Worksheets"Japan to Start Research on the Moon and Mars for Humans"
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Comprehension — Directions: Identify the choice that best answers the question. According to “Japan to Start Research on the Moon and Mars for Humans,” what is the main thing Japanese researchers want people to be able to do?
visit space
live in space
learn space facts
see what space feels like
Comprehension — Directions: Identify the choice that best answers the question. According to “Japan to Start Research on the Moon and Mars for Humans,” when do Japanese researchers expect to have Lunar Glass and Mars Glass ready?
next year
within 15 years
in around 100 years
in around 500 years
Comprehension — Directions: Identify the choice that best answers the question. According to “Japan to Start Research on the Moon and Mars for Humans,” what would the Lunar Glass facility provide for humans?
sand and rocks
food and water
artificial gravity
moon souvenirs
Comprehension — Directions: Identify the choice that best answers the question. According to “Japan to Start Research on the Moon and Mars for Humans,” how do Japanese researchers plan to move people between Earth, the moon, and Mars?
using cosmic rays
using space trains
using spaceships
using airplanes
Concept Vocabulary — Directions: Identify the choice that best answers the question. If a new building is ready for habitation, which of the following must be true?
People could live there.
People have begun to build it.
People are currently designing it.
People can plant grass or flowers there.
Concept Vocabulary — Directions: Identify the choice that best answers the question. If a new planet has the same gravity as Earth, which of the following must be true?
People could eat the food there just like they could on Earth.
People could breathe the air there just like they could on Earth.
Objects would look the same color there as they would on Earth.
Objects would fall to the ground there just like they would on Earth.
Concept Vocabulary — Directions: Identify the choice that best answers the question. Which of the following best shows the meaning of capsule?
The teacher split the class into several groups based on their interests.
The class put an item into a small container that would protect it.
The wild animals used a variety of objects to build their nests.
The sports team practiced getting the ball into the goal.
PART A: The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A What is the main idea of “Japan to Start Research on the Moon and Mars for Humans”?
Gravity is different on the moon and Mars than it is on Earth.
Only one country in the world is trying to build things on the moon and Mars.
Japan plans to build forests or waterfronts that mimic Earth on the moon and Mars.
Japan plans to build facilities that will allow humans to move to the moon and Mars.
PART B: The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part B Which quotation from “Japan to Start Research on the Moon and Mars for Humans” most clearly supports the answer to Part A?
“Our plan represents important technologies crucial to ensuring human beings will be able to move to space in the future.”
The facilities will help reduce the impact on the health of people living on the moon or Mars that could be caused by low gravity, according to the researchers.
They also plan to create spaces in the living facilities complete with forests or waterfronts by mimicking the biodiversity on Earth.
“As the idea of living in space becomes more realistic, the problem with the low gravity, which I intuitively became aware of when I was a child, is an issue we must overcome, . . .”
Read the following passage from “Japan to Start Research on the Moon and Mars for Humans.” One of these facilities, called Lunar Glass, will be built on the moon under the plan. Another called Mars Glass will be constructed on Mars. Gravity on the moon and Mars are one-sixth and one-third of that on Earth, respectively. The facilities will help reduce the impact on the health of people living on the moon or Mars that could be caused by low gravity, according to the researchers. According to the passage, what is most likely true about living in a place with less gravity than Earth?
It harms the human body.
It benefits the human body.
It makes daily activities easier.
It makes daily activities more fun.
PART A: The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A According to “Japan to Start Research on the Moon and Mars for Humans,” which is an idea Japanese researchers have about the people who will use the facilities they are designing?
They believe the people will want to travel often.
They believe the people will want space to look and feel like Earth.
They believe the people will prefer artificial gravity to Earth’s gravity.
They believe the people will prefer their facilities over the ones others build.
PART B: The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part B Which sentence from “Japan to Start Research on the Moon and Mars for Humans” best supports the answer to Part A?
“There is no plan like this in other countries’ space development plans,” said Yosuke Yamashiki, director of the SIC Human Spaceology Center of Kyoto University, at a July 5 news conference at the university.
At the core of the plan is constructing “artificial gravity living facilities.”
They also plan to create space in the living facilities complete with forests or waterfronts by mimicking the biodiversity on Earth.
The plan also includes building a transportation system called the “Hexagon Space Track System,” reminiscent of a galaxy express, to travel between Earth, the moon, and Mars.
Which of the following is a simple sentence?
I like to read, and I like to take long naps.
My favorite foods are sushi, pasta, and salads.
When I go to the gym, I enjoy the cardio part.
Baxter is the best dog in the world, and I love him very much.
Which sentence is a compound sentence?
I finished my homework before dinner.
I finished my homework, and I watched TV.
After I finished my homework, I watched TV.
Finishing my homework was easy.
Which sentence is a complex sentence?
I like pizza, and I like pasta.
I like pizza because it is delicious.
I like pizza and pasta.
I like pizza.
Which sentence is compound-complex?
I finished my homework, and I watched TV.
When I finished my homework, I watched TV.
I finished my homework, and I watched TV after dinner.
When I finished my homework, I watched TV, and I felt relaxed.
