Making Tracks on Mars Study Guide

Which types of writing are examples of nonfiction?

I. an essay

II. a journal

III. a novel

IV. a biography

• I, III, IV

• II, III, IV

• I, II, III

• I, II, IV

Which statement defines chronological organization in a work of nonfiction?

• The writer presents events in time order.

• The writer compares and contrasts events.

• The writer presents a problem and a solution.

• The writer shows relationships among events.

What is the best definition of an author's tone?

• his or her use of rhyme

• his or her theme

• his or her method of organization

• his or her attitude toward the subject

When writers want to tell their life story, what kind of work would they most likely write?

• a blog

• an autobiography

• a letter

• an essay

What is the main purpose of a persuasive essay?

• to convince the reader of something

• to tell about a real-life experience

• to explain a process

• to present facts

According to "Making Tracks on Mars," what are the rovers meant to search for on Mars?

• evidence of water

• plants and animals

• a lost spacecraft

• the Beagle 2

Who wrote "Making Tracks on Mars"?

• a newspaper editor

• an engineer

• an astronaut

• a physics professor

According to "Making Tracks on Mars," where are the people who are controlling the rovers?

• on Mars

• in the rovers

• on the landers

• in a laboratory

Which word best expresses the author's mood as the Spirit's lander approaches Mars in "Making Tracks on Mars"?

• confident

• upset

• tense

• preoccupied

According to "Making Tracks on Mars," what is a sol?

• a rover's landing gear

• a Martian moon

• a Martian day

• a rover's camera