Space Race Quiz 2

What advantage would an image of Japan provide for the reader if it was included with paragraph 7?

• 1. It would reveal to the reader why Japan was an ally of Russia.

• 1. It would demonstrate why Gagarin wanted to visit Japan.

• 1. It would provide the reader with a better idea of Japan’s weather patterns.

• 1. It would help the reader visualize what Gagarin saw as he looked out his window.

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Why is Gagarin’s mother most likely weeping as he is launching into space?

• She was upset that he didn’t say goodbye.

• She was worried about his safety.
  

• She was happy that he was making history.

• She was proud of her country sending a man into space.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

In paragraph 10, the author quotes Gagarin saying, “Of all the nights I had seen in my lifetime, none

was remotely comparable to night in space. I have never forgotten it. The sky was blacker than it ever appears from the Earth, with the real, slate- blackness of space.”

What idea does this quote serve to develop?

• 1. The night sky had an emotional impact

     on Gagarin.

• 1. The night skies observed on Earth and in space have interesting similarities and differences.

• 1. The stars look brighter when observed from space.

• 1. The colors of the sunset are vivid when viewed from space.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Select TWO phrases that the author uses in paragraph 14 that most strongly convey the seriousness of the situation.

• 1. dangerous and uncomfortable

• 1. under the intense forces with an audible bang

• 1. two spacecraft parts

• 1. assumed the position for ejection

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What impact did the mission have on Yuri Gagarin? Use details

from the passage “First to Fly” from Into That Silent Sea to support your answer.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2