6TH GRADE - WHAT IS A SPACE SUIT?

CLICK ON THE TWO SENTENCES FROM THE TEST THAT BEST SUPPORT THE INFERENCE THAT EXTRA-VEHICULAR SPACE EXPLORATION WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITH SPACESUITS.

• A SPACE SUIT IS MUCH MORE THAN A SET OF CLOTHES ASTRONAUTS WEAR ON SPACEWALKS.

• SPACESUITS ALSO SUPPLY ASTRONAUTS WITH OXYGEN TO BREATHE WHILE THEY ARE IN THE VACCUUM OF SPACE.

• THE LAYERS PERFORM DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS, FROM KEEPING OXYGEN WITHIN THE SPACESUIT TO PROTECTING FROM DUST IMPACTS.

• THESE SIMPLE SUITS WERE BASED ON PRESSURE SUITS WORN BY U.S. NAVY PILOTS

• THE ADVANCE CREW ESCAPE SUIT IS THE ORANGE SUIT THAT ASTRONAUTS WEAR DURING LAUNCH AND LANDING OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

WHICH SENTENCE BEST SUMMARIZES THE CENTRAL IDEA OF THE TEXT?

• THE SPACE SUIT HAS CHANGED AND ADAPTED TO BECOME MORE COMPLEX OVER TIME.

• THE SPACESUIT IS MADE UP OF SEVERAL PARTS THAT ARE MADE UP OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL.

• THE SPACESUIT WAS DEVELOPED TO ALLOW ASTRONAUTS TO GO OUTSIDE OF THEIR SPACECRAFT TO WALK IN SPACE.

• THE SPACESUIT HAS BECOME AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO KEEP ASTRONAUTS SAFE FROM THE DANGERS OF SPACE.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

PART A: WHAT IS MOST LIKELY THE AUTHOR'S INTENT BY MENTIONING "A SPACESUIT IS MUCH MORE THAN A SET OF CLOTHES ASTRONAUTS WEAR ON SPACEWALKS" AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TEXT?

• THE AUTHOR WANTS TO INFORM THE READER THAT ASTRONAUTS REGULARLY WALK IN SPACE.

• THE AUTHOR WANTS TO DESCRIBE THE READER THE IMPORTANCE OF ASTRONAUTS WALKING IN SPACE.

• THE AUTHOR WANTS TO EXPLAIN TO THE READER THAT ASTRONAUTS WERE SPACESUITS DURING FLIGHTS IN SPACE.

• THE AUTHOR WANTS TO CONVINCE THE READER THAT SPACESUITS ARE MORE IMPORTANT TO ASTRONAUTS THAN MOST PEOPLE THINK.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

PART B WHICH SENTENCE FROM THE TEXT BEST ILLUSTRATES THE CONCLUSION MADE IN PART A?

• THE SPACESUIT PROTECT THE ASTRONAUTS FROM THE DANGERS OF BEING OUTSIDE IN SPACE.

• THE SPACE SUIT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL PIECES.

• THE MERCURY SUITS WERE WORN ONLY INSIDE THE SPACECRAFT.

• THIS SUIT CANNOT BE WORN DURING SPACEWALKS.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

PART A: WHICH OF THESE INFERENCES ABOUT THE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE IS SUPPORTED BY THE TEXT?

• THE AUTHOR EXPLAINS THE MANY SPACESUIT FEATURES USED BY ASTRONAUTS.

• THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES DIFFERENT TYPES AND PARTS OF SPACESUITS TO EXPLAIN HOW THEY PROTECT ASTRONAUTS.

• THE AUTHOR USES SPACESUIT DETAILS TO HIGHLIGHT SPACE TECHNOLOGY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OTHER COUNTRIES.

• THE AUTHOR SHOWS ADVANCEMENTS IN SPACE TECHNOLOGY THROUGH THE CHANGES IN SPACESUITS OVER THE YEARS.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

PART B: WHICH SENTENCE FROM THE TEXT BEST SUPPORTS YOUR ANSWER IN PART A?

• THE SPACESUIT PROTECTS THE ASTRONAUT FROM THE DANGERS OF BEING OUTSIDE IN SPACE.

• UNDERNEATH THE SPACE SUIT, ASTRONAUTS WERE A LIQUID COOLING AND VENTILATION GARMENT.

• THIS SUIT IS THE RUSSIAN VERSION OF THE EMU AND IS USED FOR SPACEWALKS.

• LIKE THE ADVANCED CREW ESCAPE SUIT, THE SOKOL IS DESIGNED ONLY TO BE USED INSIDE A SPACECRAFT.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Look at the underlined word. Which sentence is written INCORRECTLY?:

• Those musician's instruments were made from oil drums.

• These instruments' tones are bright and resonany.

• Steel drum music is an invention of Trinidad's people.

• This island's Carnival celebrations feature the calypso music of steel drum orchestras.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Where should the comma go in this sentence:

However I don't think we should go.

• After HOWEVER

• After THINK

• After SHOULD

• After DON'T

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

"Sam's teacher had a reputation of assigning difficult homework."  
In this sentence, difficult is used as --

• a preposition
• an adjective
• an adverb
• a noun

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CCSS.L.2.1E

"Tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes are natural, but they cause billions of dollars in damage."
Which word is used as a conjunction?

• are
• but
• each
• natural

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E