Neil Armstrong: One Giant Leap for Mankind
Why was NASA not exactly sure what an astronaut was?
M6Wk2, Neil Armstrong - Reading Comprehension
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Neil Armstrong: One Giant Leap for Mankind
Why was NASA not exactly sure what an astronaut was?
Candidates had not yet been selected.
No one had ever gone to space before.
The word had been translated from Russian by NASA.
NACA and NASA had different ideas about what the word suggested.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Neil Armstrong: One Giant Leap for Mankind
Why is information about the Mercury Seven astronauts included in the biography?
To explain why Armstrong wanted to go into space.
To give important history about the early space program.
To show why the United States wanted to build spacecraft.
To describe why space exploration was a government priority
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Neil Armstrong: One Giant Leap for Mankind
How does the biography mainly develop the idea that being an astronaut was difficult?
by showing that few pilots were chosen for missions
by describing what it was like inside the spacecraft
by telling about what happened to astronauts in training
by explaining the education astronauts were required to have
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Neil Armstrong: One Giant Leap for Mankind
According to the biography, Armstrong heard a scream from an alarm as he was trying to land the lunar module. What does the author show by using scream instead of sound?
The alarm was not expected by the astronauts.
The alarm signaled that there was serious trouble
The alarm was especially startling given the situation
The alarm was extremely loud inside the small module
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Neil Armstrong: One Giant Leap for Mankind
What is the author’s main purpose in the biography?
to show that astronauts have to be carefully selected
to explain why the United States was part of the space race
to explain why many Americans thought of Armstrong as a hero
to show that the lunar landing was a remarkable accomplishment
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The Moon Landing Inspired Me to Become an Astronaut
When he describes the technology in his middle school classroom, the author says that some readers may not be able to fathom a time without cable, satellites, and Wi-Fi. What does the word fathom mean as it is used here?
accept
describe
remember
understand
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The Moon Landing Inspired Me to Become an Astronaut
How do the first two paragraphs in the article best relate to the author’s purpose?
They summarize all the important events that occurred in 1969.
They explain how the events of the 1960s led up to the moon landing.
They emphasize how the 1969 event in space had the greatest effect on him.
They show that he was too young to understand most of the events of the 1960s.
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