4th Grade Wonders Unit 4 Week 3

Which word means the OPPOSITE of scouted?

• caught
• lost
• searched
• watched

What does the word tinkering mean?

• looking for something
• clinking metal together
• planning to make something
• keeping busy in an aimless way

What does the word decade mean?

• a type of job
• rules of a game
• a type of calendar
• a period of ten years

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?

• directing
• engineering
• gleaming
• tinkering

What does the word directing mean?

• giving directions
• following directions
• asking for directions
• looking in a direction

Which word means almost the SAME as gleaming?

• blocking
• ordering
• shining
• winking

Which word means almost the SAME as squirmed?

• itched
• jumped
• squared
• twisted

What does the word technology mean?

• a system of charts to make work easier
• the use of objects to build something new
• the way objects are put together to make things
• the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

What historic event did the characters witness on television?

• the first moon walk
• the first trip to Mars
• the first flight into space
• the first flight around Earth

How is the setting important to the story?

• It takes place the year Mae was born.
• It takes place the year Kennedy became president.
• It takes place the year after a historic event in space.
• It takes place the same year as a historic event in space.