HMH "The Mighty Mars Rovers"

What is the genre of this story?

(pg. 124)

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

Which rover landed on Mars first?

(Pg. 127)

• Spirit

• Opportunity

What do the scientists and engineers at Mission Control do as they wait for Spirit to land? (pg. 128)

• play games

• eat peanuts for good luck

• went to the store

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does the photograph on page 129 help the reader understand?

• How many people are in the room

• how hungry the team is

• how excited the team feels

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

What cause-and-effect relationship does the author explain in paragraph 30?

• Ideas about why the Spirit landed first

• ideas about what might have caused the Spirit to go silent

• Ideas about why peanuts taste good

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What text feature is written beside the photograph on page 131?

• caption

• heading

• graphic

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

On page 133, the author uses the words, "Crack!" and "Whoosh!"

What type of figurative language is this?

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

How does Opportunity's landing impact the story?

(pg. 133)

• gives the team hope again

• makes the mission a failure

• It is just extra information

In paragraph 49, what simile does the author use to describe how the Martian pebbles look?

(a)  

Which choice below is NOT evidence of water on Mars?

(pg. 137)

• finding salts

• ridges in the rocks

• deer tracks

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1