The Astronaut and the Onion Test

1.

1 point

In the sentence below, what does the word protested mean?

"But maybe I can't! I protested"

exaggerated

marched

complained

shouted

2.

1 point

In the sentence below, the word sensible means...

"That is not a sensible thing to say."

curiosity

patience

courage

good judgement

3.

1 point

What word best describes Gloria's thoughts when she lost control of the onion?

excited

bored

jealous

panicked

4.

1 point

Both Gloria and Dr. Street are...

shy

upset

afraid

athletic

5.

1 point

Choose the correct vocabulary word to complete the sentence.

Gloria was ________________ with fear when she threw the onion.

sensible

realistic

protested

paralyzed

6.

1 point

Dr. Street was an ________.

dentist

nurse

waitress

astronaut

7.

1 point

What did Dr. Street like best about being an astronaut?

being on TV

working outside the space station

traveling fast in a rocket

visiting kids in classroom

8.

1 point

Dr. Street tells Gloria she should tame her fears by...

doing difficult things and succeeding

being sensible and realizing what she cannot do

looking up at space and thinking how big it is

pretending there is no danger in the world

9.

1 point

what point of view is this story written in?

third

first

10.

1 point

What word best describes Dr. Street?

silly

kind

sad

impatient

11.

1 point

Gloria asks many questions. This shows she is...

bored

tired

confident

curious

12.

1 point

Just before Gloria meets Dr. Street, she...

bumps into a display of baby food bumps into a display of baby food

tosses an onion into the air tosses an onion into the air

goes home

finishes making spaghetti sauce

13.

1 point

What is the setting of this story?

at a space museum

at a grocery store

at a school

at a movie theater

14.

1 point

In the sentence below, what does the word realistic mean?

"It's realistic."

thoughtful

a make-believe story

things as they are

a good time

15.

1 point

Complete the analogy.

realistic: unrealistic / forward: ________________

forward

zigzag

backwards

sideways

16.

1 point

Gloria most likely started tossing the onion in the air because...

Gloria wanted to practice her baseball skills.

She was bored from waiting in the long line.

She was trying to remember what else she needed to buy.

She wanted to see if the onion would float.

17.

1 point

Choose the correct vocabulary word to complete the sentence.

Dr. Street described space as a wonderful, _________________ place.

empty

endless

black

small

18.

1 point

Complete the analogy.

school: teachers / space:_______________

astronaut

waitress

turtle

stars

19.

1 point

What I the author's purpose for writing this story?

persuade

inform

explain

entertain

20.

1 point

What is the genre of this story?

mystery

science fiction

fiction

biography