LITERACY, UNIT 2, 3, 4 CHECK YOUR PROGRESS .

Decide if the statement is a fact or opinion:

Astronauts must be very brave to live in space.

Decide if the statement is a fact or opinion:

Astronauts can live in space for five months.

Write two simple sentences from this compound sentence:

The astronaut trained so they were ready for the mission.

• The astronaut trained so.

  They were ready for the mission.

• The astronaut trained .

  They were ready for the mission.

• The astronaut trained.

  So they were ready for the mission.

• The astronaut trained so much.

  So they were ready for the mission.

Join these simple sentences to make a compound sentence:

She was the best astronaut. She did not go on the first mission.

• She was the best astronaut for she did not go on the first mission

• She was the best astronaut so she did not go on the first mission.

• She was the best astronaut but/yet/she did not go on the first mission.

• She was the best astronaut when she did not go on the first mission

Write out the adverbial phrase in this sentence:

Before noon , they reached the ISS.

Write out the adverbial phrase in this sentence:

The capsule landed in the sea.

Write out the adverbial clause in this sentence:

Everyone cheered when they landed.

Write out the adverbial clause in this sentence:

As they took off , the engine blasted them off.

Change this sentence into past tense:

The rocket flies to the moon.

Change this sentence into past tense:

We will learn all about space.