Who's Who
Fun Facts
Vocabulary
ALAC
Rewards
100

Neil Armstrong 

First man on the moon


100

Who was the Cold War fought between? 

Soviet Union (USSR) and United States

100

Cold War

A period of political rivalry and tension between the US and the Soviet Union from 1945-1991

100

What type of language is ALAC trying to help you improve?

Academic English 

100

Find the prefix in the following word:

disagree

dis- 

200

John F. Kennedy 

President of the United States during the Space Race

200

Who won the Space Race?

The United States 

200

What does NASA stand for?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

200

What score do you need to get on you RI in order to reclassify?

800 for 6th grade 

850 for 7th grade

900 for 8th grade

200

What sound does the vowel combination "ir" make?

It makes the "er" sound like in bird

300

Katherine Johnson 

A black woman who helped during the Space Race. 

Main character of the novel Hidden Figures 

300

What was President Kennedy’s major goal in the Space Race?

To get a man to the moon by the end of the decade

300

Module

An independent unit of a spacecraft

A set of parts that can build a complex structure

300

What is the difference between formal and informal language?

Formal - Used in school and academics

Informal - Used with friends

300

Which of these words does not have a prefix

A) addict

B) abstract

C) distill 

D) digit

D) digit

400

Yuri Gagarin 

First man in space

400

What did the Soviets launch that began the Space Race? 

The satellite Sputnik 

400

Pledge 

They could in fact aggravate them further- unless every scientist, every engineer, every serviceman, every technician, contractor, and civil servant gives his personal pledge that this nation will move forward, with the full speed of freedom, in the exciting adventure of space. 

a serious promise or agreement 

400

What four English skills will you work on in the class?

Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening 

400

What does the prefix mis- mean?


wrongly, wrong

500

Alan Shepard 

The first AMERICAN man on the moon

500

What were the two American advancements made after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik?

The creation of NASA

Launching the Explorer 1 satellite 

500

What is the difference between a command module and a lunar module?

A command module goes back to Earth while a lunar module does not (it stays in space)

500

True or False: 

Bilingual students have a bad memory because they have to remember double the amount of words. 

False; People who speak two or more languages tend to have greater brain development in the areas related to language, memory and attention than people who speak one language.


500

What is the difference between a sound and a name for vowels?

The sound is the long version of the vowel (hot)

The name is the short version of the vowel, and sounds like the letter (locate) 

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