The Space Race

In 1957, Russia launched a small metal ball, Sputnik, into space. As it circled the Earth, it did nothing but send a simple radio message back to Earth. That message, however, was enough to frighten the Americans badly. The Russians were winning the space race. But what was the space race? Very simply, it was a race to see which country could get into space first. Both Russia and the United States wanted to win very much. With Sputnik, Russia won the first part of the race, but the next stage, putting a man into space, was far more important to both countries.

➡ The American program to put a man into space was the Mercury program. The Americans chose Alan Shepard, a Navy test pilot, to be their first astronaut.
They called his mission Mercury Freedom 7. Shepard went through months of training for his mission. Meanwhile, the engineers and scientists tested every part of his spaceship to make sure it was safe. Finally, in 1961, after the Americans safely sent a monkey into space, they were ready to send Shepard. In the last week of February, Shepard's Redstone rocket was on the launch pad, but a last minute problem meant that they could not launch. They rescheduled the launch for May 5. Then on April 12, the Americans received terrible news. Yuri Gagarin, a Russian, was in space. The Russians had beaten the Americans again. bni ETTOPP RReading Iiets ooen RRedingg,16. According to the passage, which of the 20 It can be inferred from the passage that 23. Directions: Select the appropriate phrases from the answer choices and match them to the,following was the first to go to space? the Americans sent a monkey into country to which they relate. TWO of the answer choices will NOT be used. This question is,3. Mercury Freedan space in order to worth 3 points.,B. oonkey A.test their rocket's safety Drag your answer choices to the spaces where they belong. To remove an,2. Yuri Gagarin B. get into space faster than the answer choice, click on it. To review the passage, click View Text.,B. Sputnik Russians,C. elpp train Shepard,17. According to paragraph 1, the term D.fix rooblm with their rockeet,space race is best explained as Answer Choices United States,A the race to build the fastest rocket 21. According to the passage, when did the,3. hhe race to get itoo space irsst first human go into space? A. Mercury program,2 the race to reach the moon first A. in 1957,3. he hace to launc Spttnik B. I Februuary 196 B. First man in space,Paragmph 1 is marked witr: an arrow [→→ ] C.On April 11, 1961,D.On May 5, 1961 B. Changed launch plan,18. The word They in the passage refers to D Used monkeys in space program Russia,A. The Russians 22. The word rescheduled in the passage,B. The Americans is closest in meaning to B. Better scientists,C.The Navy A. planned,0. hhe Mercury program B. launched E Sputnik,C. did,19. According to paragraph 2, why did the D. reset 3 First man on moon,Americans lose the second part of the,space race?,A They could not build a rocket as,fast as the Russians.,B. A rroblem forced themtto,reschedule their launch.,C.Thhiir rooram was unsafe.,D. Their monkey died.,Paragreph 2 is marked with an arrow [→ ]],144 _ Part B. Making Inferenoss Practce Test iI _ 14$

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The Space Race

In 1957, Russia launched a small metal ball, Sputnik, into space. As it circled the Earth, it did nothing but send a simple radio message back to Earth. That message, however, was enough to frighten the Americans badly. The Russians were winning the space race. But what was the space race? Very simply, it was a race to see which country could get into space first. Both Russia and the United States wanted to win very much. With Sputnik, Russia won the first part of the race, but the next stage, putting a man into space, was far more important to both countries.

➡ The American program to put a man into space was the Mercury program. The Americans chose Alan Shepard, a Navy test pilot, to be their first astronaut.
They called his mission Mercury Freedom 7. Shepard went through months of training for his mission. Meanwhile, the engineers and scientists tested every part of his spaceship to make sure it was safe. Finally, in 1961, after the Americans safely sent a monkey into space, they were ready to send Shepard. In the last week of February, Shepard&#x27;s Redstone rocket was on the launch pad, but a last minute problem meant that they could not launch. They rescheduled the launch for May 5. Then on April 12, the Americans received terrible news. Yuri Gagarin, a Russian, was in space. The Russians had beaten the Americans again.  bni ETTOPP RReading Iiets   ooen RRedingg,16. According to the passage, which of the 20 It can be inferred from the passage that 23. Directions: Select the appropriate phrases from the answer choices and match them to the,following was the first to go to space? the Americans sent a monkey into country to which they relate. TWO of the answer choices will NOT be used. This question is,3. Mercury Freedan  space in order to worth 3 points.,B.   oonkey A.test their rocket&#x27;s safety Drag your answer choices to the spaces where they belong. To remove an,2. Yuri Gagarin B. get into space faster than the answer choice, click on it. To review the passage, click View Text.,B. Sputnik Russians,C. elpp train Shepard,17. According to paragraph 1, the term D.fix    rooblm with their rockeet,space race is best explained as Answer Choices United States,A the race to build the fastest rocket 21. According to the passage, when did the,3. hhe race to get itoo space irsst first human go into space? A. Mercury program,2 the race to reach the moon first A. in 1957,3. he  hace to launc  Spttnik B. I Februuary 196 B. First man in space,Paragmph 1 is marked witr: an arrow [→→ ] C.On April 11, 1961,D.On May 5, 1961 B. Changed launch plan,18. The word They in the passage refers to D Used monkeys in space program Russia,A. The Russians 22. The word rescheduled in the passage,B. The Americans is closest in meaning to B. Better scientists,C.The Navy A. planned,0. hhe Mercury program B. launched E Sputnik,C. did,19. According to paragraph 2, why did the D. reset 3 First man on moon,Americans lose the second part of the,space race?,A They could not build a rocket as,fast as the Russians.,B. A rroblem forced themtto,reschedule their launch.,C.Thhiir rooram was unsafe.,D. Their monkey died.,Paragreph 2 is marked with an arrow [→ ]],144 _ Part B. Making Inferenoss Practce Test iI _ 14$

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16. Russia

17. B. the race to get into space first

18. B. The Americans

19. B. A problem forced them to reschedule their launch.

20. A. test their rocket&#x27;s safety

21. C. On April 11, 1961 (Note: The passage doesn&#x27;t give the exact date when Yuri Gagarin went into space, but it does say it was on April 12 when the Americans received the news, implying that Gagarin&#x27;s flight occurred on April 11 or 12.)

22. D. reset (More precisely, "rescheduled" means to plan something for a different time.)

23. 
Russia: A. First man in space, E. Sputnik
USA: B. Changed launch plan, C. Used monkeys in space program

The Space Race In 1957, Russia launched a small metal ball, Sputnik, into space. As it circled the Earth, it did nothing but send a simple radio message back to Earth. That message, however, was eno...