Rocketing Into Space Comprehension

The genre for Rocketing Into Space is...

• realistic fiction

• expository text

• biography

• drama/myth

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What challenge did James A. Lovell face during his college years?

• He did not have good grades.

• He didn't have enough money for school.

• He got drafted into the US Navy.

• No one studied astronomy.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

You can find information about Lovell becoming an astronaut under which heading of the story?

• High Flying Dreams

• Pilot to Astronaut

• Big Challenges

• A Job Well Done

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

You will find information about the oxygen tank exploding under which heading of the story?

• High Flying Dreams

• Pilot to Astronaut

• Big Challenges

• A Job Well Done

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What weird object did the astronauts of Apollo 13 use to repair the oxygen scrubber on their spacecraft?

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CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Which of these adjectives best describe James Lovell?

• selfish

• lazy

• cowardly

• determined

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Lovell later said that the greatest lesson Apollo 13 taught him was...

• work together as a team

• always have extra supplies

• never change your plans

• look both ways before crossing a street

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

As a naval test pilot, James Lovell's job was to fly experimental planes before anyone else was allowed to fly them.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What does the acronym NASA stand for?

• Navy Army Space Academy

• National Academy for Space Aviation

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• Never Allow Santa Aboard

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What was the author's purpose for writing this selection?

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6