Moonshot Comprehension

In the beginning of the book, what are the astronauts preparing for?

• To fly to the other side of Earth.

• To fly to the moon.

• To fly to Jupiter.

• To fly to Florida.

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The names of the spaceships were...

• Collins and Eagle

• Columbia and Bird

• Neil and Buzz

• Columbia and Eagle

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Who was the first astronaut to walk on the moon?

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Michael Collins

• Alan Shepard

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  What is the job of Mission Control?

• To monitor the engines, and fuel valves.

• To take pictures and videos.

• To go into space

• To carefully clean the rockets. 

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Based the following text evidence, which statement best supports why traveling the moon is dangerous?

• “Here there is no up or down.”

• “There are food and clothes packed into corners.”

• “Here, where everything floats, it takes some skill to go to sleep.”

• “The astronauts fly till time and fuel are running out.”

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What was the point of view of the people that were watching from Earth? 

• They were very sad.

• They were scared

• They were excited to see history happening.

• Most people did not want to watch so they did not.

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 What did Armstrong say upon landing on the moon?

• “Dallas, we are on the moon now.”

• He does not say anything.

• “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.”

• “Houston, we are on the moon.”

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What is the author’s point of view?

• The author thinks it was too dangerous for them to travel to the moon

• The author never wants to travel to the moon

• The author enjoys the moon and thinks the mission was neat.

• The author enjoys the moon, but wished they stayed home

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Where is Mission Control located?

• Blackwood, New Jersey

• San Diego, California 

• Houston, Texas

• Orlando, Florida

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Which text evidence best describes Armstrong’s point of view in space?

• “Their bodies as heavy as clay.”

• “As calm as a man who just parked a car.”

• “Here below there are three men, who cloths themselves in special clothes.”

• “The astronauts squeeze into Columbia’s sideways seats.”

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