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WorksheetsRemarks at the Aerospace Medical Health Center
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What does IMPAIRMENT mean?
Resistance to disease
A special talent or ability
An injury or weakness
The desire to overcome a flaw
Kennedy mentions Charles Lindbergh and Claire Chennault because they...
flew missions across the Atlantic Ocean.
were air pioneers who trained in San Antonio.
worked to build the Aerospace Medical Center.
were in San Antonio listening to the speech.
Who is Kennedy's primary audience?
The entire American public
People at the Aerospace Medical Health Center
NASA astronauts
The media
What is the main claim of Kennedy's speech?
The study of medicine is space will make life happier and healthier here on earth.
Space research can improve technology.
Space research can help us learn about our environment.
Medical discoveries may be made.
Why does Kennedy refer to the staff at the Medical Center as “pioneers”?
They work in the city where so many famous pilots trained.
They are making headlines with their discoveries.
They are preparing to travel into space.
They are exploring new areas of medical research.
Work that is TEDIOUS is
easy.
secret.
challenging.
boring.
What is one mistake that Kennedy says many Americans make?
Assuming that space research has little value on earth.
Assuming that space research will be too difficult and dangerous.
Wanting to go to space too quickly.
Thinking that we need larger spaceships.
The writer's position on an issue or problem is called...
Evidence
the Counterargument
the Claim
Reasons
The opposing view that goes against the claim, or offers other perspectives, is called the...
Claim
Counterclaim
Reason
Evidence
Kennedy uses the words first, second, and third in his speech to...
organize his ideas.
respond to his opponents.
be more convincing.
connect to ordinary Americans.
An IMPETUS is a
special talent.
driving force.
casual meeting.
roadblock.
Kennedy says that America should...
partner with other superpowers.
focus solely on medical space research.
divide the work among other nations.
take the lead in space exploration.
What does it mean to "evaluate" an argument?
to provide a counterargument
to disagree with the argument
to decide whether it makes sense and is convincing
to respond to the argument
What objection does Kennedy try to refute with his three examples?
The important discoveries in space have already been made.
Space research competes for resources that are needed here on earth.
The benefits of space research will take too long to realize.
Space research is a partisan issue.
What does metabolism mean?
processes that allow living things to grow and survive
procedures that are followed in hospitals
advancements made in medical research
discoveries that have been made in space
The purpose of Kennedy's speech is ...
An urge for people to remember the good old days
A proposal to do things how they've always been done
A call to action for people to do something new and pioneering
A reminder of sticking to tradition
Support reasons and include examples, anecdotes, statistics, and facts.
claim
reasons
counterclaim
evidence
