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GRADE 9 - TEST 10

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently

a)

astronomy

b)

astronomer

c)

astrology

d)

astronaut

2.

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently

a)

telescope

b)

microgravity

c)

cooperate

d)

rocket

3.

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently

a)

responsive

b)

sector

c)

sense

d)

content

4.

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently

a)

meteorite

b)

satellite

c)

microgravity

d)

orbit

5.

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently

a)

senseless

b)

miss

c)

mission

d)

guess

6.

Choose the word that has the different stress from the others

a)

universe

b)

satellite

c)

experience

d)

meteorite

7.

Choose the word that has the different stress from the others

a)

spacewalk

b)

trainee

c)

object

d)

private

8.

Choose the word that has the different stress from the others

a)

impressive

b)

commercial

c)

profession

d)

altitude

9.

Choose the word that has the different stress from the others

a)

parabolic

b)

astronomy

c)

experiment

d)

collaborate

10.

Choose the word that has the different stress from the others

a)

descend

b)

explore

c)

surface

d)

approach

11.

Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence


Experiencing microgravity on a _____flight is a part of astronaut training programmes.

a)

orbit

b)

ship

c)

mission

d)

parabolic

12.

Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence


As soon as the spacecraft ____into space, the crew started to observe the sun.

a)

has travelled

b)

had travelled

c)

travelled

d)

was travelling

13.

Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence


A _____is an enormous system of stars in outer space.

a)

comet

b)

galaxy

c)

universe

d)

solar system

14.

Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence


The launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour _____broadcast live this morning.

a)

has been

b)

was being

c)

was

d)

had been

15.

Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence


In 2010, Naoko Yamazaki, the second female Japanese astronaut, _____on Discovery space shuttle to the ISS after she _____her training at the Johnson Space Center.

a)

had flown- completed

b)

flew- had completed

c)

flew- was completing

d)

was flying- was completing

16.

Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence


If you ____the stars, all of your dreams will come true!

a)

reach at

b)

reach for

c)

reach in

d)

reach to

17.

Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence


At night the ISS can easily be seen from the Earth, as it flies at the _____of 320 kilometers above us.

a)

attitude

b)

height

c)

level

d)

altitude

18.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple tense or past perfect tense


Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (collect) (a)   some moon dust samples before they returned to the Earth.

19.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple tense or past perfect tense


By the time Yang Liwei (become) (a)   the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program in 2003, NASA had already sent over 100 people.

20.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple tense or past perfect tense


After the spaceship Soyuz 37 (be) (a)   in orbit around the earth, Pham Tuan and Viktor Gorbatko conducted some experiments.

21.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple tense or past perfect tense


When we (arrive) (a)   in Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle had already launched into space.

22.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple tense or past perfect tense


Dennis Tito had already completed 900 hours of training by the time he (fly) (a)   into space in 2001.

23.

Fill in the spaces with a suitable word based on the one provided in brackets


The meteorites and lunar soil are (a)   objects. (astronomy)

24.

Fill in the spaces with a suitable word based on the one provided in brackets


The astronauts hope to find a planet that is possibly (a)   . (habit)

25.

Fill in the spaces with a suitable word based on the one provided in brackets


Every astronaut was trained to take (a)   flights proficiently. (parabola)

26.

Fill in the spaces with a suitable word based on the one provided in brackets


The feeling of being the first person to walk on the moon is (a)   to the moment of winning the 1st prize. (compare)

27.

Fill in the spaces with a suitable word based on the one provided in brackets


I saw them floating in (a)   environment because of no gravity. (weight)

28.

Fill in the spaces with a suitable word based on the one provided in brackets


The (a)   shampoo that does not need water is brilliant. (rinse)

29.

Fill in the spaces with a suitable word based on the one provided in brackets


Social skills will help astronauts work (a)   together. (harmonious)

30.

Fill in the spaces with a suitable word based on the one provided in brackets


Is it worth (a)   space tourism and its travel agency? (criticism)