Hi-Lo: Astronauts Walk On The Moon

Hi-Lo: Astronauts Walk On The Moon

By Lisa Siewert

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03 Main Idea/Details​

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Multiple Choice

The main idea of this selection is that

• Neil Armstrong took a small step.

• Walking on the moon is easy.

• Astronauts landed and walked on the moon.

• The astronauts talked to the president.

Multiple Choice

What did the astronauts do when they were on the moon?

• They set up a space station.

• They drove a moon buggy.

• They were fishing.

• They were collecting rock samples.

Multiple Choice

Why was Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon so important?

• It was the first time a human had stood on the moon.

• People everywhere felt pride.

• There was little gravity on the moon.

• It was carried on live television.

Multiple Choice

What was the eagle?

• The spacecraft that was built on the moon

• Machine that took the astronauts to the moon's surface

• A place on the moon

• One of three experiments

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It was easy for the astronauts to walk and run on the moon because

• There were two astronauts

• They spent more than two hours

• They were carrying a flag

• There is less gravity on the moon

​​Find each vocabulary word in the selection. The words and sentences around it will help you figure out its meaning.

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Choose the answer with the best definition of the underlined word in the following slides. ​

Vocabulary

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President Kennedy promised a moon landing by the end of the decade.

• year

• ten years

• dream

• rocket flight

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President Kennedy fulfilled his promise.

• ended

• filled up

• carried out

• emptied

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The moon's gravity makes it easy to walk on.

• rocks and craters

• being small in siz

• without wind

• force that pulls down

Multiple Choice

The moon landing was a historic moment.

• Important event

• Having happiness

• State of confusion

• worthy of being on air

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The Apollo 11 flight was launched on July 16, 1969

• Sent up into space

• Given something to eat

• Forgotten

• Lost

​Synonyms are words that have similar meanings. For example, little and small are synonyms.

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​ Select the word that means almost the same as the word underlined in each sentence.

​Word Work

Multiple Choice

It's easy to run on the moon.

• tiring

• simple

• difficult

• silly

Multiple Choice

You can jump high off the ground.

• Bounce

• Leap

• Fall

• Stumble

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The astronauts gathered some moon rocks.

• saw

• threw

• decorated

• collected

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They had a chat with the President.

• talk

• meeting

• snack

• cat

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We felt great happiness when the astronauts returned safely.

• hope

• joy

• fear

• panic

• ​To form the past tense of most verbs, add -ed.

• If the verb ends in /e/, drop the /e/ and add -ed.

• If the verb ends in /y/, drop the /y/ and add -ied.​

1. ​Read the word.

2. Read each sentence.

3. Type the past tense of the word to complete the sentence.