"To Space and Back" and "Memorable Milestones" Day 1

Which two quotations from the text “To Space and Back” best explains why Sally Ride writes, “I find myself wishing we’d hurry up and get into orbit”?

• A. “We are very busy getting the shuttle ready to enter orbit.”

• B. “We’re uncomfortable, straining to hold our books on our laps.”

• C. “We’re in space!”

• D. “We can barely move because we’re being held in place.”

• E. “In only a few seconds we zoom past the clouds.”

Part A: What is the main idea of the passage “To Space and Back”?

• A. The launch of the first rocket into space.

• B. How exhausting it was for Sally Ride to be launched into space.

• C. The experiences and feelings of Sally Ride going into space.

• D. The dangers of how forceful gravity is when entering space.

Part B: Which two quotations from the passage best supports the answer to part A.

• A. “Launch minus 10 seconds…9...8…7…The three launch engines light.”

• B. “The shuttle leaps of the launch pad in a cloud of steam and trail of fire.”

• C. “I find myself wishing we’d hurry up and get into orbit.”

• D. “For an instant I wonder if everything is working right.”

• E. “Launch plus eight and one-half minutes.”

Part A: According to “Memorable Milestones: Space Shuttle Missions”, what is a possible outcome of Sally Ride not going into space?

• A. She would have never been the first woman to walk on the moon.

• B. The Challenger could have exploded had she not got on.

• C. She would have never become a physicist, and a world-famous astronaut.

• D. The first woman would not have operated the shuttle’s robotic arm and release a satellite into orbit.

Part B: What sentence from the text best supports your answer to part A?

• A. “At the same moment, one crew member, mission specialist Sally K. Ride, was rocketing into history.”

• B. “In the busy days ahead, the crew completed a number of experiments.”

• C. “She also became the first woman to operate the shuttle’s robotic arm by releasing a satellite into orbit.”

• D. “She also joked with Mission Control about the exciting ride.”

How does the information in "To Space and Back" compare to the information in "Memorable Milestones"?

• A. "To Space and Back" is a firsthand account because it an autobiography about Sally Ride's journey into space. "Memorable Milestones" is also a firsthand account because it a diary entry of Sally Ride's Partner as they journeyed into space.

• B. "To Space and Back" is a firsthand account because it an autobiography about Sally Ride's journey into space. "Memorable Milestones" is secondhand account because it was written by someone who did research on Sally Ride and the Challenger.

• C. Both "To Space and Back" and "Memorable Milestones" are secondhand accounts because they were written by someone who did research on Sally Ride and the Challenger.

• D. "To Space and Back" is a secondhand account but it is an except from a textbook on the Challenger. "Memorable Milestones" is firsthand account because it is a diary entry of Sally Ride.