It Came From Outer Space

Which two words from the article are the closest synonyms?

Cosmic and celestial

Think about the following statement made by Sean Thompson: "It was somewhat alarming to me. I've seen shooting stars, but I've never seen something jetting across the sky with flames shooting off it." The author's purpose for including this quote was to __________.

Give the reader one witness' perspective on the bizarre and frightening nature of the meteor's appearance

Read the passage from the article: "There were reports of four to five minutes of explosions or rumbling," Pedley said. He couldn't say what the sound was, but he speculated that it might have been a sonic boom if the meteor had broken the sound barrier. Which is the closest synonym for the word speculated?

Hypothesized

The best alternate headline for this article would be __________.

Midwest Meteor Produced Brief but Brilliant Light Display

The news article says all of the following except __________.

People came from all over the world to collect meteorites so that they can contribute to a map of the meteor disintegration fallout.

The reader can infer from the article that __________.

Some people in the Midwest probably felt the ground rumble and may have thought it was an earthquake if they didn't see the meteor in the night sky.

Which of these is most important to include in a summary of this article?

A large meteor created a spectacle in the night sky over the Midwestern U.S. on April 14, 2010, and left behind at least one meteorite in Wisconsin.

Think about the meteor that was seen in the Midwest in April 2010. Which of these must have happened third?

A man found a meteorite about the size of an unshelled peanut that had the telltale fusion crust.