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Question 1
1.
What is the main idea of the selection called
The First Victory of the Space Race
?
A-The hazards of space junk
B-The importance of strong spaceship hulls
C-The competition between the United States and the Soviet Union in space exploration.
D-The Americans watched Soviet Union send Sputnik to space and they wondered if they might lose the space race.
Question 2
2.
Compare the approaches of the United States and the Soviet Union in the space race.
What two things are similar between the United States and the Soviet Union in the space race? __________ __________
Question 3
3.
What was the name of the first satellite put into orbit during the space race?
A- Space Junk
B- Sputnik
C- Hazards
D-The First Victory
Question 4
4.
What is the text structure of
The First Victory of the Space Race
?
A-description
B-chronological
C-cause and effect
D-problem and solution
Question 5
5.
What are two main ideas of the selection called
The Hazards of Space Junk
?
A-The dangers posed by large space objects and the efforts to reduce space junk in orbit.
B-The efforts to reduce space junk in orbit and ways to protect spaceships against space junk.
C-The challenges of tracking large space objects and the speed of small space objects in orbit.
D-The challenges of tracking small space objects and tracking the large objects such as old satellites and rocket parts.
Question 6
6.
What is the text structure of
The Hazards of Space Junk
?
A-description
B-chronological
C-cause and effect
D-problem and solution
Question 7
7.
What is a good summary of
The Hazards of Space Junk
?
A-Space junk poses a threat to spaceships. The small objects are more dangerous than the large ones because they can travel at high speeds and are difficult to track. Scientists are working to clean up the space junk.
B-Space junk poses a threat to spaceships. The large objects are more dangerous than the small ones because they can travel at low speeds and are difficult to track. Scientists are working to clean up the space junk.
C-Scientists track smaller objects but struggle to monitor the larger objects. They are working to solve the space junk by creating machines to clean up space.
D-Space junk have become a problem but machines have been created to clean up the trash in space. The large objects have become a big problem for space travel because they are harder to track.
Question 8
8.
Why is space junk a problem for spaceships?
A- It can damage spaceship hulls
B- It obstructs visibility
C-It cause engine malfunctions
D-It attracts space debris
Question 9
9.
How do engineers aim to reduce the amount of space junk in orbit?
A-by avoiding launching satellites
B-by designing stronger spaceships
C-by removing junk from orbit
D-by increasing spaceship speeds
Question 10
10.
What is the meaning of
space junk
according the selection “The Hazards of Space Junk”?
A-collectibles in space
B-space ships
C-shield
D-trash in space
Question 11
11.
What are two solutions to the problem of space junk?
A-sending satellites to space
B- stronger hulls on spaceships
C- less space junk
D-tracking small objects in space
