Scholastic News - Space

1 - What was sojourner?

• a - a space shuttle

• b - the first rover to explore mars

• c - a rocket used on the apollo 11 mission

• d - a space station where astronauts have lived and worked for ore than 20 years.

2 - according to the timeline, which is true?

• a- the first person in space was American

• b - humans first landed on the moon in 1983

• c - the apollo 11 mission landed on the Mars.

• D - Sally Ride was the first American woman in space

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TO the moon.... and back!

1. Which best describes the article's central idea?

(This is the MAIN IDEA, GUYS! MOST IMPORTANT PART)

• a - 'The mission was a huge success."

• b - "They also took thousands of photos"

• c - "The US space agency plans to send a crew to the moon in 2025."

• d - "At first, many americans were fascinated by the moon landings."

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TO the moon.... and back!

2. According to the article, why is the moon the "perfect testing ground" for a trip to Mars?

• a - its about the same size as mars

• b - It's much warmer than Mars is

• c - Its halfway between Earth and mars

• D - Its much closer to Earth than Mars is.

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TO the moon.... and back!

3. Which of these statements is an opinion?

Guys!! THIS IS EASY! An opinion is OPPOSITE of a fact.

• a - Twelve people have walked on the moon

• b - The Apollo program wasn't work the cost

• c - No one has been to the moon since 1972

• d - NASA wants the Artemis program to inspire kids

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HISTORY MAKERS: KATHERINE JOHNSON (pages 4-5)

4. How did Katherine Johnson help John Glenn become the first America to orbit the Earth?

• a - She designed the computer that calculated the flightpath of his spacecraft

• b - She double checked all the calculations of his spacecraft's flight path

• c - She designed the rocket he used

• d - She trained him to become an astronaut

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HISTORY MAKERS: KATHERINE JOHNSON (pages 4-5)

5 - NASA's "Human computers" were skilled ________________.

• a - astronauts

• c - computer scientists

• c - mathematicians

• d - teachers

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HISTORY MAKERS: KATHERINE JOHNSON (pages 4-5)

6 - Why did the author interview Margot Lee Shetterly for the article?

• a - She wrote a book about the Black human computers who worked at NASA

• b - She worked as human computer at NASA

• c - She played Johnson in a movie

• d - She's Johnson's granddaughter