Disaster in Space

1. What is the most likely reason the author includes the information in paragraphs 14 through 18?

• To show the journey of our space program

•  To highlight the events that led up to the US wanting to send to the moon

• To emphasize that the space program was important to the American people

• To suggest that because it takes so long to go to the moon, we should not go back

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1. Using the section “A Mission to the Moon”, how did the force of Apollo 13 affect the astronauts? 

• The astronauts complained the whole time.

• The astronauts hearts were strained, their skin was stretched, and their bones felt it might shatter.

• The astronauts were nervous and scared.

• The astronauts were strapped inside their small aircraft with millions of pounds of explosive fuel.

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Part A

What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraphs 14 through 16?

• To explain what Sputnik is

• To encourage others to pursue a career at NASA

• To highlight the important aspects of our Apollo program

• To describe the beginnings of the “Space Race”

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Part B

What sentence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• "At the time, America and Russia (then part of the Soviet Union) were sworn enemies."

• 
  "Soon the two countries were racing  toward a new goal: to put a human being in space."

• "The countries were vying to become the most powerful nation on Earth."

• "... Many Americans lost interest in space travel."

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The author’s use of alliteration in line 46, helps the reader to understand

• The men risked their lives for the mission.

• The noise of the parachute that the impact created.

• The safe landing of the ship.

• The size of the ship.

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What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?

• To expose flaws in the Apollo programs

• To convince community leaders to bring back the Apollo missions

• To describe why the failure of the mission was actually a success

• To detail the history of our NASA program

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Read the dictionary entry.

Which definition of the word _____ is used in paragraph __?

• What the astronauts looked like

• The intricate design of The Odyssey

• What the mission control room looked like

• 1. The success behind the failed mission

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Read the dictionary entry.

1. 1. Obsolete, sinister

2. 2. characterized by ineptness or lack of skill

3. 3. a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast

4. 4. causing gloom or dejection

Which definition of the word dismal is used in paragraph 24?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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Use “Two days into the journey the mission seemed flawless. There was no sign of catastrophe to come.” to answer the following question. 

In paragraph 13 of the story “Disaster in Space,” what does the word catastrophe mean?

• Final event or conclusion

• a sudden and widespread disaster

• violent disturbance, especially of a part of the surface of the earth

• A mathematical function

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Which idea about the LEM does the author highlight throughout the section “Scanning the Sky?"

• 1. The LEM would be a lifeboat to the astronauts.

• The LEM will be able to sustain the trip to Earth.

• The LEM would not be able to have enough power to last that long.

• The LEM would explode causing the astronauts to die.

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