Reaching for the Moon

Choose the vocabulary word that matches the following definition:

the will to achieve a difficult task

• determination

• independence

• specialized

• struggled

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Choose the vocabulary word that matches the following definition:

freedom from being controlled or needing help from others

• confidence

• determination

• independence

• specialized

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

Choose the vocabulary word that matches the following definition:

gained specific knowledge

• independence

• specialized

• struggled

• confidence

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

Choose the vocabulary word that matches the following definition:

made a great and difficult effort

• specialized

• struggled

• confidence

• determination

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Choose the vocabulary word that matches the following definition:

a feeling that a person can succeed or do well

• confidence

• determination

• independence

• specialized

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is an autobiography?

• a true story about the author's own life

• a made up story that could happen in real life

• a story about a person's life written by someone else

• a play

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

How can you tell this story is an autobiography?

• it is written in third person

• it is fiction

• the author uses words like I, me, my

• it is written about an animal

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What could be the theme of this selection?

• hard work leads to success

• it's fun to be an astronaut

• treat others with respect

• school is cool

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is one way the author shows determination in the selection?

• "The astronauts seemed like supermen to me."

• On summer nights the moon hung low in the sky.

• "The first time I applied I wasn't accepted. But I did not give up."

• Computers do most of the work.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which sentence helps the reader realize what it is like on the moon?

• The could see Earth, our home.

• I became a rock collector again.

• I took out the American flag.

• A flat landscape of rocks and craters stretched in all directions.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4