Comprehension
Words
Planet facts
Just for fun
100

What are the sun and eight planets part of?

1. The Great Red Spot

2. Our solar system

3. Saturn's rings

Our solar system

100

What is a crater?

1. A whole in the ground

2. The name for a ring around planets

3. Rocks that fly through space

A whole in the ground

100

Which planet is called "The Red Planet"?

Mars

100

What is the name of the wizarding school that Harry Potter attends?

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

200

What does the author list in the text? 

  1. planets in our solar system
  2. stars in our solar system
  3. rocks in our solar system


planets in our solar system

200
Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

Uranus and Neptune have similar weather, _____ they are very different planets. 

  1. so
  2. but
  3. because


but

200

Which planet is the largest?

Jupiter

200

What kind of fish is Nemo?

A clownfish

300

The sun is at the center of our solar system.

What evidence from the text best supports this statement?

  1. The planets in our solar system orbit the sun.
  2. A star is a ball of gas that gives off heat and light.
  3. The sun is the closest star to the planets of our solar system.


The planets in our solar system orbit the sun.

300

Why is Earth called the Blue Planet?

It is covered mostly with water

300

Which planet has rings that are large and bright?

Saturn

300

What is the name of the snowman in Frozen, and what does he love?

Olaf, he loves warm hugs

400

Based on the text, how can you describe the size of the planets in our solar system? 

  1. The planets are all the same size.
  2. The planets are all different sizes.
  3. Planets farther away from the sun are bigger.


The planets are all different sizes.

400

What does orbit mean?

1. to spin 

2. to travel around something (like the sun)

3. to bounce

to travel around something (like the sun)

400

Which planet is the coldest?

Uranus 

400

In "Up," what item does Carl use to make his house fly?

Balloons

500

What is this text mostly about?

  1. why Earth is called the Blue Planet
  2. what Saturn's rings are made of
  3. the sun and planets in our solar system


the sun and planets in our solar system

500

Earth is our home. It is the only planet that has oceans on its surface. In fact, Earth is covered mostly with water.

As used in these sentences, what does the word “surface” mean? 

  1. inside part
  2. middle part
  3. outside part


outside part

500

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

Neptune

500

In what movie series to toys come to life?

Toy Story

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