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All About Astronauts

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 6hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "astronaut" mean?

a)

Big boat in space

b)

Sailor among the stars

c)

Sailing in the sky

d)

Little ship in space

2.

Oh what page would you find out about a program you could go to?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

4

d)

14

3.

What page could you learn what it's like to be in a spaceship?

a)

4

b)

10

c)

6

d)

4

4.

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

a)

Nate Arnold

b)

Sam Elliot

c)

Jackie Chan

d)

Neil Armstrong

5.

This boy is looking at

a)

A rock from a volcano

b)

A cube of salt

c)

A rock from the moon

d)

A piece of stone from a cave

6.

What did the astronauts collect from the moon to bring back to Earth?

a)

Clay and sand

b)

Rocks and dirt

c)

Macaroni and cheese

d)

Rocks and water

7.

Astronauts especially need to study

a)

Math and reading

b)

Science and social studies

c)

Writing and math

d)

Math and science

8.

After college, people who want to become astronauts learn about

a)

Rockets

b)

Stars

c)

Planets

d)

All of the above

9.

Why do astronauts have to wear a spacesuit?

a)

It keeps them cool

b)

The spacesuits have air so that the astronaut can breathe

c)

The spacesuits are warm

d)

The spacesuits help them float in space better

10.

Where do astronauts do a lot of training?

a)

In a special cave

b)

In outer space

c)

Under the ground

d)

Underwater

11.

What force pulls us down on Earth?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Magnetism

d)

Pressure

12.

How do astronauts sleep?

a)

In special beds that use a vacuum

b)

In a chair

c)

They float around

d)

They use straps to hold them in place

13.

What helps keep an astronaut warm or cool?

a)

The spacesuit

b)

Heavy boots

c)

Their helmet

d)

Their underwear

14.

Why do kids go to Space Camp?

a)

They can train like real astronauts do

b)

They get to fly on a rocket

c)

They learn about dinosaurs

d)

They can eat space food

15.

The girl in the picture is

a)

Swinging

b)

Being silly

c)

Walking on her tiptoes

d)

Experiencing what it is like with no gravity

16.

These kids are learning about

a)

Being friends

b)

Teamwork

c)

Answering questions

d)

Computers

17.

What are Russian astronauts called?

a)

cosmonauts

b)

astronauts

c)

space people

18.

The astronauts work in teams to do specials jobs in space. The word jobs means...

a)

hobbies

b)

missions

c)

studies

d)

research

19.

It does not take a lot of studying or hard work to become an astronaut.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What must a person be like in order to be a successful as an astronaut?

a)

kind and fearful

b)

lazy and brave

c)

smart and courageous

d)

smart and fearful

21.

Why is a space suit so important to astronauts?

a)

The space suit protects the astronauts against very hot and very cold temperatures.

b)

The space suit makes the astronauts look and feel important.

c)

The space suit provides oxygen so the astronaut can breath.

d)

Both A and C are correct.

22.

All About Astronauts is

a)

fiction

b)

non fiction

23.

What do we call "the force that pulls us toward the ground?"

a)

air

b)

acceleration

c)

energy

d)

gravity