4.4 Review

What two character traits best explains John Glenn?

• Patient

• Angry

• Prepared

• Irresponsible

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CCSS.RI.4.1

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CCSS.RL.4.3

What was John Glenn's job?

• Lawyer

• Astronaut

• Farmer

• Pilot

True or False: The public (Americans) were very happy that John Glenn's mission was successful.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.1

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Who was the United States "racing" against in space exploration?

• Canada

• England

• Soviet Union

• China

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CCSS.RI.4.3

What was the main idea of "Go, John, Glenn!"

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

"He thought of astronaut Alan Shepard, strapped into his capsule, waiting for launch a year earlier. “Why don’t you fix your little problem … and light this candle?” Shepard had asked Mission Control. Glenn smiled at the memory."

is this a firsthand or secondhand account?

• Firsthand

• Secondhand

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CCSS.RI.4.6

True or False: Mistakes happened while on the flight that John Glenn did not train for.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.8

True/False: It took many people to make the Project Mercury a success.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

Which response best describes “John Glenn and Friendship 7”?

• A writer describes how Glenn handled problems during the Friendship 7 flight.

• Glenn gives a firsthand account of his work experience before becoming pilot of the Friendship 7.

• It is a secondhand account from an engineer explaining why Friendship 7's heat shield failed.

• NASA explains the reasons why Glenn was chosen over others to man Friendship 7.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.6

How is the secondhand account of the launch of the Friendship 7 different than the firsthand account?

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CCSS.RI.4.6