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4-3 Wonders Vocab and Comprehension Test

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means the OPPOSITE of scouted?

a)

caught

b)

lost

c)

searched

d)

watched

2.

What does the word tinkering mean?

a)

looking for something

b)

clinking metal together

c)

planning to make something

d)

keeping busy in an aimless way

3.

What does the word decade mean?

a)

a type of job

b)

rules of a game

c)

a type of calendar

d)

a period of ten years

4.

Read the dictionary entry below.


-Noun: A profession putting knowledge of matter and energy to use

-Noun: The control and direction of something.


Which of the following words is defined above?

a)

directing

b)

engineering

c)

gleaming

d)

tinkering

5.

What does the word directing mean?

a)

giving directions

b)

following directions

c)

asking for directions

d)

looking in a direction

6.

Which word means almost the SAME as gleaming?

a)

blocking

b)

ordering

c)

shining

d)

winking

7.

Which word means almost the SAME as squirmed?

a)

itched

b)

jumped

c)

squared

d)

twisted

8.

What does the word technology mean?

a)

a system of charts to make work easier

b)

the use of objects to build something new

c)

the way objects are put together to make things

d)

the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

9.

What historic event did the characters witness on television?

a)

the first moon walk

b)

the first trip to Mars

c)

the first flight into space

d)

the first flight around Earth

10.

How is the setting important to the story?

a)

It takes place the year Mae was born.

b)

It takes place the year Kennedy became president.

c)

It takes place the year after an historic event in space.

d)

It takes place the same year as an historic event in space.

11.

What caused Gramps to look "lifetime-tired"?

a)

his old age

b)

many years of farming

c)

many years of worrying

d)

spending too much time in the sun

12.

How were Mae's and Gramps' views of the space program DIFFERENT?

a)

Gramps was excited about it, but Mae thought it was a waste of time.

b)

Mae was excited about it, but Gramps thought it was a waste of time.

c)

Gramps was excited about it, but Mae thought it was a waste of money.

d)

Mae was excited about it, but Gramps thought it was a waste of money.

13.

What message does the author want to get across to the reader?

a)

Space exploration is necessary.

b)

Family members often disagree with each other.

c)

Everyone should support space exploration.

d)

People's views are based on their experiences.