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Space Travel: An Astronaut's Life

Questions: 5

Grade: 3

Words: 63

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Imagine being an astronaut in a spaceship! You wear a special suit and float around. You eat food from tubes and sleep tied so you don't drift. You talk to Earth using satellites. They are like space post offices. The spaceship is like your house, but also your office. It's called the International Space Station, a big space technology. Isn't space travel cool?

Question 1

What does the International Space Station serve as for the astronaut?

A playground

A supermarket

A hospital

A library

A home and an office

Explanation. The text states that the spaceship is like the astronaut's house, but also his/her office. Therefore, it serves as both a home and an office.

Question 2

What are the satellites compared to?

Space taxis

Space restaurants

Space post offices

Explanation. The text compares satellites to space post offices, suggesting that they are used for communication between the astronauts and Earth.

Space televisions

Space hospitals

Question 3

Why do astronauts sleep tied up in the spaceship?

To dream better

To feel comfortable

To not drift

Explanation. The text mentions that astronauts sleep tied so they don't drift. This is because of the absence of gravity in space.

To exercise

To look cool

Question 4

What kind of food do astronauts eat in the spaceship?

Fresh vegetables

Pizza

Food from tubes

Explanation. According to the text, astronauts eat food from tubes when they are in a spaceship.

Barbecue

Pasta

Question 5

What does the text primarily aim to describe?

The dangers of space travel

The process of becoming an astronaut

The experience of an astronaut in a spaceship

Explanation. The text provides details about the life of an astronaut in a spaceship, such as eating, sleeping, and working conditions.

The cost of space travel

The loneliness of space travel

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