Do you think the family makes a good decision about what to do with the meteorite? Support your answer with details from the story.
Question 8
8.
Why might someone pay lots of money for a meteorite like the one that landed on Karl’s family’s farm? Use details from the story and the informational text in your answer.
Where does the story take place?
at the meteorite museum
in downtown Rock Creek
in a ghost town
on Karl's family's farm
You can infer that Karl felt __________ when the meteorite landed near him.
scared
sad
thoughtful
angry
Which line from the story supports your answer to question 2?
"He shook his head sadly."
"'What did you do?'"
"My legs were shakin' so bad I barely made it up the bank."
"We'd find him sittin' in the barn for hours at a time just starin' at the rock all quiet and serious."
What can you guess hollerin' means in the sentence "I heard Mama and Daddy hollerin' for me"?
speaking softly
scooping out
calling loudly
climbing down
If there had been fewer than five rocks in the voting box, the family would have...
given the meteorite to Rock Creek.
sold the meteorite.
kept the meteorite on their farm.
broken the meteorite into small pieces.
According to the informational text, about how many rocks from Mars or the moon can be found on Earth?
