Space Food

PART A: What is the main idea of the article?

• Astronauts must take special steps to eat in space and keep their kitchen clean.

• When astronauts are in space, they don’t worry about eating right or cleaning.

• Eating and cleaning the kitchen in space is no different than doing so on Earth.

• Astronauts are more active in space and therefore have to eat more food.

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PART B: Which paragraph from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 5

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 5

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Which of the following describes how the text is organized?

• The author discusses how astronauts keep their kitchens clean and then how they get food in space.

• The author describes what astronauts do for food today and what they plan to do for food in the future.

• The author discusses how astronauts keep their kitchens clean in space and then what happens if they don’t.

• The author describes two problems that astronauts have in space and then goes into detail about how they solve them.

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Which of the following must happen before astronauts can eat food in space?

• The food must be packed up and brought with them.

• The food must be looked over for mold or bugs.

• The food must be turned into a semi-liquid form.

• The food must be put into small and easy-to-use tubes.

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How do astronauts eat in space today?

• They bring specially packaged food.

• They bring tubes of liquid food.

• They bring food that can’t go bad.

• They bring anything that can be eaten on Earth.

How do astronauts keep things clean?

• They use water and soap.

• They use dry soap.

• They use special wipes.

• They don’t make a mess to start with.