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- 1. Multiple Choice
According to the author of the selection from Packing for Mars, how might money be raised to fund a manned mission to Mars?
by turning the Mars mission into a reality TV show
by inviting average citizens to donate to the mission
by selling the technologies resulting from space
exploration
by asking huge entertainment companies to make ads for
NASA
- 2. Multiple Choice
In the selection from Packing for Mars, how do other party guests react when the author goes to an upstairs computer to watch a robotic spacecraft land on Mars?
They prefer to watch the landing individually on their
cellphones.
They grow interested in the landing and join her to watch
it.
They are annoyed with the author for leaving the party.
They complain that space exploration is too expensive.
- 3. Multiple Choice
In the selection from Packing for Mars, what main opinions does the author express to answer her own question, “Is Mars worth it?” Choose two options.
Yes, because traveling to Mars will help solve problems on Earth.
Yes, because such adventures were the dream of the nation’s founders.
Yes, because traveling to Mars would be an inspiring human achievement.
Yes, because the work required for the Mars project would be a source of jobs.
Yes, because the money spent on the project would only be wasted elsewhere.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the most likely meaning of parrot in this sentence from Packing for Mars?
I could parrot the NASA Public Affairs Office and spit out a long list of products and technologies spawned by aerospace innovations over the decades.
join with
praise loudly
attempt to contact
repeat without thinking
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the most likely meaning of curator in this sentence from Packing for Mars?
"One day at Johnson Space Center, I visited Mike Zolensky, the curator of cosmic dust and one of the caretakers of NASA’s meteorite collection."
a person in charge of a museum, library, etc.
a person works in a museum, library, etc.
a scientist
an astronaut
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