They Were Dark, and Golden -Eyed
What event forces the Bittering family to stay on Mars longer than expected?
What is the destruction of the rockets back on Earth?
Where does "The Last Dog" take place?
What is a futuristic dome on Earth
NASA and private companies like SpaceX are working to send humans to this neighboring planet, which has long been a target for exploration.
What is Mars?
This term refers to journeys beyond Earth’s atmosphere to explore space.
What is space exploration?
What are the four principal parts of verbs?
What is Present, Present Participle, Past, Past participle
How does the Martian environment begin to change the Bittering family?
What is their skin darkening, their eyes turning golden, and their features becoming more Martian-like?
Why is Brock different from the other people in the dome?
What is he is curious about the outside world and willing to explore it?
Scientists believe that this essential resource, found as ice beneath Mars’ surface, could be key to sustaining human life on the planet.
What is water?
Private companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin are working to make this type of travel more common for ordinary people.
What is space tourism?
In the sentence "Scientists have studied Mars for decades," which principal part is the verb "studied"?
What is the past participle?
What does the wind symbolize in the story?
What is the unstoppable force of change and transformation?
What is the main conflict Brock faces in the story?
What is deciding whether to return to the dome or stay outside with Brog?
This organization, known for sending astronauts to space, is leading missions to explore Mars and beyond.
What is NASA?
In the article, the author explores whether humans should continue space exploration or focus on solving problems on this planet.
What is Earth?
Fill in the missing degrees of comparison: fast, ________, fastest.
What is faster?
How does Harry Bittering initially react to the changes he notices in his family and surroundings?
What is fear and resistance—he tries to rebuild a rocket to escape?
What is one central theme of "The Last Dog"?
What is the importance of curiosity, independence, and the connection between humans and nature?
Rovers, like Curiosity and Perseverance, help explore Mars by collecting data and taking pictures. What kind of vehicle are they? ?
What is a robot?
Some people worry that space exploration is too expensive. What is the term for the money needed to fund these missions?
What is a budget (or funding)?
In the sentence "The spacecraft traveled more smoothly than expected," which degree of comparison is used for smoothly?
What is the comparative degree?
What is the main theme of the story, reflected in the transformation of the humans into Martians?
What is the idea that humans are powerless against nature and adaptation is inevitable?
How does Brock trick the scientists into letting him and Brog leave the dome?
What is he pretends Brog has a deadly disease that could spread to the other dome inhabitants?
Astronauts in space need to wear this special gear to survive outside their spacecraft.
What is a spacesuit?
One reason for space exploration is the possibility of discovering this outside of Earth.
What is extraterrestrial life (or aliens)?
Identify the principal part of the verb in this sentence: "Future missions will have landed humans on Mars by the 2040s.
What is the past participle ("landed")?