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Teacher's Guide

Use this 8-minute reading activity to practice key space facts and numbers. Read the text together, then check each answer with the words in the text.

Learner's Guide

First, read the story about the Sun, Moon, and Jupiter carefully. Next, answer the 8 questions below and check your answers.

☀️ Sun: 150 Million km 🌙 Moon: 384,400 km 🪐 Jupiter: Biggest Planet

The Sun, the Moon and Jupiter

Look up at the sky. The Sun is a star. It is about 150 million kilometres from Earth. The surface of the Sun is very hot, about 5,500 degrees Celsius. The Moon is much closer, about 384,400 kilometres from Earth. Further away, Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system.

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A cheerful, colorful educational space illustration for kids showing the bright burning Sun, the cratered silver Moon, a

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star star

A bright light in space like our Sun.

surface surface

The outside or top part of something.

planet planet

A big round world in space like Earth or Jupiter.

solar system solar system

The Sun and all the planets around it.

Sentence Pattern

Look at this clear sentence from everyday language:

"The sunshine is the brightest light in the sky."

Why this works: It uses simple words to compare one special thing to all others in a group.

Practice Questions

8 Questions

Q1 True / False

1. The Sun is a planet.

____ True ____ False

Q2 True / False

2. The Moon is about 384,400 kilometres from Earth.

____ True ____ False

Q3 Multiple Choice

3. How far is the Sun from Earth?

____ a. 384,400 km ____ b. 150 million km ____ c. 5,500 km

Q4 Multiple Choice

4. What is the temperature of the Sun's surface?

____ a. 5,500 degrees Celsius ____ b. 150 million degrees Celsius ____ c. 384,400 degrees Celsius

Q5 Multiple Choice

5. Which is the biggest planet in the solar system?

____ a. The Sun ____ b. The Moon ____ c. Jupiter

Q6 Gap-fill

6. Complete the sentence:

The Sun is not a planet; it is a ____ .

Q7 Gap-fill

7. Complete the sentence:

The surface of the Sun is about ____ degrees Celsius.

Q8 Gap-fill

8. Complete the sentence:

Jupiter is the biggest ____ in our solar system.

Reading: The Sun, the Moon, and Jupiter

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The Sun, the Moon and Jupiter

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