4th Grade paired passage

Using The Moon…..What is it Exactly

Which meaning best matches the way the word synchronized is used in the selection?

• meaning 1

• meaning 2

• meaning 3

• meaning 4

Using The Moon…..What is it Exactly

Which paragraph from the selection describes the phases of the moon?

• parapgraph 1

• parapraph 2

• paragraph 3

• paragraph 4

Using “The Moon…..What is it Exactly”

We cannot see the moon during a new moon because -

• The sun is shining on the other side of the moon

• the earth is blocking the bright side of the moon

• the sun is blocking the dark side of the moon

• the earth is too dark to be able to see the moon

Using “The Moon…..What is it Exactly”

What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?

• To provide a story about the moon

• To identify the phases of the moon

• To describe the moon and its phases

• To inform the reader about the moon

Using “Features of the Moon"

What is the section titled “What do we find on the Moon?” mostly about?

• What the moon looks like from earth.

• What it would be like to visit the moon.

• What the sun and sky look like from the moon.

• What temperature it is in the sun and the shade.

Using "Features of the Moon"

According to the selection, the moon appears to change because -

• the sun shines on the moon

• the moon is moving around the earth

• the earth casts a shadow

• the light cannot always be seen

Using "Features of the Moon"

The author’s purpose for including paragraph 2 in the selection most likely is to - n

• explain why the moon is interesting

• describe the moon to the reader

• share a story about the moon

• tell a variety of facts about the moon

Using “Features of the Moon"

Which sentence from the selection contains information about the moon that appeals to the reader’s senses?

• people weigh less on the Moon than on Earth because the force of gravity is less on the Moon.

• The Sun is bright, much brighter than on Earth, and we are glad we have protective glass in our helmets.

• imagine your spacecraft is going down slowly to the Moon's surface, blowing out a big cloud of dust.

• Rocks that travel very fast through Space sometimes smash into the Moon.

Using both stories

What is an important difference between the two selections?

• The description of what it would be like to be on the moon.

• he large number of facts shared about the moon. T

• The explanation of how the moon goes through phases.

• The idea that the moon rotates around the earth

Using both stories

One similarity between the selections is that they both -

• tell about the size of the moon

• describe the phases of the moon

• provide images of the moon

• discuss the lunar month