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Animals in Space

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why were animals sent into space before humans?

a)

To collect space rocks

b)

To test if they could survive the journey

c)

To find new planets

d)

To befriend aliens

2.

Which was the first animal to be sent into space?

(a)  

3.

What was the name of the first monkey sent into space by America?

a)

Felix

b)

Laika

c)

Ham

d)

Albert

4.

Which country sent Laika the dog into space?

a)

France

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

America

5.

What type of animal was Ham?

a)

A chimpanzee

b)

A dog

c)

A cat

d)

A monkey

6.

What happened to Ham after his space mission?

a)

He went to a zoo

b)

He became a movie star

c)

He went back to space

d)

He lived in a forest

7.

Which country sent the first cat into space?

(a)  

8.

What was the main reason for sending fruit flies into space?

a)

To find out if they could talk

b)

To study the effects of radiation

c)

To see if they could fly in space

d)

To see if they could grow bigger by being in space