Closed Reading Quiz on Space Shuttle

Which of the following answer choices puts the events of the Space Shuttle in order? (Hint: Look at the years each event occurred.)

• Last space shuttle mission, for 30 years space shuttles carried astronauts for many missions, Apollo 11, space shuttle was built

• Apollo 11, last space shuttle mission, space shuttle was built, for 30 years space shuttles carried astronauts for many missions

• Apollo 11, space shuttle was built, last space shuttle mission, for 30 years space shuttles carried astronauts for many missions

• Apollo 11, space shuttle was built, for 30 years space shuttles carried astronauts for many missions, last space shuttle mission

Why did the space shuttle have booster rockets?

• It didn’t really need them.

• To look like a jet

• To help the space shuttle get off the ground

• To shuttle the astronauts back and forth

Why does the space shuttle have that name?

• It has booster rockets

• It goes into space but doesn’t come back.

• To help overcome Earth’s gravity

• It shuttles back and forth between Earth and space.

What is another name for reusable spacecraft?

• Apollo 11

• Manned

• Space shuttle

• Shuttle rocket

Why does the author show the image of a space shuttle lifting off?

• To show you what fire looks like

• To show you what the launch of a space shuttle

• To show you what a space shuttle looks like above the Earth

• To show you how a space shuttle comes in for a landing

Why would a space station be important for astronauts?

• They could live in space for a long time.

• To carry supplies back and forth from Earth to space.

• To show how gravity feels like

• To launch unmanned probes

What was the cause of Apollo 11 to land in the sea?

• It was unmanned and it just came down there.

• It was unable to land on the ground safely.

• It needed to be used again.

• It was reusable.

What will NASA do in the future?

• Launch satellites into space

• Learn more about the moon’s gravity

• Try to explore asteroids

• All the above

What is the main idea of this chapter?

• The Space Shuttle

• To teach you the parts of the space shuttle

• Space shuttles have changed and made progress over the years.

• What astronauts do in space.