The Moon Over Star

Which word means the OPPOSITE of scouted?

• caught
• searched
• lost
• watched

What does the word tinkering mean?

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

How is the setting important to the story?
(Read your choices carefully)

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

A decade is a period of…

• 100 years
• 30 years
• 50 years
• 10 years

The genre of ‘The Moon Over Star’ is…

• Fantasy
• Historical Non-fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Science Fiction

What caused Gramps to look “lifetime-tired"?

• his old age
• many years of farming
• many years of worrying
• spending too much time in the sun

What message does the author want to get across to the reader?

• Space exploration is necessary.
• Family members often disagree with each other.
• Everyone should support space exploration.
• People's views are based on their experiences.

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

Point of view can best be described as…

• the time and place in which a story takes place
• the way a story’s narrator feels or thinks about the character or events
• the purpose of a story
• characters within a story

Which vocabulary word is defined as the act of giving instructions, ordering or commanding?

• engineering
• tinkering
• directing
• gleaming