Magic Tree House: Midnight on the Moon Name__________________________________ Date_____________________ Vocabulary Matching Match the vocabulary words to their definition. future A defensive covering worn to protect the body. diagram Giant stones that have fallen from space. crater armor astronaut A formation of stars that makes a design. A device used to observe distant objects. Time to come. telescope spacesuit buggy Earth and all of its inhabitants and created things. Pressure suit worn by astronauts. meteorites A drawing made to explain how something works. constellation A person trained to be a crew member on a spacecraft. universe A vehicle designed for off-road use. A bowl-shaped depression in a surface. ©2006abcteach.com Magic Tree House: Midnight on the Moon Name__________________________________ Date_____________________ TRUE OR FALSE? 1. ___ One moon day is the same as one Earth day. 2. ___ The moon’s daytime heat reaches over 200 degrees. 3. ___ Spacesuits have enough air to last for two hours. 4. ___ Because of gravity, a person weighs more on the moon than they do on Earth. 5. ___ Rocks of all sizes crash to the moon from outer space. 6. ___ Spacesuits have no temperature controls. 7. ___ There is no wind on the moon. 8. ___ It rains all the time on the moon. 9. ___ A base was built on the moon in 3031. 10. ___ People can easily live on the moon. ©2006abcteach.com Magic Tree House: Midnight on the Moon Name__________________________________ Date_____________________ WRITING PROMPTS 1. If you could travel to the moon would you want to do it? Why or why not? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. Do you know how much you would weigh on the moon? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. What would you do if you saw a giant moon man flying toward you? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ©2006abcteach.com Magic Tree House: Midnight on the Moon Name__________________________________ Date_____________________ COMPREHENSION You will need to read the book in order to answer these questions. 1. Where do Jack and Annie go? ______________________________________________________ 2. What do they bring back to the Magic Tree House? ______________________________________________________ 3. What kind of clue did the moon man give them? ______________________________________________________ 4. Was Peanut really a mouse? ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 5. What was the most exciting part of the book? ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 6. If you could have this adventure, would you? ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ©2006abcteach.com Magic Tree House: Midnight on the Moon Name__________________________________ Date_____________________ ANSWERS: Vocabulary Matching: 1. future-Time to come. 2. diagram-A drawing done to explain how something works. 3. craters-A bowl-shaped depression in a surface. 4. armor-A defensive covering worn to protect the body. 5. astronaut-A person trained to be a crew member on a spacecraft. 6. telescope-A device used to observe distant objects. 7. spacesuit-A pressure suit worn by astronauts. 8. buggy-A vehicle designed for off-road use. 9. meteorites-Giant stones that have fallen from space. 10. constellation-A formation of stars that makes a design. 11. universe- Earth and all of its inhabitants and created things. True or False 1. False 2. True 3. True 4. False 5. True 6. False 7. True 8. False 9. False 10. False Writing Prompts: Answers should vary. Accept all reasonable answers. Comprehension: 1. They went to the moon where they met a giant moon man. 2. They brought Peanut back to the tree house. 3. The moon man gave them a drawing that looked like a map. 4. No! Peanut was really Morgan le Fay! 5. Answers will vary; accept reasonable answers. 6. Answers will vary; accept reasonable answers. Also available on abcteach: Word Scramble Midnight on the Moon Crossword Midnight on the Moon Word Search Midnight on the Moon ©2006abcteach.com