The Moon Over Star Selection Vocabulary - Mr. Nowak's Class

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Date:

The Moon Over Star��

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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The Moon Over Star��Comprehension

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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