Aldrin Buzz: Reaching for the Moon

Which of the following vocabulary means gained a specific knowledge?

• Confidence

• Determination

• Struggled

• Specialized

Which of the following vocabulary means a feeling that a person can succeed or do well?

• Struggled

• Specialized

• Confidence

• Independence

In the text, Aldrin's sister gave him the nickname Buzz, but on his birth certificate, his name is Edwin Eugene.

• True

• False

True or False: Aldrin Buzz was nine years old when he first rode in airplane.

• True

• False

In the text, Aldrin Buzz sees all the other astronauts get accepted to the Space program, but he did not get accepted. What were Aldrin's Buzz emotions, like how did he feel in the story?

Once Aldrin Buzz was accepted into the astronaut program, he was chosen to participate in his first mission. Which of the following was his first mission as an astronaut?

• Apollo 11

• Gemini 13

• Apollo 12

• Gemini 12

After his first mission, what was his new mission?

• Gemini 12

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 13

• Sputnik 14

Besides Aldrin Buzz, what other astronauts were chosen to participate in the new mission?

• Neil Armstrong and Edwin Eugene

• Mike Collins and Aldrin Buzz

• Neil Armstrong and Mike Collins

• None of the above

What was the goal for Apollo 11?

• The goal was for the astronauts to find evidence on the moon and return it to earth.

• The goal was for humans to become the first to be on the moon.

• The goal was for the astronauts to compare the moon's and earth's sizes.

• The goal was for the astronauts to measure how far the moon is away from the sun.

In the story, Aldrin Buzz mentioned that Lone Ranger was his favorite hero. Describe the similarities that Aldrin and Lone Ranger had in the story? (Make sure to write complete sentences)