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The Moon Over Star
Contributed by: Bangert
  • 1. Which word means the OPPOSITE of scouted?
A) caught
B) searched
C) lost
D) watched
  • 2. What does the word tinkering mean?
A) clinking metal together
B) planning to make something
C) looking for something
D) keeping busy in an aimless way
  • 3. What does the word decade mean?
A) a type of job
B) a type of calendar
C) a period of ten years
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) engineering
B) tinkering
C) directing
D) gleaming
  • 5. What does the word directing mean?
A) looking in a direction
B) giving directions
C) following directions
D) asking for directions
  • 6. Which word means almost the SAME as gleaming?
A) winking
B) shining
C) ordering
D) blocking
  • 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 way objects are put together to make things
C) a system of charts to make work easier
D) the use of objects to build something new
  • 9. What historic event did the characters witness on television?
A) the first moon walk
B) the first flight around Earth
C) the first trip to Mars
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 same year as an historic event in space
C) It takes place the year Kennedy became president
D) It takes place the year Mae was born
  • 11. What caused Gramps to look "lifetime-tired"?
A) many years of farming
B) his old age
C) many years of worrying
D) spending too much time in the sun
  • 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 time
C) Mae was excited about it, but Gramps thought it was a waste of money
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) People's views are based on their experiences
C) Family members often disagree with each other
D) Space exploration is necessary
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