A View From Earth
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11 questions
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What is the name of the telescope that Mike is going to repair?
What is the name of the telescope that Mike is going to repair?
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Which are events that happened in the narrative?
Which are events that happened in the narrative?
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How is the authors attitude different from the beginning of the narrative to the end?
How is the authors attitude different from the beginning of the narrative to the end?
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What was the effect of the screws and panels being glued?
What was the effect of the screws and panels being glued?
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Using context clues, find the meaning of the word TREACHEROUS. "So I was really concerned about this. I took my time, and I got through the TREACHEROUS path and out to the telescope."
Using context clues, find the meaning of the word TREACHEROUS. "So I was really concerned about this. I took my time, and I got through the TREACHEROUS path and out to the telescope."
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Using context clues, find the meaning of the word momentum. "And when there is no gravity, you can get a lot of momentum built up and I can go spinning off into space."
Using context clues, find the meaning of the word momentum. "And when there is no gravity, you can get a lot of momentum built up and I can go spinning off into space."
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Determine if the author's point of view is postive, negative, or neutral.
My tool is moving, but the screw is not. I look close and it’s stripped. And I realize that that handrail’s not coming off, which means I can’t get to the access panel with these 117 screws that I’ve been worrying about for five years, which means I can’t get to the power supply that failed, which means we’re not gonna be able to fix this instrument today, which means all these smart scientists can’t find life on other planets. And I’m to blame for this . . . . And I could see what they would be saying in the science books of the future. This was gonna be my legacy. My children and grandchildren would read in their classrooms: We would know if there was life on other planets . . . but Gabby and Daniel’s dad broke the Hubble Space Telescope, and we’ll never know.
Determine if the author's point of view is postive, negative, or neutral.
My tool is moving, but the screw is not. I look close and it’s stripped. And I realize that that handrail’s not coming off, which means I can’t get to the access panel with these 117 screws that I’ve been worrying about for five years, which means I can’t get to the power supply that failed, which means we’re not gonna be able to fix this instrument today, which means all these smart scientists can’t find life on other planets. And I’m to blame for this . . . . And I could see what they would be saying in the science books of the future. This was gonna be my legacy. My children and grandchildren would read in their classrooms: We would know if there was life on other planets . . . but Gabby and Daniel’s dad broke the Hubble Space Telescope, and we’ll never know.
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What is the author's point of view? Positive, negative, or neutral? Why?
"Because we travel 17,500 miles an hour, ninety minutes is one lap around the Earth. So it's forth-five minutes of sunlight and forty-five minutes of darkness. And when you enter the darkness, it is not just darkness. It's the darkest black I have ever experienced. It's the complete absense of light. It gets cold, and I could feel that coldness, and I could sense the darkness coming. And it just added to my lonliness."
What is the author's point of view? Positive, negative, or neutral? Why?
"Because we travel 17,500 miles an hour, ninety minutes is one lap around the Earth. So it's forth-five minutes of sunlight and forty-five minutes of darkness. And when you enter the darkness, it is not just darkness. It's the darkest black I have ever experienced. It's the complete absense of light. It gets cold, and I could feel that coldness, and I could sense the darkness coming. And it just added to my lonliness."
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What is the author's point of view? Positive, negative, or neutral? Why?
"And if there was ever a time in my life that I needed a friend, it was at that moment. And there was my buddy, just like I saw in that movie, the camaraderie of those guys sticking together. I didn't believe him at all. I figured that we were outta luck. But I thought, at least if I'm going down, I'm going down with my best pal."
What is the author's point of view? Positive, negative, or neutral? Why?
"And if there was ever a time in my life that I needed a friend, it was at that moment. And there was my buddy, just like I saw in that movie, the camaraderie of those guys sticking together. I didn't believe him at all. I figured that we were outta luck. But I thought, at least if I'm going down, I'm going down with my best pal."
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Using context clues, find the meaning of the word camaraderie: (RI 11)
"And secondly, the camaraderie between the original seven astronauts depicted in that movie-how they were good friends, how they stuck up for each other, how they would never let each other down."
Using context clues, find the meaning of the word camaraderie: (RI 11)
"And secondly, the camaraderie between the original seven astronauts depicted in that movie-how they were good friends, how they stuck up for each other, how they would never let each other down."
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Use your context clues to find the meaning of the word debris: (RI 11)
"Because the reason I'm taping this thing is if any DEBRIS gets loose, they're gonna get all worried, and it's gonna be another hour, and we'll never fix this thing."
Use your context clues to find the meaning of the word debris: (RI 11)
"Because the reason I'm taping this thing is if any DEBRIS gets loose, they're gonna get all worried, and it's gonna be another hour, and we'll never fix this thing."