The Moon Over Star
  • 1. Which word means the OPPOSITE of scouted?
A) watched
B) caught
C) searched
D) lost
  • 2. What does the word tinkering mean?
A) looking for something
B) planning to make something
C) clinking metal together
D) keeping busy in an aimless way
  • 3. What does the word decade mean?
A) rules of a game
B) a type of job
C) a type of calendar
D) a period of ten years
  • 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) engineering
B) directing
C) gleaming
D) tinkering
  • 5. What does the word directing mean?
A) giving directions
B) asking for directions
C) following directions
D) looking in a direction
  • 6. Which word means almost the SAME as gleaming?
A) winking
B) blocking
C) shining
D) ordering
  • 7. Which word means almost the SAME as squirmed?
A) twisted
B) jumped
C) itched
D) squared
  • 8. What does the word technology mean?
A) the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
B) the use of objects to build something new
C) the way objects are put together to make things
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 moon walk
C) the first flight around Earth
D) the first flight into space
  • 10. How is the setting important to the story?
A) It takes place the year after an historic event in space
B) It takes place the year Kennedy became president
C) It takes place the year Mae was born
D) It takes place the same year as an historic event in space
  • 11. What caused Gramps to look "lifetime-tired"?
A) many years of farming
B) his old age
C) spending too much time in the sun
D) many years of worrying
  • 12. How were Mae's and Gramp's views of the space program DIFFERENT?
A) Gramps was excited about it, but Mae thought it was a waste of money
B) Mae was excited about it, but Gramps thought it was a waste of money
C) Gramps was excited about it, but Mae thought if was a waste of time
D) Mae was excited about it, but Gramps thought it was a waste of time
  • 13. What message does the author want to get across to the reader?
A) Family members often disagree with each other
B) People's views are based on their experiences
C) Everyone should support space exploration
D) Space exploration is necessary
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