Paired Passages Men on the Moon/Choose the Wright

What literary genre is Men Walk on the Moon?

• fiction

• informational nonfiction text

• fantasy

• historical fiction

Choose the correct literary genre for the article Choose the Wright.

• nonfiction

• historical fiction

• informational text

• science fiction

Who were the two main people in this article? Check all that apply.

• Orville Wright

• Mr. Armstrong

• Col. Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.

• Wilbur Wright

Who were the two people this story was centered around?

• Mr. Armstrong

• Col. Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.

• Orville Wright

• Wilbur Wright

Who was the main character in this story?

• Col. Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.

• Andy

• Miss Carol

• Orville Wright

The setting of Men Walk on Moon is different from Choose the Wright because it took place where?

• Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

• Dayton, Ohio

• Houston, Texas

• the moon

The setting of Choose the Wright is different from Men Walk on Moon because it took place where?

• Houston, Texas

• the moon

• grassy hill above town

• Dayton, Ohio

What is the major idea found in both reading selections?

• excitement

• entertainment

• hard work

• inventions

How are these two articles similar? Check all that apply.

• They both focus on two people.

• They both deal with flight.

• Both articles are about people being first in their fields to do something. (Successful flight, successful moon landing)

• Both take place in Texas.

How are these articles different? Check all that apply.

• One text is fiction, the other text is informational nonfiction.

• One text is believable, the other text is unbelievable.

• One text has characters, the other text has real people.

• One text has characters and real people, the other text just has real people.