The two countries that were in a space race were

the Soviet Union and the United States.

This article suggests that

both the US and the Soviet Union made space travel possible.

Americans most likely were concerned by Sputnik because

they were worried that Sputnik contained bombs.

German scientists designed long-distance rockets.

One could conclude that the technology developed by the US space program has

led to the development of valuable satellites.

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The History of Space Travel

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A reading comprehension quiz about #space travel, #Tsiolkovsky, #Goddard, #Sputnik, and #Armstrong.

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1
The first person to travel in space was
Robert Goddard.
Yury Gagarin.
Neil Armstrong.
Hermann Oberth
2
The two countries that were in a space race were
the Soviet Union and Germany.
the Soviet Union and Europe.
Germany and the United States.
the Soviet Union and the United States.
3
Scientists were not sure how long people could survive in space.
This is a fact.
This is an opinion.
4
The first person to build high-altitude rockets was
Herman Oberth
Neil Armstrong
Robert Goddard
Yury Gagarin
5
This article suggests that
the space race was won by Germany.
the space race was won by the Soviet Union.
both the US and the Soviet Union made space travel possible.
the space race was won by the United States.
6
The spacecraft that carried the first person land on the Moon was
Sputnik.
Vostok 1.
Apollo 11.
Saturn 5.
7
The space station that is currently orbiting Earth was built by
several countries.
the United States and the Soviet Union.
the Soviet Union and Germany.
Germany.
8
Choose the correct answer.
incorrect
incorrect
correct
incorrect
9
Americans most likely were concerned by Sputnik because
they were worried that Sputnik contained bombs.
there were no U.S. rockets.
it was more famous than Apollo 11.
it appeared that the Soviets had better scientists.
10
During World War II,
Herman Oberth persuaded people space travel was possible.
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky created a plan for space travel.
Robert Goddard built the first high altitude rockets.
German scientists designed long-distance rockets.
11
One could conclude that the technology developed by the US space program has
led to the development of valuable satellites.
become entirely out of date.
created the computer industry.
been a total waste of money.
12
One can conclude from the article that space travel would not be possible without
the invention of Skylab.
the invention of Saturn 5.
the invention of the space shuttle.
the invention of rockets.

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