"Many Moons" EOG practice

In paragraph 3, what does the word artificial tell about the spacecraft?

• It is new and special.

• It is not formed in nature.

• It is bright and shiny.

• It is not built carefully.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why did the Russian Scientists want to make a spacecraft out of mirrors?

• to stop problems between countries.

• to save costs on electricity in small towns

• to help cities that get very little sunlight.

• to make it harder for northern animals to sleep

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

If the spacecrafts are built, what would happen next?

• They would be sent out into space.

• They would be covered in mirrors.

• They would be moved around by scientists.

• They would be used to send light to one city.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which sentence from the selection tells why the Chinese scientists want to make spacecrafts that act like the moon?

• "They believe this will help lower electricity costs in big cities."

• "The real moon doesn't make its own light."

• "Some scientists say that these spacecrafts must be placed much farther away from Earth."

• "This would be like a shooting star flying across the sky."

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Why might a spacecraft light up just a tiny area for a few minutes at a time?

• The spacecraft turns on with a switch.

• The spacecraft has too many mirrors.

• The spacecraft acts just like the moon.

• The spacecraft if too close to Earth.

Read these sentences from paragraph 5:

"However, the spacecrafts didn't operate as needed. So the Russian government decided to stop giving money to the project."

How do these ideas relate to one another?

• by time and place

• by cause and effect

• by when and why

• by sameness and difference

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Read this sentence from paragraph 6:

"Other scientists say it might be hard to set up the spacecraft to shine on just one place."

Which main idea does this detail support?

• Extra light could bother some people.

• Shooting stars sometimes fly across the sky.

• Problems are often caused between two countries.

• Not everyone thinks making a fake moon is a good idea.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2