MTH - #8 Midnight On The Moon
MTH - #8 Midnight On The Moon
MTH - #8 Midnight On The Moon
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3. Why do astronauts need to eat and sleep inside the moon base?
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4. On page.19 Jack said “I told you our blood will boil if we went out there.”
Why?
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Reading Comprehension
Midnight on the Moon
6. How come footprints on the moon can stay still forever?
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8. On page. 36 a sign was written “We came in peace for all mankind.”
What does it mean when we say “We came in peace.”
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10. How did Jack and Annie free Morgan from Merlin’s spell?
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Reading Comprehension
Midnight on the Moon
Write a summary of Afternoon on the Amazon. Identify the part of the story on
the following graphic, and use sentence starters to help you write an interesting
summary.
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Reading Comprehension
Midnight on the Moon
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Writing Checklist
whisper
To speak very quietly with breath.
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yawn
To open your mouth wide and take air into the lungs, usually when tired or bored.
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shadow
An area of darkness, caused when light is blocked by something.
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search
To look somewhere carefully in order to find something.
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shimmer
To shine with a soft, slightly wavering light.
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Vocabulary Study
Midnight On the Moon
equipment
A set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose.
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boil
Reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to gas.
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dome
A rounded roof on a building or a room, or a building with such a roof.
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explore
To search and discover.
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sesame
A herb grown for its small oval seeds and its oil.
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Vocabulary Study
Midnight On the Moon
clumsy
awkward in movement or in handling things.
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still
staying in the same position; not moving.
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weigh
find out how heavy (someone or something) is, typically using scales.
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licence
an official document that gives you permission to own, do, or use something.
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reverse
in the opposite order or way.
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Across Down
1 He ___________ loudly in the middle of her
2 The children were playing, jumping on each speech.
other's ___________ . 2 I've ___________ high and low (=
4 The ___________ of the church is under repair. everywhere) for my keys.
5 That's the third glass you've smashed this week 3 Can you read the alphabet in ___________
- you're so ___________ ! order, from 'Z' to 'A' ?
7 What are you two boys ___________ about? 6 She saw her reflection in the water,
8 ___________ oil are used frequently in Asian ___________ in the moonlight.
cuisine. 9 The pan's ___________ .
11 The soldiers gave their ___________ a final 10 I can't brush your hair if you don't hold
check before setting off. ___________.
13 You need a driver's ___________ to drive. 12 The best way to ___________ a country is
14 She ___________ herself every week on the on foot.
scales in the bathroom.