Stranded in Space Vocab Quiz

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There has been a significant increase in wild fires in California over the past 10 years. As a result, many animals have been removed from their ecosystems. This will create a DIRE situation for these animals if scientists can't find a way to stop wildfires from spreading.

According to the text, the word DIRE as used in the passage means:

• urgent

• happy

• interesting

• exhausting

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Last night the President of the United States said that thousands of US soldiers were being DEPLOYED to the Ukraine on a special mission.

According to the text, the word DEPLOYED as used in the passage means:

• lost, confused, or unable to think clearly

• to place in position for a particular task or mission

• urgent or close to disaster

• perfect without flaws or failures

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At the birthday party, the kids were given a chance to hit a pinata. They were blind folded, then turned around several times, making them DISORIENTED which made it harder to win.

According to the text, the word DISORIENTED as used in the passage means:

• focused and alert

• to place in position for a particular task or mission

• lost, confused or unable to think clearly

• perfect without flaws or failures

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On our trip to Florida, my mom turned on her GPS to help us NAVIGATE our surroundings in order to take us to the hotel.

According to the text, the word NAVIGATE as used in the passage means:

• focused and alert

• to feel dizzy or unbalanced

• to give directions to a specific place or spot

• very serious causing great worry and harm

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Before his mission to Mars, the astronaut tested out the space CONSOLE in order to monitor the rocket's data

According to the text, the word CONSOLE as used in the passage means:

• a special workplace with switches and display screens

• to move, spread out, or place in position

• to give directions to a specific place or spot

• very serious causing great worry and harm

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The workers were trying their best to free the men caught under the tunnel, but the situation was turning GRAVE as they were running out of oxygen.

According to the text, the word GRAVE as used in the passage means:

• to spread out

• to find your way around an area

• urgent or close to disaster

• very serious causing great worry and harm

A special workstation with switches and display screens used to monitor data on space crafts

• disoriented

• display

• dire

• console

to move, spread out, or place in position for a particular task or purpose

• deploy

• grave

• navigate

• dire

extremely terrible, serious, or urgent...close to disaster

• disoriented

• dire

• deploy

• console

to feel lost, confused, or unable to think clearly

• dire

• deploy

• disoriented

• grave