True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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1.
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Alan
Shepard was the first American in space.
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2.
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On
his way back home, the first American in space landed in the Pacific Ocean.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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3.
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Who
was the first person to orbit Earth? a. | Alan Shepard | c. | Buzz Aldrin | b. | John
Glenn | d. | Yuri
Gurgarin | | | | |
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4.
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What
made everyone worry about his re-entry to Earth? a. | a problem with the control
panel | c. | a loose heat
shield | b. | a red flashing light | d. | a yellow caution light | | | | |
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5.
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Who
was the first American to walk in space? a. | John Glenn | c. | Buzz Aldrin | b. | Alan
Shepard | d. | Ed
White | | | | |
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6.
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How
did the first American to walk in space feel when he had to return to the space
shuttle? a. | relieved | c. | mad
| b. | sad | d. | happy | | | | |
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7.
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What
later happened to the first American to walk in space? a. | he won a
medal | c. | he became a NASA
instructor | b. | he resigned as an astronaut | d. | he died due to a fire in his command
module | | | | |
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8.
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What
did Americans develop that finally allowed them to be able to send a person to the moon?
a. | Apollo
11 | c. | Saturn
V | b. | Columbia | d. | N-1 | | | | |
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9.
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Why
were the Soviets not able to reach the moon before the Americans? a. | They didn’t
have enough money | c. | Their astronauts
died in a mission | b. | Their president cancelled their space
program | d. | They could not
create a rocket strong enough to launch them to the moon. | | | | |
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10.
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Who
was the fist person to step on the moon? a. | Buzz Aldrin | c. | Yuri Gurgarin | b. | Neil
Armstrong | d. | Gus
Grisson | | | | |
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11.
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Where
did the module land at on the moon? a. | on a crater | c. | the “Sea of Tranqulity” | b. | on a
volcano | d. | on an
ocean | | | | |
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12.
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What
almost caused the crew to have to abort the mission to land on the moon? a. | a loose heat
shield | c. | a missing part
on the lunar module | b. | an Executive Overload | d. | the landing gear wasn’t working | | | | |
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What
was the name of the mission that sent men to the moon? a. | Saturn
V | c. | Mercury
IV | b. | Apollo
11 | d. | Friendship
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement.
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14.
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In
what year did they land on the moon?
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15.
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What
did they leave on the moon?
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