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Reading Questions

Choose the best answer.

1. According to the article, most astronauts are
a. teachers
b. doctors
c. engineers
d. scientists

2. What information is given first in the article?
a. It’s important to note that astronauts do many of the same things we do
here on Earth.
b. Astronauts have many jobs during space missions.
c. You might also be wondering how astronauts sleep at night.
d. In Russia, astronauts are called ‘cosmonauts.’

3. How can astronauts sleep in space?
a. Each astronaut sleeps in a sleeping bag attached to the wall.
b. Astronauts don’t sleep at night.
c. Astronauts sleep floating around.
d. Astronauts sleep in an enclosed room.

4. What do you call astronauts in China and in Russia?
a. The Chinese astronauts are called astronauts and the Russian astronauts
are called cosmonauts.
b. The Russian astronauts are called cosmonauts and the Chinese
astronauts are called Taikonauts.
c. The Russian astronauts are called Taikonauts and the Chinese astronauts
are called Taikonauts.

d. The Chinese astronauts are called Taikonauts and the Russian astronauts
are called astronauts.

5. What would you not be able to do in space?
a. exercise to stay in shape
b. eat nutritious food

c. take a bath using the same soap they use on Earth
d. take a bubble bath

6. Which sentence uses the word affect in the same way it is used in the
article?
a. The cold weather affected the crops.
b. The music affected me deeply.

c. Blunted affect may be a symptom of mental illness.
d. all of the above
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