WorksheetsThe Stars Below Me Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is one of the main reasons Mara loves living in the country?
She gets woken up by roosters in the morning
She can look at the night sky with her telescope
She can spend time on her balcony
She can spend time with her family
Mara has an imaginary friend on a faraway star this suggests that Mara is...
silly
dreamer
bored
unfriendly
Why does Mara think Chloe doesn't like her when they first meet?
When Chloe first meets Mara, she says a few words then quickly leaves.
Mara knows city kids will find her uncool.
Chloe doesn't return to Mara's apartment.
Chloe is eager to stop spending time with her as soon as possible.
Mara helps Chloe by...
tutoring her
offering her hot chocolate
introducing her to Eta
welcoming her to the apartment building
At the end of the story, how does Mara feel about living in the city?
sad
unsure
excited
ashamed
What one thing does Mara expect to be the same in the city as in the country?
the hot chocolate
the stars
the kids
the balcony
Eta is Mara's___________.
mother
nickname
pretend friend on a faraway planet
new friend from her apartment building
When they first meet, Mara assumes Chloe thinks she's a "geek" because Mara...
has a telescope
is good at math
grows pumpkins
lived in the country
In the phrase "I'm already getting squirrelly from being cooped up inside," the word squirrelly means ________.
hungry
angry
sleepy
restless
Why does Mara decide to explore the lobby of her apartment building?
The plants, water, and ducks remind her of her old home.
She's looking for Chloe.
It's easier to see the stars from there.
She's angry at her parents and wants to be away from them.
Which statement best expresses the theme of the story?
Country life is better than city life.
Looking at something in a new way can change how you feel about it.
Geeks are more interesting than other people.
Imaginary friends never let you down.
The study of stars, planets, and space is ______________.
constellation
baying
astronomy
planetarium
Barking with long, low sounds; howling is ____________.
baying
constellation
astronomy
squirrelly
A constellation is ___________________.
restless; anxious to move around
the study of stars, planets, and space
a building or room where images of stars, planets, and other space objects are projected onto a high, curved ceiling
a group of stars that form a shape or pattern
A planetarium is ____________.
the study of stars, planets, and space
a building or room where images of stars, planets, and other space objects are projected onto a high, curved ceiling
What one thing does Mara expect to be the same in the city as in the country?
the hot chocolate
the stars
the kids
the balcony
