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"And Away We Go: Rockets"

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Question 1

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Read this sentence from paragraph 3 of "And Away We Go"

Robert Goddard once called himself a "one-dream-man."

Which two sentences from the text explain why Goddard said this?

"Throughout his career, Goddard worked mostly 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."

"Since that time, rockets have lifted hundreds of spacecraft and satellites into orbit around Earth

Question 2

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Part A: Which Statement best describes the main idea of the article?

Goddard developed different kinds of rocket engines and launch frames

Goddard's experiments with rockets eventually made spaceflight possible.

Goddard planned to use rockets to send satellites into orbit around Earth.

Goddard's research was not important to many scientists at first 

Question 3

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Part B: Which sentence from the article best supports the answer to part A?

"In 1930, Robert Goddard was a Massachusetts-born scientist working almost totally alone."

"[That Saturn 5 rocket] weighed more than six million pounds."

"[Rockets] have sent unmanned spacecraft to Mars and Jupiter."

"Thirty-nine years after Goddard shot off his first rocket,... Neil Armstrong took his first step on the moon."

Question 4

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Part A: Which sentence below best summarizes "And Away We Go"?

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.

Robert Goddard worked alone for many years to develop the rockets that led to space travel and exploration 

Question 5

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Part B: Which two details best support your answer to Part A?

"The Saturn 5 rocket that sent astronauts to the moon stood 363 feet high"

"He was the first to set earthlings on a path out of this world..."

"They have carried space shuttles to and from the International Space Station"

"They have carried space shuttles to and from the International Space Station"

"Throughout his career, Goddard worked mostly on his own."

"Goddard experimented with rockets in his free time." 

Question 6

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Part A: 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.  

Question 7

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Part B: Which sentence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

"Throughout his career, Goddard worked mostly alone."

"Most of his experiments took place on his aunt's farm"

"Rocket research was not considered a proper subject for a serious scientist."

"Robert Goddard once called himself a "one-dream-man."