Twins in Space Comprehension

Which job did both Scott and Mark want to have since they were kids?

• scientist

• test pilot

• astronaut

• flight controller

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What does Scott Kelly say he misses while living on the International Space Station?

• taking photos

• going outside

• writing emails

• watching football

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which question are Scott and Mark Kelly helping NASA to answer?

• Why do identical twins share the same DNA?

• How does living in space affect the human body?

• What is it like to exercise on a zero-gravity treadmill?

• Who should command the International Space Station?

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Scott is sometimes envious of his brother Mark. The word envious means

• tired

• afraid

• proud

• jealous

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Radiation and stress can cause the telomeres at the ends of chromosomes to —

• get shorter

• age slower

• grow longer

• divide in two

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

Mark and Scott are different than any other set of twins because_______?

• they are identical.

• they are the only twins that have both flown in space.

• they both wanted to be astronauts when they were kids.

• they both love watching football and being outside.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is aging Scott more rapidly than Mark?

• the space flight

• radiation

• stress

• lack of being outside

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What things can change DNA?

• space flights and radiation

• radiation and stress

• stress, radiation, and what you eat or do throughout your life

• lack of being outside

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What type of genre is a type of informational text where the author uses facts, descriptive details, and graphic features to inform readers?

• narrative nonfiction

• magazine article

• biography

• autobiography

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5