So You Want to Go to Mars?

What does the word "barren" mean in this sentence?

The land was completely dry and barren, nothing grew there.

• Relating to growing plants without soil.

• without crops

• lacking vegetation

• cracked or broken

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word "colony" mean in this sentence?

The new colony made rules that everyone would have to follow.

• a city in the United States.

• a group of ants or other insects.

• a county that is part of a state.

• a group of people living in a new territory who maintain relations with their place of origin.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which sentence uses the word "compatibility" correctly?

• The compatibility of the two astronauts was not good.

• I was compatibility with the other astronaut.

• The compatibility feeling of the astronaut was very good.

• Are you compatibility with him?

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the word "embark" mean in this sentence?

We will embark on our journey tomorrow.

• To stop doing something

• To leave an area

• To get on a ship, airplane, or other vehicle, or to start something new.

• To come into a room

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which sentence uses the word "feat" correctly?

• The man will perform a feat of strength after dinner.

• The shoes do not fit my feat very well.

• The boys had to run 20 feat and then climb a pole to win the prize.

• What feats of laughter will we experience tonight?

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which sentence uses the word "gravity" correctly?

• The gravity will force him to leave the surface of the moon.

• The gravity on the moon is less than on the Earth.

• The gravity of the room was too much.

• There is gravity under the chair and on the table.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the meaning of the word "habitat" in this sentence?

The bird's habitat is rapidly disappearing, so they will have to find a new place to live.

• The structure of a house or building.

• The place a living thing sleeps at night.

• The natural home or environment of a living organism.

• A place without any plants or animals.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which sentence uses the word "hydroponic" correctly?

• The hydroponic plant was placed in a pot full of dirt.

• The hydroponics were growing quickly.

• The hydroponic committee agreed to use soil to grow the plants.

• The plants were grown in a hydroponic container.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word "mass" mean in this sentence?

The mass of Earth is greater than the mass of Mars.

• The weight of an object.

• the amount of matter or "stuff" in an object.

• The gravitational pull of an object

• The speed at which an object moves.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which sentence uses the word "orbit" correctly?

• Why are you orbiting around the room?

• The orbits of the stars are about the same.

• Some orbits are used to measure distance.

• It takes Mars about twice as long to complete its orbit around the sun as it does the Earth.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4