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What is the central idea of the passage? (R.2.2)

• Blue Origin, a spaceflight company, launched a rocket with art painted on its capsule by African artist Amoako Boafo from Ghana.

• Uplift Aerospace Inc. is based in Utah and trains artists to fly to space.

• Some artwork from Africa can only be viewed from space.

• Blue Origin, a spaceflight company, launched a rocket owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Select two relevant details that support the central idea. (R.2.2)

• • Blue Origin has not announced when its next passenger flight will be, nor the cost of a ticket.” (paragraph 7)

• “The artworks were a self-portrait and portraits of Boafo's mother and a friend's mother, and were attached to parachute panels on the nose of the rocket.” (paragraph 2)

• • “It tested lasers and other sensors meant to ensure an exact moon landing for astronauts.”(paragraph 4)

• “Uplift Aerospace Inc. is based in Utah and it develops programs that can be used in space.”(paragraph 3)

• • “On August 26, Blue Origin launched a rocket with art painted on its capsule.” (paragraph 1)

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

How do the relevant details above support the central idea? (R.2.2)

• The details explain lasers and sensors and prove that they must be used in moon landings.

• The details describe the artwork Boafo painted and explain that it was launched on a rocket.

• The details prove that Uplift Aerospace is an important company and describe its owner.

• The details tell the personal story of Boafo’s experience in space.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Using the prefix inter-, what does the word international mean?

• before nations

• against nations

• between nations

• without nations

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How does the suffix -ist in the word tourist affect the meaning?

• it makes the word an adverb

• it makes the word a noun

• it makes the word a verb

• it makes the word an adjective

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Select two details that should be included in the summary of the text. (R.3.2)

• On August 26, an international spaceflight company called Blue Origin, launched a rocket with art painted on its capsule.

• A spokesperson describes why Boafo made the choice to paint mothers. "A mother's love comes from a place that is out of this world," she said. This was not a good idea.

• The new arts-in-space program allowed Boafo’s artwork to launch on the Blue Origin spaceflight.

• When parachutes are activated, panels detach from the capsule and can be picked up off any surface.

• Schoolchildren from Ghana listened to the launch using a webcasting software.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2