Read a Thon 2024

What is the best school in the galaxy?

• Stargazer School

• Galaxy Grammar School

• Harbor View Elementary School

• Astronaut Academy

What event did Harbor View PFO host last week?

• Book Fair

• Kite Fair

• Art Fair

In a book, the author writes the words and an illustrator _________.

• edits the words

• decides the title of the book

• creates the images

What is Mae Carol Jemison famous for? She was the first....

• female in the Peace Corps

• African American female astronaut

• female to go to space

• to wave to her parents from outer space

Answer explanation

On September 12, 1992, Mae became the first African American woman in space.

Mae's mom told her to repeat this to herself: "If I can dream it, if I can believe in it, and if I work hard for it, anything is __________?"

• surmountable

• achievable

• possible

• doable

Who encouraged Mae to follow her dreams?

• Her brother

• Her teacher

• Her best friend

• Her parents

Is the sun a star or a planet?

• Star

• Planet

Answer explanation

According to NASA, "Our Sun is a 4.5 billion-year-old yellow dwarf star – a hot glowing ball of hydrogen and helium – at the center of our solar system".

What does NASA say for take off? 3, 2, 1....

• takeoff

• liftoff

• blastoff

Answer explanation

According to NASA, as the rocket prepares to launch, we hear an announcer counting, “…10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, liftoff!”

In the book "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper, what does the little blue engine say to themselves?

• I know I can, I know I can

• I think I can, I think I can

• I hope I can, I hope I can

• I wish I could, I wish I could

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