The Moon Over Star—Selection Vocabulary

Which word means the OPPOSITE of scouted?

• caught

• lost

• searched

• watched

What does the word tinkering mean?

• looking for something

• clinking metal together

• planning to make something

• keeping busy in an aimless way

What does the word decade mean?

• a type of job

• rules of a game

• a type of calendar

• a period of ten years

Which of the following words is defined above?

• directing

• engineering

• gleaming

• tinkering

What does the word directing mean?

• giving directions

• following directions

• asking for directions

• looking in a direction

Which word means almost the SAME as gleaming?

• blocking

• ordering

• shining

• winking

Which word means almost the SAME as squirmed?

• itched

• jumped

• squared

• twisted

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

What historic event did the characters witness on television?

• the first moon walk

• the first trip to Mars

• the first flight into space

• the first flight around Earth

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.