Comprehension
What historic event did the characters watch on television?
What is The first moon landing
Which word means the OPPOSITE of “scouted”?
(A) caught
(B) lost
(C) search
(D) watched
Opposite of scouted:
What is: lost?
What does the word "tinkering" mean in the following sentence from "The Moon Over Star"?
"Gramps kept right on tinkering with the engine."
(A) looking for something
(B) clinking metal together
(C) planning to make something
(D) keeping busy in an aimless way
What is: keeping busy in an aimless way
Replace the possessive nouns with a possessive pronoun
Lisa's telephone is broken
What is:her telephone is broken?
What does a narrator do in a story?
What is: tell the story?
How is the setting important to this story? Choose the best explanation in your own words.
What is It takes place the same year as an historic event in space?
What does the word “decade” mean?
What is: 10 years?
What does the word “directing” mean in the sentence below?
"We heard the voice of Commander Armstrong directing the landing."
(A) giving directions
(B) following directions
(C) asking for directions
(D) looking in a direction
What is: giving directions?
Replace the possessive nouns with a possessive pronoun
Maria is a ballet dancer.
What is: she is a ballet dancer?
Which point of view is the sentence told from?
"You pick up the orange and smell it; it smells surprisingly sweet".
What is: second person?
What caused Gramps to look “lifetime-tired”? Explain using evidence from the text.
What is: many years of farming?
Which word means almost the SAME as “gleaming”?
(A) blocking
(B) ordering
(C) shining
(D) blinking
What is: shining?
Which context clues in the passage could help you determine the meaning of “gleaming.”
(A) "Once upon a Summer's morning..."
(B) "Grandpa led the singing in church..."
(C) "the light of Sunday..."
(D) "on his silvery head."
What is "the light of Sunday..."
Replace the possessive nouns with a possessive pronoun
The car's wheels are brand new.
What is: its wheels are brand new?
Which point of view is this sentence told from?
"She walked to the store while thinking about her day".
What is: third person?
How were Mae’s and Gramps’s views of the space program DIFFERENT?
What is: Gramps was excited about it, but Mae thought it was a waste of time?
Which word means almost the SAME as “squirmed”?
(A) itched
(B) jumped
(C) squared
(D) twisted
What is: twisted
What does the word "engineering" mean?
(A) usingwood to build a fire
(B) using reading to understand a book
(C) using math, science, and creativity to solve problems by designing, building, and testing things
(D) using an experiment to grow plants in a lab.
What is: using math, science, and creativity to solve problems by designing, building, and testing things?
Replace the possessive nouns with a possessive pronoun.
The bedroom that belongs to you and me needs to be cleaned.
What is: Our bedroom needs to be cleaned.
OR
What is: The bedroom that belongs to us needs to be cleaned.
Which point of view is this sentence written?
"I couldn't believe it was my turn to jump!"
What is: First person?
What message does the author want to get across to the reader? Use two pieces of evidence from the selection to support your answer.
What is: People's views are based on their experiences?
What does the word “technology” mean?
(A) a system of charts to make work easier
(B) the use of objects to build something new
(C) the way objects are pit together to make things
(D) the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
What is: the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
Use the word decade in a sentence.
Example answers:
What is: I am one decade old?
What is: In a decade it will be 2036?
What is: We live in the 2020's decade?
What pronoun can replace "the classroom that belongs to us" in the following sentence?
The classroom that belongs to us is bright.
What is: Our classroom is bright
Malcolm rolled his eyes and tried to think of a snappy answer, but the trouble was he knew she was right. Renee was an awesome basketball player, he had to admit, and he secretly hoped she would be on his team later that afternoon!
How is this paragraph important to the passage?
A It shows how Malcolm feels about Renee.
B It shows that Malcolm doesn’t like Renee.
C It shows how Renee feels about Malcolm.
D It shows that Renee knows how Malcolm feels.
What is: It shows how Malcolm feels about Renee?