k12 Words Chapter 2-1: 5 Space Words with Elon Musk: From PayPal to Mars!

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Words You'll Learn

corner
ape
scoop
club
cavern

Story Time

Let's dive into an exciting story about innovation and space dreams, where each of our vocabulary words plays an important role!

Young Elon loved to sit in the corner of his bedroom with books about rockets and computers.

This special corner became his thinking space where big dreams started to grow.

As Elon grew up, he didn't just ape what others were doing in business.

Instead of trying to ape traditional car companies, he created electric vehicles that were totally different!

With his company SpaceX, Elon wanted to scoop up new opportunities in space travel.

His rockets scoop up satellites and carry them high above Earth.

Elon's companies are like an exclusive club of forward-thinkers and problem-solvers.

Scientists and engineers join this club to work on exciting projects like traveling to Mars!

One of Elon's big dreams is to help humans live on Mars, where they might build homes in natural caverns for protection.

These huge caverns could shield people from radiation and extreme temperatures on the red planet.

Word Deep Dive

Now that we've journeyed through our story, let's blast into each vocabulary word and really understand what they mean!

corner

noun

The spot where two walls meet and form an angle.

Young Elon loved to sit in the corner of his bedroom with books about rockets and computers.

ape

noun

A large, tailless animal related to monkeys that can stand up.

Elon watched a documentary about how intelligent apes use tools to solve problems.

scoop

noun

A spoon-like tool for picking up loose material.

The astronauts will use a special scoop to collect Mars soil samples.

club

noun

A heavy stick used for hitting things.

Early humans used a club as a simple tool before they developed more advanced technology.

cavern

noun

A very large, deep cave.

One of Elon's big dreams is to help humans live on Mars, where they might build homes in natural caverns for protection.

Test Your Knowledge

Alright space explorers, time for a quick vocabulary test! I'll show you a question about one of our words, give you five seconds to think, and then reveal the answer - see how many you can get right!

Question 1

Which word can fit in the blank in the following sentence?

cavern

corner

scoop

ape

Question 2

Spell the word with the meaning: The spot where two walls meet and form an angle.

Question 3

What is the meaning of corner?

A large, tailless animal related to monkeys that can stand up.

A very large, deep cave.

A heavy stick used for hitting things.

The spot where two walls meet and form an angle.

Question 4

Which word can fit in the blank in the following sentence?

ape

corner

cavern

club

Question 5

Which word can fit in the blank in the following sentence?

scoop

cavern

club

corner

Question 6

Spell the word with the meaning: To quickly pick something up in one motion.

Question 7

What is the meaning of ape?

A very large, deep cave.

A large, tailless animal related to monkeys that can stand up.

A heavy stick used for hitting things.

A spoon-like tool for picking up loose material.

Question 8

What is the meaning of corner?

To trap someone or something with no way to escape.

A heavy stick used for hitting things.

A very large, deep cave.

A spoon-like tool for picking up loose material.

Question 9

What is the meaning of corner?

A heavy stick used for hitting things.

A spoon-like tool for picking up loose material.

A large, tailless animal related to monkeys that can stand up.

The place where two streets meet and cross.

Question 10

Which word can fit in the blank in the following sentence?

cavern

scoop

club

corner

Question 11

Which word can fit in the blank in the following sentence?

ape

corner

scoop

club

Question 12

Spell the word with the meaning: A group of people who share similar interests.

Question 13

Spell the word with the meaning: A very large, deep cave.

Question 14

What is the meaning of club?

A heavy stick used for hitting things.

The spot where two walls meet and form an angle.

A large, tailless animal related to monkeys that can stand up.

A spoon-like tool for picking up loose material.

Question 15

Which word can fit in the blank in the following sentence?

club

corner

cavern

ape

Question 16

What is the meaning of scoop?

A heavy stick used for hitting things.

A spoon-like tool for picking up loose material.

A large, tailless animal related to monkeys that can stand up.

The spot where two walls meet and form an angle.

Question 17

What is the meaning of cavern?

A large, tailless animal related to monkeys that can stand up.

A very large, deep cave.

The spot where two walls meet and form an angle.

A spoon-like tool for picking up loose material.

Question 18

Spell the word with the meaning: The place where two streets meet and cross.

Question 19

Spell the word with the meaning: To trap someone or something with no way to escape.

Question 20

Spell the word with the meaning: A spoon-like tool for picking up loose material.

Question 21

Which word can fit in the blank in the following sentence?

club

scoop

corner

ape

Question 22

Which word can fit in the blank in the following sentence?

scoop

cavern

ape

club

Question 23

Spell the word with the meaning: To copy someone else's actions or behavior.

Question 24

Spell the word with the meaning: A heavy stick used for hitting things.

Question 25

Which word can fit in the blank in the following sentence?

scoop

corner

ape

cavern

Question 26

Which word can fit in the blank in the following sentence?

cavern

club

scoop

ape

Question 27

What is the meaning of scoop?

To quickly pick something up in one motion.

A heavy stick used for hitting things.

A large, tailless animal related to monkeys that can stand up.

A very large, deep cave.

Question 28

What is the meaning of ape?

The spot where two walls meet and form an angle.

A very large, deep cave.

To copy someone else's actions or behavior.

A heavy stick used for hitting things.

Question 29

Spell the word with the meaning: A large, tailless animal related to monkeys that can stand up.

Question 30

What is the meaning of club?

A large, tailless animal related to monkeys that can stand up.

A group of people who share similar interests.

The spot where two walls meet and form an angle.

A spoon-like tool for picking up loose material.

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