What is a Space Walk?

What does the word “thrusters” mean as it is used in paragraph

8 of the passage?

• Ropes that connect.

• Machine that power.

• Spacesuits that protect.

• Bags that hold tools.

Which detail from the passage helps the reader to understand

the meaning of ”thrusters”

• “hooked to the spacewalker”

• “is worn like a backpack”

• “Fly back to the spacecraft”

• “with a small joystick.”

Why are two doors needed to create an airlock on a

spacecraft?

• To make it safe for astronauts to enter and exit the spacecraft on

  Earth.

• To let the astronauts do scientific experiments to see how air in space

  affects living things.

• To allow astronauts to go into space without letting oxygen out of

  the aircraft.

• To provide a place where the astronauts can connect their ropes to a

  spacecraft so they do not float away.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Astronauts wear spacesuits to walk on other planets.

• Astronauts train for a long time to prepare for a spacewalk.

• Astronauts use a special suit and tools to work safely in space.

• Astronauts need special machines to study outer space from earth.

What is one kind of important work the astronauts do when they

are on a space walk?

• Astronauts fly through space to explore during spacewalks.

• Astronauts hook tools onto their spacecraft during spacewalks.

• Astronauts can make repairs to objects during spacewalks.

• Astronauts do scientific tests on their bodies during spacewalks.

Which detail from the passage supports your answer to question

5?

• ”let scientists learn how being in space affects different things.”

  (Paragraph 1)

• “fix things instead of bringing them back to Earth to fix.”

  (Paragraph 2)

• “can cause astronauts to feel pain in their shoulders, elbows, wrists

  and knees.” (Paragraph 5)

• “to let an astronaut move around in space.” (Paragraph 8)