Unit 2 Assessment-Miller

Which sentence describes the main idea of paragraph 1?

• Goddard dreamed of rockets that could travel to space and read everything he could about the subject.

• Goddard was born years before NASA was formed by the United States to explore space.

• Goddard did many experiments with rockets but most of them ended in failure.

• Goddard was convinced that space travel was possible long before anybody else.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Which phrase from paragraph 1 provides the BEST clue for the meaning of mocked?

• "born in 1882"

• "Most of his experiments"

• "made fun of"

• "He was convinced"

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the meaning of the word mocked as it is used in paragraph 1?

• teased

• celebrated

• ignored

• discovered

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What can the reader infer from paragraph 2?

• Goddard's preparations for the rocket launch took a long time.

• Goddard hoped that liquid fuel would burn faster than solid fuel.

• Goddard's launch crew had grown tired of his experiments.

• Goddard had already tried using solid fuel for his rockets.

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What can readers infer about a rocket's combustion chamber from paragraph 4?

• It is burned up as the rocket flies.

• It does not need to be very strong.

• It needs to be thick and heavy.

• It is no longer used for rockets today.

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

Write the words that provides the best clue to the meaning of successful as it is used in paragraph 5.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the meaning of the word disastrous as it is used in paragraph 5?

• failed

• scary

• important

• lucky

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

How did Charles Lindbergh respond to the news about Robert Goddard's experiments? Use details from paragraphs 5 and 6 and your own words to summarize what happened.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What sentence best states the main idea of 'Ready for Liftoff!'?

• Goddard's failed rocket launches caused newspapers to call him 'Moon Man.'

• On March 26, 1926, Goddard used liquid fuel to launch a rocket 41 feet into the air.

• Goddard used liquid-filled engines to lift giant rockets into space.

• Goddard's experiments were important to the future of modern rocket science.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2