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Reading-Space

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English

5th Grade

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13 Slides • 12 Questions

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Reading Hour

Live from Space

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Poll

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BEFORE READING


Which of these would you most like to be able to see?

The space shuttle arriving at the space station

An astronaut working on the space station

An astronaut putting on socks in space

An astronaut doing flips in space

Pieces of candy floating in space

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Multiple Choice

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Based on the article, which best replaces the question mark in the diagram?

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Students from Wichita, Kansas, visited the International Space Station.

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Wichita fifth-graders gathered for a day at Exploration Place.

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Students from Wichita, Kansas, spoke with astronaut Peggy Whitson.

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Wichita fifth-graders talked to astronauts who were living in space.

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Multiple Choice

Think about the article. Which of these happened after the fifth-graders talked to the astronauts?

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The Expedition 16 crew arrived at the International Space Station.

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Dan Tani left the International Space Station and returned to Earth.

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Dan Tani and Peggy Whitson completed their first ISS missions.

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The space shuttle Discovery visited the International Space Station.

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Multiple Choice

Suppose you were writing a summary of the article. Which of these would be most important to put in the summary?

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Dan Tani, the flight engineer on Expedition 16, is from Illinois.

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Two American astronauts spoke to fifth-grade students from space.

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The International Space Station's crew changes every few months.

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Commander Peggy Whitson made a mistake when doing math.

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Multiple Choice

The article states:


Tani demonstrated how he puts on socks in space. He floated upside down and sideways, chasing one

sock around the space module. Finally, he put both socks on his feet.

Which would be the closest synonym for the word demonstrated?


A synonym is a word that has the same meaning.


Sick and ill are synonyms.

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Sketched

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Showed

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Swayed

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Sneered

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Multiple Choice

The reader can tell from the article that ___________.

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The fifth-grade students probably all want to become scientists one day.

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The fifth-grade students probably were excited to talk to astronauts.

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The astronauts probably find it easy to put on shoes in space.

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The astronauts probably find it impossible to eat in space.

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Multiple Choice

According to the article, in what way are Peggy Whitson and Dan Tani alike?

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They have both been on two ISS missions.

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They are both flight engineers from Illinois.

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They both like to put on socks in zero gravity.

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They both avoid eating candy in space.

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Multiple Choice

Which is the closest synonym for the word typical?


A synonym is a word that has the same meaning.


Sick and ill are synonyms.

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Delicate

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Military

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Excellent

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Ordinary

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Multiple Choice

Which question is not answered by the article?

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When did Dan Tani return to Earth after his second ISS visit?

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When was Peggy Whitson's first visit to the ISS?

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Where did the students gather to talk to the astronauts?


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What did Elway Bui most enjoy about the question-and-answer time?

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Multiple Choice

Each astronaut uses 10.5 pints of oxygen per hour. There are three astronauts in all. How many pints of oxygen do the three astronauts use altogether?

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30.5 pints per hour

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29.5 pints per hour

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31.5 pints per hour

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33.5 pints per hour

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Open Ended

Write a list of questions that you would like to ask astronauts aboard the International Space Station.


If you could ask only one of these questions, which one would it be, and why?


Use ideas from the article to help develop your answer. Use your own ideas, as well.

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Poll

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AFTER READING


Which of these would you most like to be able to see?

The space shuttle arriving at the space station

An astronaut working on the space station

An astronaut putting on socks in space

An astronaut doing flips in space

Pieces of candy floating in space

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Reading Hour

Live from Space

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