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WorksheetsOctober Sky
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 5hrs 30mins
What happened to the first rocket Homer and his friends launched?
It blew up and wrecked the fence
It traveled 5 miles
It disappeared into the sky
What did Homer and his friend do to try to earn money to buy metal for the rocket?
Ask their parents for money
Have a bake sale
Steal the metal from store
Took apart the railroad tracks
What do science fair winners get?
Trophies
Homework Pass
College Scholarship
Just the Recognition of Winning
What was the nickname given to the group of friends?
The Geeks
The 4 Coal Miners
The Mad Scientists
The Rocket Boys
At the end of the movie who did Homer asked to push the button to launch the rocket?
His mom
Miss Riley
His dad
Each of the boys took a turn
People still coal mine today?
True
False
The rocket boys have to incorporate math into their findings on the rocket.
True
False
After the launch of one of the test rockets, the boys were accused of _______ and were arrested.
starting a riot
cheating at the national science fair
causing a forest fire
causing a train accident
Homer went to work in the coal mines when _______.
he failed his math class
graduated high school
he became interested in the mineral of coal
his father got hurt in a coal mining accident
The day before the national science fair, __________.
the rocket was stolen.
Homer got in a car acciedent.
the rocket exploded.
the boys went out.
Homer's brother ____________.
dropped out to work in the coal mine.
had a football scholarship.
helped build the rockets
Homer doesn't have a brother.
