Are Those Aliens?

Which word BEST describes the mood of the introduction? (Mood is the feeling a reader gets from a piece of writing.)

• joyful

• impatient

• regretful

• suspenseful

Which lines help create the mood you identified in Question 1? Choose ONE.

• “It was a bright June day in 1947.”

• “He was on his way to Oregon.”

• “We’re talking about aliens.”

• "The stars shined brightly."

Author Kristin Lewis writes, “The objects didn’t seem to have pilots, though they occasionally darted and flipped.” The words darted and flipped tell you that the objects...

• landed and took off.

• grew smaller and bigger.

• moved slowly and cautiously.

• moved quickly and unusually.

The section “What’s Out There?” helps readers understand that the idea that we might not be alone in the universe...

• . is a new obsession.

• is silly.

• is not new.

• is incorrect.

The sidebar “Aliens Through Time” (pages 6-7) supports the idea that

• people have been fascinated with the idea of aliens for a long time.

• life beyond Earth exists.

• . people’s obsession with aliens is recent.

• people are no longer interested in the idea of aliens.

Lewis’s article is mainly about...

• Kenneth Arnold

• the mystery of UFOs.

• Roswell, New Mexico.

• what life on other planets might look like.

At first he thought he might be looking at a flock of birds. But on closer scrutiny, the mystery deepened. What does scrutiny mean?

• slowly

• close inspection

• swiftly

• to overthrow the government

The story was swiftly picked up by the national press. It ignited a frenzy. What does frenzy mean?

• intense and wild

• on fire

• to do something slowly

• to move the slowest speed

The report did not mention anything about extraterrestrials. What is an extraterrestrial?

• a person from Tetra

• pond life

• ocean species

• alien life

It is more likely that the first type of life we will find is a microorganism like bacteria." What is a microorganism?

• can only be seen under a microscope

• life that exists on the surface of a lake

• life at the bottom of a sand pit

• the life that exists in students' lockers