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WorksheetsAnd Away We Go: Rockets
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which sentence best explains why the last step in making a rocket is to wait?
The cork has to fit tightly into the bottle top.
It takes time for gas to build up in the bottle.
It is safer to take the bottle outside to launch.
You must wrap the baking soda in a paper towel.
Read this sentence from paragraph 3.
Robert Goddard once called himself a "one-dream-man."
Which two sentences from the text explain why Goddard said this?
"Throughout his career, Goddard mostly worked alone."
"Most of his experiments took place on his aunt's Massachusetts farm."
"It began on October 19, 1899, when he was 17 years old."
"As he looked up, he had a vision of traveling into space."
"His dream was to send a rocket into space."
Which sentence below best tells the main idea of the article?
Robert Goddard helped build the rocket that took the astronaut Neil Armstrong to the moon.
Robert Goddard was a scientist whose work led to the Saturn 5 rockets, which were 30 stories tall.
Robert Goddard did most of his rocket research in his spare time on his aunt's farm in Massachusetts.
Robert Goddard worked alone for many years to develop the rockets that led to space travel and exploration.
Does this detail support your answer to the previous question? (main idea in #3)
The Saturn 5 Rocket that sent astronauts to the moon stood 363 feet high, about the height of a 30-story building.
YES, it supports the main idea.
NO, it does not support the main idea.
Does this detail support your answer to the previous question? (main idea in #3)
Thirty-nine years after Goddard shot off his first rocket, United States astronaut Neil Armstrong took his first step on the moon.
YES, this does support the main idea.
NO, this does not support the main idea.
Does this detail support your answer to the previous question? (main idea in #3)
Satellites put in orbit by rockets beam back information about Earth's atmosphere and weather.
YES, this does support the main idea.
NO, this does not support the main idea.
Does this detail support your answer to the previous question? (main idea in #3)
Throughout his career, Goddard worked mostly alone.
YES, this does support the main idea.
NO, this does not support the main idea.
Which statement best explains why Robert Goddard worked "almost totally alone"?
Other scientists did not take rockets seriously.
Goddard did not like working with other scientists.
The farm was too far away from other people.
Goddard wanted to keep his research a secret.
Which sentence from the text best supports your answer about why Goddard worked "almost totally alone"?
"Throughout his career, Goddard worked mostly alone."
"Most of his experiments took place on his aunt's Massachusetts farm."
"Rocket research was not considered a proper subject for a serious scientist."
"Robert Goddard once called himself a 'one-dream-man.'"
The first instruction in "Up, Up, and Away" is to attach streamers to the top of the cork. Why are the streamers important?
They bring liquid into the bottle.
They help people follow the flight of the cork.
They make the cork fit tightly into the bottle top.
They react with the baking soda and vinegar to make gas.
Which sentence from the text best supports the answer as to why the streamers were important?
"The streamers will help you trace its flight."
"As the liquid soaks through the paper towel, the vinegar will react with the baking soda and produce carbon dioxide gas."
"Make your rocket by attaching streamers to the top of the cork with the thumbtack."
"Make sure the cork will fit tightly into the water bottle."
In paragraph 2, what is the meaning of the word "earthlings"?
animals
people
objects
rockets
Which sentence best summarizes the first paragraph of the article?
Seeing a rocket is awesome because it is 363 feet tall and weighs more than six million pounds.
With rocket engines, the Saturn 5 rocket sent a 100,000-pound spacecraft to make a lunar landing.
The Saturn 5 rocket, which was tall and heavy, sent a spacecraft and astronauts to the moon.
Thanks to Robert Goddard, the Saturn 5 rocket was able to take human beings into space.
