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1. This question has two parts. First answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

Part A.

Using the suffix -ion, what does the word inspection mean?

• the act of inspecting

• having the qualities of inspecting

• how something is inspected

• without inspecting

1. Part B.

How does the suffix -ion in the word inspection affect the meaning?

• the word changes to an adverb

• the word changes to a noun

• the word changes to a verb

• the word changes to an adjective

           This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

1. Part A:

What is the central idea of the passage?

• Dr. Andrew Morgan will launch to the space station this summer for a nine-month mission.

•  Christina Koch will spend nearly a year at the International Space Station (ISS) and set a record for women.

• Christina Koch’s spacesuit allowed her to fly with the all-female spacewalking team.

• Russia spent over a year to develop a single mission in the 1990s.

1. Part B:

Select two relevant details that support the central idea.

• Russia still holds the world record for time in space, but the US is not far behind. (paragraph 9)

• Women are breaking records in space travel. (paragraph 9)

• Women were part of NASA’s first 50-50 split class of astronauts in 2013. (paragraph 8)

• A Russian spent nearly 15 months on a single mission in the mid-1990s. (paragraph 9)

• "One month down. Ten to go" and that it feels awesome having so much extra time in space and "a true honor and a dream come true." (paragraph 2)

1. How does the following relevant detail support the central idea?

                    Women like Christina Koch help NASA better understand the effects of space travel on different genders.. (paragraph 4)

• The detail describes the effect of space travel on men and woman.

• The detail gives an example of a time when different countries worked together in space.

• The detail gives an example of how a  female astronaut can help NASA better understand space travel.

• The detail explains the ways NASA includes women in their programs.

Select two details that should be included in the summary of the text.

• Koch said she and her husband listened to an audio recording of Kelly's 2017 autobiography to prepare for the flight.

• Koch should have been on the first all-female spacewalking team, but couldn’t go because she did not have a suit that fit.

• Koch and Dr. Andrew Morgan will lift off with an Italian and a Russian on July 20.

• The United States set a record for women in space and continues to work to beat Russia’s record.

• NASA’s goal is to return astronauts to the moon in the next five years. This is very important for them to do.