Character
How did Mae feel about the moon walk?
excited
When something is shining
gleaming
10 years
decade
What year did the story take place?
1969
What historic event did the characters witness on television?
the first moon walk
How did Gramps feel about the moon walk?
He thought it was a waste of money?
Searched
scouted
Turning and twisting your bocy
squirmed
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 Mae was born
C) It takes place the year after an historic event in space
D) It takes place the year Kennedy became president
A) It takes place the same year as an historic event in space
How far away is the moon?
240,000 miles away
What message does the author want to get across to the reader?
A) Everyone should support space exploration
B) Space exploration is necessary
C) Family members often disagree with each other
D) People's views are based on their experiences
D) People's views are based on their experiences
When you are giving orders you are ______
directing
If you are working on something you are
tinkering
What date does the story take place?
July 20, 1969
What did the children eat while watching the moon?
popcorn
What caused Gramps to look "lifetime-tired"?
Many years of farming
The use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
technology
Opposite of scouted
lost
Where did Gramps grow up?
farm
What was the name of the spaceship that landed on the moon?
Eagle
What does Gramp think the money should go toward, instead of space travel to the moon?
People who need it on Earth.
The profession of putting knowledge of matter and energy to practical use
engineering
The opposite of dull
gleaming
On a farm
What did Mae and her counsins build during the day from scraps they found in the barn?
a spaceship