The Moon Over Star Selection Vocabulary - Mr. Nowak's Class
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Date:
The Moon Over Star¡ª
Selection Vocabulary
Read each item below carefully and choose the
correct answer.
1
2
Which word means the OPPOSITE of scouted?
a caught
c searched
b lost
d watched
What does the word tinkering mean?
f looking for something
g clinking metal together
h planning to make something
i keeping busy in an aimless way
3
What does the word decade mean?
a a type of job
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b rules of a game
c a type of calendar
d a period of ten years
4
Read the dictionary entry below.
? Noun: A profession putting knowledge of matter and
energy to use
? Noun: The control and direction of something
Which of the following words is defined above?
f directing
h gleaming
g engineering
i tinkering
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What does the word directing mean?
a giving directions
b following directions
c asking for directions
d looking in a direction
6
Which word means almost the SAME as gleaming?
f blocking
g ordering
h shining
i winking
7
Which word means almost the SAME as squirmed?
a itched
b jumped
c squared
d twisted
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What does the word technology mean?
f a system of charts to make work easier
g the use of objects to build something new
h the way objects are put together to make things
i the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
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Date:
The Moon Over Star¡ªComprehension
Read the following questions carefully. You may look back
at the selection to help find the answer to each question.
1
What historic event did the characters witness
on television?
a the first moon walk
b the first trip to Mars
c the first flight into space
d the first flight around Earth
2
How is the setting important to the story?
f It takes place the year Mae was born.
g It takes place the year Kennedy became president.
h It takes place the year after an historic event in space.
i It takes place the same year as an historic event
in space.
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3
What caused Gramps to look ¡°lifetime-tired¡±?
a his old age
b many years of farming
c many years of worrying
d spending too much time in the sun
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How were Mae¡¯s and Gramps¡¯s views of the space
program DIFFERENT?
f Gramps was excited about it, but Mae thought it was
a waste of time.
g Mae was excited about it, but Gramps thought it was
a waste of time.
h Gramps was excited about it, but Mae thought it was
a waste of money.
i Mae was excited about it, but Gramps thought it was a
waste of money.
5
What message does the author want to get across to
the reader?
a Space exploration is necessary.
b Family members often disagree with each other.
c Everyone should support space exploration.
d People¡¯s views are based on their experiences.
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