WorksheetsReaching for the Moon by Buzz Aldrin
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Directions: Read the definition below, and click on the correct vocabulary word.
the will to achieve a diffficult task
confidence
independence
determination
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a feeling of success or doing well
confidence
specialized
determination
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takes great and difficult effort
confidence
struggled
independence
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freedom of being controlled by others
determination
specialized
indenpendence
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to have a specific or focused knowledge of something
determination
specialized
struggled
Directions: Read the sentence below, and click on the correct vocabulary word that matches the meaning of the underlined word.
The coach admired the team's determination to finish the game even though it was cold and raining.
will
idea
respect
promise
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At the end of the school year, the students celebrated their independence with a picnic.
middle
memory
freedom
instruction
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The veterinarian explained that she specialized in large farm animals.
grew
found
played
focused
Directions: Read the sentence below, and click on the correct vocabulary word that matches the meaning of the underlined word.
He struggled to reach the top of the hill.
fast movement
calm confidence
pleasant experience
difficult effort
Directions: Which word is a SYNONYM for confidence in the sentence below?
It was with great confidence that Diana announced that she would run for class president.
success
shyness
progress
helplessness
Directions: Read the following sentences and circle the correct answer.
When Buzz was two years old, his father...
took him to see a show in a planetarium
built a model plane for Buzz
took him flying for the first time
set up a telescope on the roof of their house
Directions: Read the following sentences and circle the correct answer.
Why did Buzz's friend push him off of the dock?
the friend's father dared the boys to jump into the cold water
Buzz pretended to steal the friend's toy rocket ship
Buzz made fun of the friend's butterfly collection
Buzz didn't want to give the friend a rock
Directions: Read the following sentences and circle the correct answer.
One thing Buzz did almost every day as a child was to...
practice the clarinet
play some kind of sport
draw in his sketchbook
write some lines of poetry
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By the end of Buzz's first year at West Point, he found that he...
wished he had gone to the naval academy
needed help with math
could kick for the football team
was first in his class
Directions: Read the following sentences and circle the correct answer.
When Buzz finished training in the Air Force, he...
flew 66 combat missions in the Korean War
taught history for one year at West Point
became a flight instructor for the Air Force
served as a flight mechanic on the ground
Directions: Read the following sentences and circle the correct answer.
In what skill did Buzz specialize in when he studied at the university?
the writing of computer programs for space travel
the methods of rendezvous; bringing two objects together in space
the science of producing liquid fuel
the effects of weightlessness on the body
Directions: Read the following sentences and circle the correct answer.
What did Buzz say about his Apollo 11 liftoff experience?
as the rocket rose, he recalled fear when he had almost drowned
a rattle in the control panel worried him a lot
the force was so great that he blacked out several times
he said as they lifted off, the movement felt so gentle
Directions: Read the following sentences and circle the correct answer.
The "Eagle" was not able to land at the spot the computer chose for it because...
The spot was too rocky
The Eagle was out of fuel
The computer malfunctioned
The Eagle was too heavy
