This document contains a student's space-themed worksheet with multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer questions about the solar system. The worksheet covers topics like planets, asteroids, comets, rockets, satellites, and astronauts. It tests the student's knowledge of key facts like the order of planets from the Sun, their characteristics, and components of the solar system. The student is prompted to identify, compare, and describe different celestial objects and forms of space exploration based on the provided information.

1. UNIT 4 LOST IN SPACE
Student name
Group/Class
Date Score
LISTENING
Listen and number.
Score: / 5
1 TG4_U4_A10
a
1
b c
d e f
Listen and circle.
Score: / 5
2 TG4_U4_A11
The planet is
1 Neptune / Jupiter.
It’s the planet in the solar system.
2 biggest / smallest
Neptune is the planet.
3 furthest / closest
Jupiter has got three
4 moons / rings.
Io is Jupiter’s moon.
5 closest / furthest
Jupiter’s red spot is because of the storm in the
universe.
6 most interesting / most powerful

2. READING
Listen to two friends, Emily and Alfie, talking about their space
projects. Choose the best answer, A, B or C.
Score: / 5
3 TG4_U4_A12
Emily thinks their space project is .
1
the most boring project
A
the most interesting project
B
the worst project
C
Emily’s project is about .
2
all the planets
A
planets and asteroids
B
the planet Venus
C
The planet Venus is .
3
the furthest planet from Earth
A
the closest planet to Earth
B
the coldest planet
C
The planet Mercury is .
4
the closest planet to the Sun
A
the hottest planet
B
the windiest planet
C
Asteroids are made of .
5
rock and metal
A
gas and dust
B
ice and water
C
We can get information about asteroids from .
6
astronauts
A
rockets into space
B
telescopes and satellites
C

3. Match the definitions and the words.
Score: / 7
4
This takes astronauts into space.
1
A person who travels into space.
2
There are lots of these round the
planet Saturn.
3
This is made of dust and ice and
shoots through the sky.
4
These are made of rock or metal
and form a belt in space.
5
This is a rock that falls to Earth.
6
There are eight of these in the
solar system.
7
This sends information back to
Earth from space.
8
asteroids
a
rocket
b
planets
c
meteorite
d
astronaut
e
satellite
f
comet
g
rings
h
Read, look and circle.
5
Rocket A is
1
the shiniest / the biggest.
The motorbike is form of
transport.
2
the fastest / the slowest

4. Score: / 5
Bag B is
3
the heaviest / the smallest.
Volcano A is
4
the most dangerous / the biggest.
Bill is
astronaut.
5
the oldest / the youngest
The Earth is the
Sun.
6
the closest to / the furthest from
Choose the best answer, A, B or C.
Our solar system is amazing. There are eight (1) . Mercury is the
(2) to the Sun and also the smallest planet. In the Inner system there
are four rocky planets. These include Earth and Mars. I think Mars (the Red planet) is one
of the (3) . Venus is also an Inner planet. Its average temperature is
462°C so it is the (4) planet. The Outer system has the gas giants – very
large planets made of gas. Jupiter is the (5) gas planet. Saturn is the
second biggest and has many (6) . Neptune is the furthest planet (7)
the Sun and it is the coldest. Between the two systems there is the
asteroid (8) . This has thousands of asteroids.
6
planets

5. WRITING
Score: / 7
A stars B planets C comets
A closest B furthest C oldest
A more interesting B most interesting C most modern
A coldest B darkest C hottest
A furthest B biggest C smallest
A moons B stars C rings
A from B away C to
A rock B space C belt
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Complete the sentences.
Score: / 5
7
Saturn is a
.
1
p l a n e t
We use a to travel into space.
2
A falls to Earth.
3
An travels into space.
4
A sends messages to
Earth.
5
is the windiest
planet.
6

6. Read and complete with the correct form of the adjective.
Score: / 5
8
small old big far expensive heavy
Mercury is the planet in the solar system.
1 smallest
Jupiter is the planet.
2
Neptune is the planet from the Sun.
3
The elephant is one of the mammals.
4
He’s 104! He’s probably the man in the world.
5
A million dollars! That’s the most car in the world.
6

7. SPEAKING
Look at the picture and write about the planets.
Score: / 10
9

8. Ask questions Which is the biggest/most … ?
Answer the questions Picture A, B or C is the …est/the most … .
Score: / 4
10
1 2