Formative-Practice for Overcoming Life's Challenges Sum #1

1. Which of the following statements is the best main idea for the article “Planet Protectors”?

• NASA has already found 95% of the very largest asteroids.

• Many experts have been tracking asteroids and their movements toward earth.

• Sooner or later there will be another asteroid explode over a major city that may cause mass destruction.

• Technology is helping scientists to prepare for the impact of asteroids in the future.

Which of the following is the best supporting detail for the main idea in question 1?

• . . . most agree the best plan would be to redirect the asteroid away from the Earth by crashing an unpiloted spacecraft into it.

• We need to look both ways for steroids.

• An asteroid exploded over Chelyabinsk causing damage.

• The B612 Foundation, an organization founded by former astronauts, is hoping to help with that.

Read the following summary of “Planet Protectors.”

The Storyworks article, “Planet Protectors” is about NASA scientists and former astronauts studying asteroids to help prevent harm to people and the planet by using technology. By making predictions, we will be able to prepare for a future asteroid hit. There are many different solutions that will keep people safe, so there is no need to be alarmed.

Which important details have been left out of the summary?

• Former astronaut Edward Lu is a very smart man who helped form the organization known as B612.

• Computerized maps of the asteroids in our solar system are being made to let us know about possible threats.

• Telescopes and lasers are two of the high-tech devices being used.

• NASA has already found 95% of the very largest asteroids

Which of the words below is the best synonym for the word “evacuate” as it is used in paragraph 5 of the article.

“If we couldn’t do that, we might at least have time to evacuate a city like Chelyabinsk before an explosion.”

• Destroy

• Alert

• Abandon

• Celebrate