BACK TO EARTH WITH A BUMP!

BACK TO EARTH WITH A BUMP!

By Janrey Quiben

You will complete a few activities that will help you recall the newspaper article and will help you deepen your understanding of making inferences and use evidence to support your understanding.

About this activity:​

In the next activity, you will practise your reading comprehension skills by reading a newspaper article and answering some questions.

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Poll

Have you read the news article titled ' Back to Earth with a Bump!?

• Of course!

• Yes, but not so.

• Yes, but I did not understand.

Fill in the Blanks

Open Ended

Who did Tim Peake stay on the ISS with?

Yuri Malenchenko and Timothy Kopra

Answer:

Multiple Choice

How many days did the crew spend in space?

• 3000

• 28000

• 168

• 186

Multiple Choice

How many members of the crew went to the ISS?

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 1

Multiple Choice

Where is the European Space Agency?

• Kazakhstan

• Cologne

• Russia

• Great Brittain

Multiple Choice

What is CMG short for?

• Company of the order of St Michael and St George

• Companion of the order of St Matthew and St George

• Companion of the organisation of St Michael and St George

• Companion of the order of St Michael and St George

Multiple Choice

In which town did the astronauts land?

• Kazakhstan

• Cologne

• Zhezkazgan

• London

Open Ended

Find and copy a phrase that shows that Tim would hurry back to space.

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​in a heartbeat

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Answer:

Open Ended

Explain what the purpose of the mission was. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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What do you think is the answer?

The mission involved conducting experiments, testing out new technology and inspiring the next generation of space travellers.

Answer:

Multiple Choice

Which word shows that Tim considers himself to be lucky to be part of a team.

•  recovering

• adjusting

• privileged

• conference

Open Ended

Write an alternative headline for the news report. Make sure that the headline is effective.

Multiple Choice

Why do you think Tim ran the equivalent of the London Marathon on his treadmill?

• Tim dedicated his CMG to some of his chosen members of the  team because he said in the news report that he is part of a complex team who are all in pursuit of exploring the solar system for the benefit of people on Earth.

•  Tim dedicated his CMG to his entire team because he said in the news report that he is part of a complex team who are all in pursuit of exploring the solar system for the benefit of people on Earth.

• Tim dedicated his CMG to his entire team because he ran the equivalent of the London Marathon in order to keep fit while he was on the ISS.

•  Tim dedicated his CMG to his entire team because he prepared for his mission by learning to speak Russian, spending 12 days under the sea and taking part in a winter survival expedition

Open Ended

Why do you think Tim dedicated his CMG to the entire team?

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What do you think is the answer?

I think that Tim dedicated his CMG to his entire team because he said in the news report that he is part of a complex team who are all in pursuit of exploring the solar system for the benefit of people on Earth.

Poll

How confident do you feel in your ability to make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding?

• Very confident

• Somewhat confident

• Not at all confident