The Moon Over Star Selection Test

Whic word means the opposite of scouted?

• caught

• watched

• searched

• lost

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the word tinkering mean?

• looking for something

• clinking metal together

• planning to build something

• keeping busy in an aimless way

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the word decade mean?

• a type of job

• rules of a game

• a type of calendar

• a period of 10 years

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

Read the dictionary entry below:

Noun: A profession putting knowledge of power and energy to use

Noun: The control and direction of something

Which of the following words are described above?

• directing

• engineering

• gleaming

• tinkering

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word directing mean?

• giving direction

• following directions

• asking for directions

• looking in a direction

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

Which word means almost the SAME as gleaming?

• blocking

• ordering

• shining

• winking

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

Which word means almost the same as squirmed?

• itched

• jumped

• squared

• twisted

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

What historic event did the characters witness on television?

• the first moon walk

• the first trip to Mars

• the first fl ight into space

• the fast flight around Earth

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

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 an historic event in space.

• It takes place the same year as an historic event in space.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3