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Unit 1 Lesson 3 Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "onboard" mean?

a)

Located outside a building

b)

Located on or possessed by a vehicle or machine

c)

Underwater

d)

In the air

2.

Which word means "problems with a computer that prevent normal operation"?

a)

Fatigue

b)

Glitches

c)

Ventures

d)

Capsule

3.

What is the meaning of "descending"?

a)

Moving upward

b)

Moving downward from a higher place

c)

Staying in one place

d)

Running fast

4.

Which word means "risky tasks"?

a)

Ventures

b)

Thrusters

c)

Awry

d)

Esteemed

5.

What does "rendezvoused" mean?

a)

To sleep

b)

To meet at a specified time or place

c)

To run away

d)

To build something

6.

Which word means "a state of being tired"?

a)

Magnitude

b)

Fatigue

c)

Capsule

d)

Resounding

7.

What does "resounding" mean?

a)

Quiet

b)

Notable; obvious

c)

Small

d)

Unimportant

8.

Which word means "respected; appreciated"?

a)

Esteemed

b)

Awry

c)

Glitches

d)

Ventures

9.

What are "thrusters" on a spacecraft?

a)

Windows

b)

Rocket engines used to change direction

c)

Landing gear

d)

Food storage

10.

What is a "capsule" in the context of space travel?

a)

A type of food

b)

An enclosed compartment used for carrying something

c)

A tool for digging

d)

A communication device

11.

Which word means "different than expected"?

a)

Awry

b)

Esteemed

c)

Fatigue

d)

Magnitude

12.

What does "magnitude" mean?

a)

Smallness

b)

Enormous size or greatness

c)

Tiredness

d)

Speed

13.

Which sentence correctly uses the word "glitches"?

a)

The computer had several glitches and kept freezing.

b)

The glitches ran quickly across the field.

c)

She ate glitches for breakfast.

d)

Glitches is a type of flower.

14.

Choose the sentence that best uses the word "descending."

a)

The bird was descending from the tree to the ground.

b)

He was descending his homework.

c)

She descending the answer to the question.

d)

The car was descending the radio.

15.

Select the sentence that uses "ventures" correctly.

a)

She ventures to try new and risky tasks.

b)

He ventures his shoes every morning.

c)

The ventures was very tasty.

d)

They ventures the homework.

16.

Which sentence uses "rendezvoused" correctly?

a)

The astronauts rendezvoused at the space station.

b)

She rendezvoused her homework.

c)

He rendezvoused the sandwich.

d)

The dog rendezvoused the ball.

17.

Which sentence best shows the meaning of "fatigue"?

a)

After running the marathon, she felt extreme fatigue.

b)

The fatigue was a type of fruit.

c)

He fatigue the answer.

d)

Fatigue is a color.

18.

If a spacecraft's thrusters fail, what might happen to its movement? Use evidence from the definition to support your answer.

a)

The spacecraft would not be able to change direction easily.

b)

The spacecraft would move faster.

c)

The spacecraft would become invisible.

d)

The spacecraft would grow larger.

19.

A mission went "awry." What does this suggest about the mission's outcome? Explain your reasoning.

a)

The mission did not go as planned.

b)

The mission was very successful.

c)

The mission was boring.

d)

The mission was on time.

20.

If someone is described as "esteemed" in their field, what does this imply about how others view them? Use the definition to support your answer.

a)

They are respected and appreciated by others.

b)

They are ignored by others.

c)

They are disliked by others.

d)

They are new to the field.