2/8-2/11 Revise/Edit Practice

2/8-2/11 Revise/Edit Practice

Exploring the Moon

Exploring the Moon

(1) For years, people dreamed of traveling to the moon. (2) Then in 1961, President John Kennedy challenged the country. (3) He wanted to send humans to the moon before the end of the 1960s. (4) He knew it would not be easy. (5) He said, "We choose to go, not because it is easy, but because it is hard."

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(6) NASA was the group in charge of the task. (7) The program to put humans on the moon was called the Apolla program. (8) It was named for the Greek god of the sun. (9) There were many steps to reach the goal. (10) First, an astronaut orbited, or circled, Earth. (11) Then astronauts orbited the moon. (12) Finally, NASA was ready to send a team to land on the moon.

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(13) The date was July 20, 1969. (14) The country watched as Neil Armstrong became the first human to set food on the moon. (15) He and Buzz Aldrin explored the surface of the moon. (16) Mike Collins orbited the moon in the spaceship. (17) The astronauts brought back moon rocks and soil. (18) This helped scientists understand how the moon and Earth were formed. (19) The last moon landing was in December 1972. (20) The program cost a lot of money. (21) After 1972, the country decided to put its money into other space programs.

Multiple Choice

(15) He and Buzz Aldrin explored the surface of the moon. (16) Mike Collins orbited the moon in the spaceship.

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 15 and 16?

• Because Mike Collins orbited the moon in the spaceship, he and Buzz Aldrin explored the surface of the moon.

• He and Buzz Aldrin explored the surface of the moon while Mike Collins orbited the moon in the spaceship.

• Before he and Buzz Aldrin explored the surface of the moon, Mike Collins orbited the moon in the spaceship.

• He and Buzz Aldrin explored the surface of the moon, for Mike Collins was orbiting the moon in the spaceship.

Multiple Choice

(18) This helped scientists understand how the moon and Earth were formed. (19) The last moon landing was in December 1972.

Margo wants to add a sentence in between sentences 18 and 19. Which sentence could she add to strengthen the paragraph?

• No other country has sent astronauts to the moon.

• There were six more landings on the moon.

• The astronauts had a good time on the moon.

• Apollo 13 did not land on the moon.

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(22) In 2004, though, President Bush announced a new goal. (23) The plan is to send humans back to the moon by 2020. (24) Why? (25) One reason is to build a base. (26) Astronauts will live in it for tiny periods. (27) They will build telescopes. (28) They will get used to living away from Earth. (29) Someday, they will leave the moon. (30) From there, they will travel farther into space.

Multiple Choice

(23) The plan is to send humans back to the moon by 2020. (24) Why? (25) One reason is to build a base. (26) Astronauts will live in it for tiny periods.

Look at sentence 26. The word tiny does not express what Margo was trying to say. Which word could BEST replace tiny and help Margo improve the meaning of this sentence?

• short

• few

• smaller

• miniature

Multiple Choice

(26) Astronauts will live in it for tiny periods. (27) They will build telescopes. (28) They will get used to living away from Earth. (29) Someday, they will leave the moon. (30) From there, they will travel farther into space.

Margo wants to add a conclusion to her report. Which of the following could BEST follow sentence 30 and close this report?

• Space travel will continue to be expensive.

• Astronauts bring back many things from space explorations, such as rocks, and information aboutthe environment on the moon.

• Space exploration means a lot to Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Mike Collins. They know how important it is to have a big imagination.

• Space exploration is the science of the heart and mind that dares us to imagine the unimaginable. No goal is too far away if we dream big!