Astr Part 2

Read each sentence and choose the word that best fits the sentence.

The word ____________ is derived from the greek words astron, meaning star, and nautes, meaning sailor.

• asterisk

• asteroid

• astronaut

• astronomer

• astronomical

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Read each sentence and choose the word that best fits the sentence.

A(n) ____________ is a typographical symbol, sometimes called a glyph.

• asterisk

• asteroid

• astronaut

• astronomer

• astronomical

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Read each sentence and choose the word that best fits the sentence.

The odds against the coincidence were ____________ until I carefully considered the facts.

• asterisk

• asteroid

• astronaut

• astronomer

• astronomical

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Read each sentence and choose the word that best fits the sentence.

A(n) ___________ researches the world beyond Earth.

• asterisk

• asteroid

• astronaut

• astronomer

• astronomical

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Read each sentence and choose the word that best fits the sentence.

A(n) ___________ was first discovered in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi.

• asterisk

• asteroid

• astronaut

• astronomer

• astronomical

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Read each statement. If the bold word is used properly in the sentence, choose True. If the bold word is used incorrectly, choose False.

Patty couldn't believe that dances like the asterisk were back from the '60s.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read each statement. If the bold word is used properly in the sentence, choose True. If the bold word is used incorrectly, choose False.

A comet is the same thing as an asteroid.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read each statement. If the bold word is used properly in the sentence, choose True. If the bold word is used incorrectly, choose False.

Often, children enjoy dressing up like astronauts and pretending to travel to outer space.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read each statement. If the bold word is used properly in the sentence, choose True. If the bold word is used incorrectly, choose False.

After four years of undergraduate and seven years of graduate school, David is finally a legitimate astronomer.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read each statement. If the bold word is used properly in the sentence, choose True. If the bold word is used incorrectly, choose False.

The thousand of dollars that she owed felt like an astronomical amount.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A