Free Printable Grade 9 - unit 10

1.

It is predicted that humans will fly to Mars _______ a discovery mission.

a)

with

b)

on

c)

under

d)

for

2.

There have been no manned missions to the moon’s surface _______ 1972.

a)

since

b)

in

c)

for

d)

from

3.

Mars might have been _______ between 3.8 and 3.1 billion years ago.

a)

a. habitat

b)

b. habitual

c)

c. habitable

d)

d. habitation

4.

Edwin Hubble was the astronomer for _______ the Hubble Space Telescope is named,

a)

a. which

b)

b. who

c)

c. that

d)

d. whom

5.

_______ water does not flow in a zero-gravity environment, the astronauts cannot wash their hands under a faucet.

a)

a. Although

b)

b. If

c)

c. When

d)

d. Since

6.

There are now countless _______ orbiting the earth for telecommunications, and other purposes.

a)

a. spacecrafts

b)

b. rockets

c)

c. satellites

d)

d. telescopes

7.

Microgravity is the condition _______ people or objects appear to be weightless.

a)

a. which

b)

b. where

c)

c. whose

d)

d. in which

8.

I’m very careful about what I eat so it’s only _______ I eat fast food.

a)

a. over the moon

b)

b. once in a blue moon

c)

c. out of this world

d)

d. the sky’s the limit

9.

The man sitting next to me on the plane _______ very nervous because he _______ before.

a)

a. was - never flew

b)

b. had been - didn’t fly

c)

c. had been - hadn’t flown

d)

d. was - had never flown

10.

“Do you think we will travel to Mars in 15 years?”

“_______ But there’s positive signs.”

a)

a. I’m not so sure.

b)

b. Sounds interesting!

c)

c. It’s wonderful.

d)

d. Yes, why not?

11.

Joe was _______ when he got a job with his dream company.

a)

a. out of this world

b)

b. over the moon

c)

c. once in a blue moon

d)

d. many moons ago

12.

_______ I go to the cinema, only when there’s a film I really, really want to see.

a)

a. Over the moon

b)

b. Out of this world

c)

c. Once in a blue moon

d)

d. Many moons ago

13.

That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. It’s really _______.

a)

a. out of this world

b)

b. calling it a day

c)

c. the sky’s the limit

d)

d. once in a blue moon

14.

He asked his dad to buy him a yacht as a birthday present. I think he was _______.

a)

a. once in a blue moon

b)

b. out of this world

c)

c. promising the moon

d)

d. asking for the moon

15.

You’ve heard the saying, “_______” It’s meant to indicate that you can achieve anything if you want.

a)

a. Reach for the stars.

b)

b. Come back down to earth.

c)

c. The sky’s the limit.

d)

d. Everything under the sun.

16.

He’s living _______ if he thinks he’s going to get £5000 for his old car.

a)

a. out of this world

b)

b. on another planet

c)

c. under the sun

d)

d. over the moon

17.

She’s very intelligent and knowledgeable. She can talk about everything _______.

a)

a. over the moon

b)

b. out of this world

c)

c. on another planet

d)

d. under the sun

18.

I really _______ returning to work after my two-week holiday in Spain.

a)

a. asked for the moon

b)

b. lived on another planet

c)

c. came back down to earth

d)

d. was once in a blue moon

19.

We went to Paris _______, I’m sure it has changed a lot since then.

a)

a. many moons ago

b)

b. once in a blue moon

c)

c. over the moon

d)

d. under the sun

20.

I doubt she’ll actually become a famous actress - she just has _______.

a)

a. out of this world

b)

b. the sky’s the limit

c)

c. on another planet

d)

d. stars in her eyes

Grade 9 - unit 10 - MLH

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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