Remarks at the Aerospace Medical Health Center

What does IMPAIRMENT mean?

• Resistance to disease

• A special talent or ability

• An injury or weakness

• The desire to overcome a flaw

Kennedy mentions Charles Lindbergh and Claire Chennault because they...

• flew missions across the Atlantic Ocean.

• were air pioneers who trained in San Antonio.

• worked to build the Aerospace Medical Center.

• were in San Antonio listening to the speech.

Who is Kennedy's primary audience?

• The entire American public

• People at the Aerospace Medical Health Center

• NASA astronauts

• The media

What is the main claim of Kennedy's speech?

• The study of medicine is space will make life happier and healthier here on earth.

• Space research can improve technology.

• Space research can help us learn about our environment.

• Medical discoveries may be made.

Why does Kennedy refer to the staff at the Medical Center as “pioneers”?

• They work in the city where so many famous pilots trained.

• They are making headlines with their discoveries.

• They are preparing to travel into space.

• They are exploring new areas of medical research.

Work that is TEDIOUS is

• easy.

• secret.

• challenging.

• boring.

What is one mistake that Kennedy says many Americans make?

• Assuming that space research has little value on earth.

• Assuming that space research will be too difficult and dangerous.

• Wanting to go to space too quickly.

• Thinking that we need larger spaceships.

The writer's position on an issue or problem is called...

• Evidence

• the Counterargument

• the Claim

• Reasons

The opposing view that goes against the claim, or offers other perspectives, is called the...

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Reason

• Evidence

Kennedy uses the words first, second, and third in his speech to...

• organize his ideas.

• respond to his opponents.

• be more convincing.

• connect to ordinary Americans.