A Job That's Out of This World Quizizz

1. Which of the following best identifies this as an informational text?

• It gives facts about an astronaut’s job.

• It tells a story about an astronaut.

• It has paragraphs.

Which words from the section “Let’s Go for a Walk” tell why the astronauts take space walks?

• walking in space is the best part of the job

• to fix things on the outside of the shuttle and the ISS

• a special suit that protects them

What do the labels on the diagram describe?

• what it looks like to train underwater

• the different parts of a space suit

• what the article will be mostly about

What two school subjects should you study a lot if you want to be an astronaut?

• . Science and Social Studies

• Reading and Writing

• Math and Science

What is the central idea of the article?

• Astronauts have to learn to walk in space.

• There are many parts of an astronaut’s job.

• An astronaut must be good at swimming.

After reading the article the reader can infer -

• it takes a lot of training and hard work to become an astronaut

• an astronaut does experiments for fun

• an astronaut must know how to fly an airplane

What is the most important reason for training underwater?

• to help the astronaut swim better

• to check on the space shuttle

• so, they know what it feels like in space

In which section would you find information about scientists and how the body works in space?

• . Astronaut Training

• Working in Space

• Let’s Go for a Walk

Why did the author write this article?

• to inform the reader about an astronaut’s space suit

• to explain to the reader about the robotic arm on the ISS

• to inform the reader about the job of an astronaut

From the information in the section “Working in Space” the reader can infer -

• . the astronaut must be a good swimmer

• astronauts must be okay living away from home

• astronauts must wear protective suits