Checkpoint 4 English Language and Comprehension Game

The U.S. space program in the 20th century was a time of great discovery. New technologies helped send people to the Moon. This program showed that the United States was a leader in science and innovation. The U.S. wanted to be ahead of the Soviet Union in space exploration, and these efforts helped the country improve communication and technology on Earth.

What can we infer about the U.S. space program in the 20th century?

• The U.S. wanted to be the first country to send a spaceship to Mars.

• The U.S. space program was about showing leadership and being ahead of the Soviet Union.

• The U.S. only cared about space travel, not technology on Earth.

• The space program had nothing to do with competition with the Soviet Union.

Which word is a synonym for "improve" in this sentence: "Technologies helped improve communication on Earth."

• Fix

• Decrease

• Hurt

• Stop

Choose the correct verb tense for this sentence: "By the time the U.S. launched the Moon mission, scientists ___ been working for many years."

• have

• had

• will have

• is

Which is the prepositional phrase in the sentence: "The engineers worked on the rocket every day."

• The engineers worked

• on the rocket

• for many months

• worked on

Which sentence is correct?

• She don't like ice cream.

• He enjoys play soccer.

• They plays soccer every day.

• They play soccer every day.

What is the antonym of "cheap" in the following sentence: "The new house was cheap compared to the ones in the city"?

• Expensive

• Small

• Fast

• Old

Before refrigerators were common, families used iceboxes to keep their food cold. Iceboxes were big boxes that held ice, which kept the food inside cool. They were a major step forward in how families stored food, but refrigerators eventually became more popular because they didn’t need to be filled with ice.

What can we infer about the use of iceboxes before refrigerators?

• Iceboxes were always better than refrigerators.

• Families only used iceboxes because they didn't have anything else.

• Iceboxes were useful, but refrigerators became more popular because they were easier to use.

• Iceboxes were only used in the summer.

Which sentence is written with a perfect verb tense?

• He was playing the guitar.

• She will play the guitar tomorrow.

• They have played the guitar for years.

• He plays the guitar every day.

In the sentence, "The engineer looked at the complicated blueprint and tried to understand the design," what does "complicated" most likely mean?

• Simple

• Easy

• Difficult

• Boring

Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?

• The dog run fast.

• The children plays outside.

• The teacher teach the lesson.

• The birds sing in the morning.