WorksheetsThe Boy Who Found a Space Rock
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where does Jansen Lyons live?
New Mexico
Mexico City
Rio Grande
Arizona
Did the rock Jansen found have metal in it?
no
yes, a little
yes, a lot
cannot tell from the text
What do most people bring to Carl Agee?
meteors
rocks they think are meteorites
real meteorites
lunch
What does the word QUEST mean?
a mission
a nap
a problem
a scary event
How old does Agee think Jansen's meteorite is?
3,000 years old
5,000 years old
10,000 years old
100,000 years old
What does the word CONFIDENT mean?
unhappy
confused
fast
knew
What color was Jansen's meteorite?
brownish
gray
silver
black
What does the word DEDICATED mean?
devoted
careless
uninterested in something
Why did Carl Agee compare finding a meteortie to finding a needle in a haystack?
because it is easy to find a haystack
because it is hard to find a meteorite
because meteorites and needles are both from space
because needles and haystacks are lucky
Which of these is not a good place to look for meteorites?
a forest
a farm
a dry lakebed
a desert
