramp's views of the space program DIFFERENT?
A) Mae was excited about it, but Gramps thought it was a waste of money
B) Gramps was excited about it, but Mae thought it was a waste of money
C) Mae was excited about it, but Gramps thought it was a waste of time
D) Gramps was excited about it, but Mae thought if was a waste of time
  • 13. What message does the author want to get across to the reader?
A) Everyone should support space exploration
B) Family members often disagree with each other
C) Space exploration is necessary
D) People's views are based on their experiences
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