Unit 4 Lesson 5 Quiz (Ellen Ochoa: Reaching For the Stars)

Another word for precise is...

• exact

• sloppy

• quick

• new

Today Ochoa works to advance space exploration. In this sentence, advance means

• to try to find something.

• to finish doing something.

• to help the progress of something.

• to point out problems with something.

To carry out these important missions takes confidence. Confidence is

• years of study.

• faith in oneself.

• support from others.

• willingness to practice.

Ochoa waited to hear about her application with NASA. An application is a type of

• mission

• teacher

• request

• job

When did Ochoa decide to become an astronaut?

• while watching the first moon landing on television

• when she heard about a Russian female cosmonaut

• after getting her Ph.D. from Stanford

• after moving near the Johnson Space Center

Based on the information in the selection, you can infer that Ochoa

• was a dedicated student.

• saw humor in everyday things.

• was a promising athlete.

• enjoyed music most of all

Why did a professor discourage Ochoa from pursuing an engineering career?

• The professor thought that her work was below standard.

• The professor suspected that engineering was a dying field.

• The professor saw that she liked other subjects more.

• The professor believed that engineering was for men.

Which sentence is correct?

• Rake that part of the garden, she said.

• “I’ll get Jake’s things,” Dad said.

• “Theyre next to the door I said.”

• none of the above

Which of these is a sentence fragment?

• Jason started late.

• Meet us at the game.

• Our seats are near here.

• none of the above

Which sentence is correct?

• The wood for the fires are stacked beside the garage.

• The fireplace is nice we use it on cold nights.

• Reading in front of the fire is wonderful.

• none of the above