WorksheetsU1W1 : Reaching for the Moon (Quiz Review))
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which of the following vocabulary means gained a specific knowledge?
Confidence
Determination
Struggled
Specialized
Which of the following vocabulary means a feeling that a person can succeed or do well?
Struggled
Specialized
Confidence
Independence
In the text, Aldrin's sister gave him the nickname Buzz, but on his birth certificate, his name is Edwin Eugene.
True
False
True or False: Aldrin Buzz was nine years old when he first rode in airplane.
True
False
Once Aldrin Buzz was accepted into the astronaut program, he was chosen to participate in his first mission. Which of the following was his first mission as an astronaut?
Apollo 11
Gemini 13
Apollo 12
Gemini 12
After his first mission, what was his new mission?
Gemini 12
Apollo 11
Apollo 13
Sputnik 14
Besides Aldrin Buzz, what other astronauts were chosen to participate in the new mission?
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Eugene
Mike Collins and Aldrin Buzz
Neil Armstrong and Mike Collins
None of the above
What was the goal for Apollo 11?
The goal was for the astronauts to find evidence on the moon and return it to earth.
The goal was for humans to become the first to be on the moon.
The goal was for the astronauts to compare the moon's and earth's sizes.
The goal was for the astronauts to measure how far the moon is away from the sun.
Directions: Read the definition below, and click on the correct vocabulary word.
a feeling of success or doing well
confidence
specialized
determination
Directions: Read the definition below, and click on the correct vocabulary word.
takes great and difficult effort
confidence
struggled
independence
Directions: Read the definition below, and click on the correct vocabulary word.
freedom of being controlled by others
determination
specialized
indenpendence
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.
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.
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.
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
My teacher _________ me a pencil.
handed
handing
The can got ________ at the store.
dented
denting
What's the base word of:
Printing
(a)
The boy is tall____ than her.
-er
-est
What's the base word of:
Quickest
(a)
I _______ my grandma a present last week.
shipt
shipped
shiped
Louie has the __________________ desk in our room.
smaller
smallest
Addition is _________ than subtraction to me.
easier
easiest
Past-tense verbs have which suffix?
-en
-ed
-est
-al, -ial, -ar
Tracy is a very fast _____. (run)
-ing
-able
-est
-er
Whose room is the _______? (clean)
-est
-er
-ly
-ful
The girls in fourth grade sang at the concert.
All of the flowers were blooming in the garden.
The team swam for hours in the pool.
Steve can build roller coasters in Minecraft.
