Explore the Wild West HMH - Module 4 - Week 1

Get out your HMH textbook. Turn to "Explore the Wild West," on page 251. Use the text to answer the following questions on the test.

• Yes, I will use the story to help me take my test.

• No. I will not use the story to help me take my test/

• Yes, I will take my time on the test.

• I will rush through the test as fast as I can.

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Read “Explore the Wild West!” and answer each question.

According to the passage, how were mountain men helpful to explorers and pioneers?

• They trapped small animals for their fur.

• They traded goods with Native Americans.

• They acted as guides, sharing their knowledge of the land with travelers.

• They went ahead of the pioneers, building a safe trail west for those in search of fortune.

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Read “Explore the Wild West!” and answer each question.

What did Jefferson hope Lewis and Clark would do?

• become missionaries

• write a book about prairie dogs

• trade beaver pelts with fur trappers

• discover a water route across the continent

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Read “Explore the Wild West!” and answer each question.

Why did people leave furniture along the Oregon Trail?

• to mark the trail for other travelers

• to make the wagons lighter for the oxen

• because old furniture was considered garbage

• because they wanted to buy new furniture for their new lives

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Read “Explore the Wild West!” and answer each question.

The passage says that scientists still study plant specimens gathered by Lewis and Clark.

What is the meaning of specimens as it is used in the passage?

• sketches

• samples

• models

• copies

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Read “Explore the Wild West!” and answer each question.

What caused the most pioneer deaths along the trail?

• getting cholera from polluted drinking water

• getting caught in mountain storms

• being crushed by frightened cattle

• leaving too late in the season

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Read the selection and answer each question.

Apollo to the Moon

On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave a speech before Congress. In it, he said, “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.” Sending a person to the moon in less than ten years would demand planning and hard work, but the country was ready to accept the challenge.

2 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) would be in charge of this difficult task. The task would be divided into three parts. The first two parts, Project Mercury and the Gemini Program, would perform important tasks and gather useful information before the attempted “moon shot.” The Apollo Program would be the final leg of the task, during which NASA would send astronauts to the moon.

NASA first set up Project Mercury. It was designed to develop rockets and to choose and train astronauts. NASA screened more than 100 jet pilots, but only 18 passed all of the tests. Of those who passed, just seven were chosen to become the Mercury astronauts. The men then went into training. They were placed in various machines, which imitated conditions astronauts would face at launch, in space, and on their return to Earth. Some machines spun the astronauts to produce increased gravity. Other machines tumbled the men as if they were in a capsule that was spinning out of control. The astronauts also went through training to survive in the desert in case they landed off their planned course.

4 During Project Mercury, NASA launched rockets without anyone on board at first. The next goal was to have humans survive in space and return safely to Earth. On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space. On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. In all, there were six Mercury flights with crews. The flights gradually grew longer. On May 15, 1963, Gordon Cooper spent more than a day in space. All of these flights helped NASA prepare humans and machines for space travel.

5 The Gemini Program ran from 1964 to 1966. It tested new equipment, including a capsule that now held two people. It also provided answers to important questions. Could astronauts work outside a spacecraft? Could two spacecraft meet in space? Could they dock with each other? Could astronauts stay in space for long periods of time? The Gemini space flights and tests helped answer these questions. The answers were “Yes!” In light of these answers, NASA was closer to achieving the goal of landing on the moon before the end of the 1960s. After the Gemini Program ended, NASA moved forward with the Apollo Program.

6 Finally, a little over eight years since President Kennedy’s historic speech, Apollo 11 and crew lifted off for the moon. The date was July 16, 1969. Millions of people around the world followed its flight. On board were Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. They would soon make history. On July 20, everybody at NASA’s Mission Control in Houston, Texas, waited for news from the crew. They were thrilled to hear Armstrong’s simple message, “The Eagle has landed.” Six hours later, Armstrong climbed down Eagle’s ladder. He stepped onto the moon and spoke the words that would live forever. “That’s one small step for a man,” he said, “one giant leap for mankind.” A few days later, on July 24, 1969, the astronauts’ capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean. Over the next three years, five additional Apollo flights landed successfully on the moon. Kennedy’s dream for the nation had been achieved.

• Yes, I read the passage, and I am ready to answer the questions.

• No. I did not read the passage, and I will not answer the questions.

• being crushed by frightened cattle

• leaving too late in the season

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Which statement reflects the problem-and-solution structure in paragraphs 1 and 2?

Apollo to the Moon

On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave a speech before Congress. In it, he said, “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.” Sending a person to the moon in less than ten years would demand planning and hard work, but the country was ready to accept the challenge.

2 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) would be in charge of this difficult task. The task would be divided into three parts. The first two parts, Project Mercury and the Gemini Program, would perform important tasks and gather useful information before the attempted “moon shot.” The Apollo Program would be the final leg of the task, during which NASA would send astronauts to the moon.

• After President Kennedy’s speech, NASA developed three different spacecraft for landing on the moon.

• NASA met President Kennedy’s challenge with a three-part plan to land on the moon within ten years.

• NASA had to finish its work on other projects before it could begin thinking about the moon landing.

• D Although the country was ready for a moon landing, NASA needed time to plan for the difficult task

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Read the sentence from paragraph 3.

The astronauts also went through training to survive in the desert in case they landed off their planned course.

What is the meaning of course as it is used above?

• path

• series

• rough

• grainy

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What is the main idea of paragraph 5?

 The Gemini Program ran from 1964 to 1966. It tested new equipment, including a capsule that now held two people. It also provided answers to important questions. Could astronauts work outside a spacecraft? Could two spacecraft meet in space? Could they dock with each other? Could astronauts stay in space for long periods of time? The Gemini space flights and tests helped answer these questions. The answers were “Yes!” In light of these answers, NASA was closer to achieving the goal of landing on the moon before the end of the 1960s. After the Gemini Program ended, NASA moved forward with the Apollo Program.

• The Gemini Program proved that astronauts could orbit Earth

• The Gemini Program lasted for three years before the Apollo Program began.

• The Gemini Program performed tests and answered important questions about space travel.

• The Gemini Program developed the space capsule that the Apollo astronauts would fly to the moon.

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