
Main Idea: Sputnik
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main idea of this story?
a. Sputnik was proof that the Soviet Union was technologically superior.
b. Sputnik proved that it was possible to launch artificial satellites into space.
c. Sputnik symbolized the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What heightened Cold War paranoia in the U.S.?
a. a successful moon landing
b. successful launches of two artificial satellites
c. the International Space Station project
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does collaborate mean in this story?
a. to work together
b. to start a war
c. to launch satellites
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the launch of Sputnik II exacerbate America's anxiety?
a. It showed that the United States was losing the space race.
b. It showed that the International Council of Scientific Unions was right.
c. It showed that animals could be brought into space.
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MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Match the following
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7.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Sputnik was the first artificial satellite to leave Earth's (a) . The satellite's (b) orbit took about 96 minutes. Sputnik was also symbolic of the tension between the capitalist U.S. and the Soviet Union, which had a (c) government. For many Americans, the anxiety didn't (d) until 1969, when the U.S. put a person on the moon. In time, the U.S. and Russia were able to (e) in space exploration.
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