Power hour 13 (A Ride in Space)

What job did Sally Ride see an ad in the newspaper for?

• A. teacher

• B. scientist

• C. astronaut

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The article describes a sequence of events in the life of Sally Ride. Which event happens last?

• A. Sally Ride helps develop a robotic arm to use in space.

• B. Sally Ride becomes the first American woman to travel in space.

• C. Sally Ride starts her own company.

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Sally Ride always loved science.

What evidence from the article supports this statement?

• A. When Sally Ride returned to Earth from her six-day shuttle trip, she said, "It was the most fun I'll ever have in my life."

• B. Sally Ride studied physics in college and became a science teacher in 1987.

• C. In high school, Sally Ride thought about becoming a tennis player.

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Sally Ride loved science and sports. Based on the information in the article, what else did she probably enjoy?

• A. reading

• B. writing

• C. teaching

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What is the main idea of this article?

• A. Sally Ride started her own company to excite boys and girls about working as

  scientists.

• B. Sally Ride went on her first space shuttle trip on June 18, 1983.

• C. Sally Ride's love of science led her to accomplish many things.

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Read this paragraph from the article.

"Sally Ride always loved science and sports. In high school, she thought about becoming a tennis player. Her love of science won out, however. Ride went to college and studied physics, a branch of science."

What does it mean that Sally Ride's love of science "won out"?

• A. Sally Ride thought about becoming a tennis player.

• B. Sally Ride chose to pursue science instead of sports.

• C. Sally Ride won a science contest after losing a tennis game.

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7. Most of the students who applied to NASA were not accepted, _______ Sally Ride was.

• A. but

• B. because

• C. so

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