WorksheetsUnit 2 week 3 Friday quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 19mins
Based on text evidence, how does the author organize the article
by showing cause and effect in space
by sequence of events in exploring space
by comparing and contrasting Earth and space
by problem and solution in using a camera in space
Read this sentence from the article.
Since 2000, people have lived and been active on the space station.
The suffix -ive, as in active, means "tending to or being likely to." So someone who is communicative probably enjoys...
eating
playing
reading
talking
Read these sentences from the article.
Scientists also figured out how to make a vehicle that could go back and forth between Earth and space. The next step was building such a space shuttle.
What does the word shuttle mean in the sentence above?
something that goes into space
something that lasts a long time
something that goes back and forth
something that can remain in orbit around the Earth.
In which sequence does the author place the events related to the International Space Station (ISS)?
The ISS was launched into space; a part was added; a camera was placed on the space station; people started living on the space station.
A camera was placed on the space station; people started living on the space station; the ISS was launched into space; a part was added
The ISS was launched into space; people started living on the space station; a part was added; a camera was placed on the space station.
A camera was placed on the space station; a part was added; people started living on the space station; the ISS was launched into space.
Read this sentence from the article.
Having such a vehicle would greatly simplify space exploration.
When you simplify you make something....
twice as simple
not simple
less simple
more simple
Where in sequence does the author place the flight of Columbia in 1981?
As the last space shuttle flight
as the first space shuttle flight
after Discovery in the fleet of shuttles
before Discovery and after Endeavor
Why does the author mention Glenn's orbit of the Earth
It was the first solo flight in space.
It was the first flight of the space shuttle
It came before Russia launched a satellite into space
It was the first flight of an American around the planet.
Read this sentence from the article.
The shuttle was important in building the International Space Station.
The suffix -al, as in international, means "having to do with." So if you were looking into a dog's behavioral characteristics, you would want to know
how it acted
how fast it could run.
how it looked.
how long it could live.
Read this sentence from the article.
Scientists believe we will continue to benefit from work done in space.
The suffix -ist, as in scientist, means "one who deals with." So a writer who is humorist writes things that are....
easy
funny
true
wrong
Which is the effect of experiments done on the International Space Station?
We have learned how to keep a satellite in orbit
We have learned new ways to treat some diseases
Astronauts have been able to walk on Earth's moon.
People from many countries learned how to cooperate.
