Moonwalk Comprehension Questions

What is the genre of Moonwalk?

• science nonfiction

• science fiction

• science fantasy

• realistic fiction

Where is the setting of the story?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

• the Moon

Based on what we know of the text, what conclusion can you draw about when the story is set?

• it is set in the past

• it is set in current times.

• it is set in the future.

• it is set in ancient times.

What are two ways that it show it is science fiction?

• it takes place on the moon and the boys are wearing space suits.

• The boys are young and the boys are in space.

• The boys are on the moon and they are brothers.

• The boys are wearing space suits and the boys are very young.

Who are the main characters in the story?

• Ben and Gerry

• Tom and Jerry

• Gerry and Vern

• Tr. Greg and Tr. Ari

What is Vern's nickname for Gerry?

• Runt

• Rat

• Rooster

• Rusty

Why can the brothers jump high and far?

• because of they are high off the ground from Earth.

• because of the low gravity on the moon.

• because the brothers are small and light.

• because the moon is smaller than the Earth.

What is Vern challenging and taunting Gerry to do?

• Vern is challenging Gerry to see how high he can jump on the moon.

• Vern is challenging Gerry to see how far he can run on their moonwalk

• Vern is challenging Gerry to see if he is able to jump over gullies.

• Vern is challenging Gerry to see if he can catch the wild animals native to the moon.

What is the conflict of the story?

• Gerry is humiliated by his brother because of his taunting.

• Vern falls into a gully, gets hurt, and breaks parts of his moonsuit.

• Gerry gets lost on the moon and is unable to find his way back to the shelter.

• There is no conflict in the story.

After Vern falls into the gully, which is NOT a problem that occurred after he fell?

• Vern hurt his knee.

• He lost his cell phone.

• The cooling system was damaged.

• Vern does not have enough air to breathe since the battery is damaged.