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Grade 3 - US First Astronauts

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  • Q1
    Part A: In paragraph 1 of Text 1, “What Was Project Mercury?,” what does the word launched mean?
    pushed bravely forward
    began brand new
    tried a small experiment
    sent in a powerful way
    60s
  • Q2
    Part B: Which detail from Text 1 best helps the reader determine the meaning of launched?
    “Two types of rockets”
    “The 15-minute flight”
    “made the rockets safer”
    “first things NASA did”
    60s
  • Q3
    Part A: Based on information from Text 1, what is the relationship between Project Mercury and the fact that humans eventually walked on the moon?
    The knowledge NASA gained from Project Mercury led to better understanding of space travel so that during the Apollo program, people could walk on the moon.
    The Apollo program was created to allow Deke Slayton an opportunity to walk on the moon since he got sick during Project Mercury and could not participate.
    Project Mercury was used to train the astronauts how to survive space travel and about the conditions on the moon so they could safely walk on it during the Apollo program.
    Project Mercury was a series of test flights using animals so that during the Apollo program humans could safely travel to walk on the moon.
    60s
  • Q4
    Part B: Which section of Text 1 provides the best information about answer the question in Part A correctly?
    Who Were the Mercury Astronauts?
    What Spacecraft Was Used for Project Mercury?
    How Did NASA Make Sure Mercury Was Safe?
    Why Was Project Mercury Important?
    60s
  • Q5
    Which astronaut contributed to the space program through being the first American to orbit Earth?
    John Glenn
    Gordon Cooper
    Deke Slayton
    Gus Grissom
    60s
  • Q6
    Which astronaut contributed to the space program through being the second American to orbit Earth?
    Deke Slayton
    Scott Carpenter
    Wally Schirra
    Alan Shepard
    60s
  • Q7
    Which astronaut contributed to the space program through flying the second mission to space?
    John Glenn
    Gus Grissom
    Alan Shepard
    Wally Schirra
    60s
  • Q8
    Which astronaut contributed to the space program through being the first American to travel to space?
    Scott Carpenter
    Gordon Cooper
    Deke Slayton
    Alan Shepard
    60s
  • Q9
    Which astronaut contributed to the space program through flying the last mission in 1975?
    Deke Slayton
    Wally Schirra
    Gordon Cooper
    John Glenn
    60s
  • Q10
    Which astronaut contributed to the space program through flying the last Mercury mission?
    Wally Schirra
    Scott Carpenter
    John Glenn
    Gordon Cooper
    60s
  • Q11
    Which astronaut contributed to the space program through walking on the moon?
    Alan Shepard
    Gus Grissom
    Deke Slayton
    Scott Carpenter
    60s
  • Q12
    Which astronaut contributed to the space program through being the third Project Mercury astronaut to orbit Earth?
    Wally Schirra
    Alan Shephard
    Deke Slayton
    John Glenn
    60s
  • Q13
    Which section of Text 1 helps the reader find information about when NASA started Project Mercury?
    Who Were the Mercury Astronauts?
    What Spacecraft Was Used for Project Mercury?
    How Did NASA Make Sure Mercury Was Safe?
    Why Was Project Mercury Important?
    60s
  • Q14
    Read these sentences from Text 1. What is the connection between these two sentences?
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    The sentences work together to develop the idea that rockets and space travel have been important throughout history.
    The sentence from paragraph 5 shows that Romans were the first to think about space travel and that later the military, mentioned in the sentence from paragraph 4, invented the missiles that would take astronauts to space.
    The sentence from paragraph 5 explains where the military got the idea for the missiles mentioned in the sentence from paragraph 4.
    The sentences work together to develop the idea that the rockets were meant to get the astronauts into space quickly.
    60s
  • Q15
    Which sentence from Text 1 best helps to develop the idea that it was important to test the rockets?
    “This was because it was the seventh one made.”
    “The 15-minute flight went into space and came back down.”
    “The first Atlas rocket that launched with a Mercury capsule exploded.”
    “The astronaut had to stay in his seat.”
    60s

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