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Are Those Aliens? Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

extraterrestrial means...

a)

not from Earth

b)

a magical creature

c)

a tiny living thing

2.

frenzy means...

a)

a state of uncontrolled excitement

b)

something not from Earth

c)

critical observation

d)

writing trait - the meaning and development of a message

3.

Which is an organism?

a)

A mountain

b)

A spaceship

c)

A baby

d)

A math book

4.

micro- means...

a)

a prefix that means small

b)

a prefix that means outside

c)

a prefix the means look

d)

a prefix that means Earth

5.

text structure is...

a)

The facts or details that back up a main idea, theme, or thesis.

b)

Text set off from the main body of text in a text box that provides additional information for the reader.

c)

restating the important information in a text without using opinions/bias; state facts only

d)

how the information within a written text is organized

6.

What might a microchip be?

a)

a small chip

b)

a chip from outside Earth

c)

a very large chip

d)

a living chip

7.

terr- is

a)

a root word that means Earth

b)

a root word that means small

c)

a root word that means outside

d)

a root word that means alive

8.

terrestrial probably means...

a)

from Earth

b)

from Mars

c)

from outside Earth

d)

something very small

9.

An example of a microorganism would be...

a)

bacteria

b)

an ant

c)

Mrs. McIntire

d)

a grain of sand

10.

Which is a paraphrase of this quote? "A sun dog occurs when ice crystals in the clouds cause bright spots to appear in the sky."

a)

Sun dogs are a weird name, and scientists call ice crystals that.

b)

Sun dogs are not aliens, even though they sound extraterrestrial.

c)

Ice crystals in the sky can reflect light, and that makes a sun dog.

d)

People see UFOs in the sky, but sometimes they are just sun dogs.