NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Howdoyouknowthat“TheManWhoWenttotheFarSideoftheMoon”isnonfiction?Itgivesfactsanddetailsaboutarealevent.Ithasasettingthatisfamiliartoreaders.Itprovidesalessonoramoralaboutlife.Ittellsaboutaneventthatcouldnotreallyhappen.2.WhichsentenceisaFACT?TherocketSaturn5isstandingonLaunchPad39A.Everythingisbacktonormalagain.Neilthinksitsmellslikewetashes.Itwasbeautiful,butcomparedtoEarthitwasnothing.3.WhichsentenceBESTstatesthemainideaof“TheManWhoWenttotheFarSideoftheMoon”?Peopleallovertheworldwatchedthefirstmanonthemoon.Thetriptothemoondeeplyaffectedoneoftheastronauts.Themoonlandingtookalongtimetoaccomplish.LifeonthespacecraftColumbiawasdifficult.4.Whydidtheauthorincludethediagram,Apollo11Round-TriptotheMoon?toexplainhowthespacecraftandlunarmoduleworkstoexplainwhypeoplearesointerestedinspaceflightstoshowwhytherocketentersastateofweightlessnesstoshowthepossibledangersinvolvedinspacetravel5.WhydoestheauthorrecallthedayofJuly16?toexplainwhatthetriptothemoonwasliketotellhowlongittooktherockettotakeofftodescribethefeelingsofthepeoplewatchingtocreateastrongsenseofmysteryforthereaderWeeklyLessonTestLesson29©Harcourt•Grade5257SelectionComprehension“TheManWhoWenttotheFarSideoftheMoon”Name6.WhatdetailBESTshowsthatMichaelCollinsfeltlonelyinspace?Hecouldnolongerseethesurfaceofthemoon.Heslowlyrepeatedthenamesofhischildren.Hethoughtthathehadseenanewcolor.Heheardthewallssqueakingalittle.7.WhichsentenceexpressesanOPINION?Every120thminuteheseestheEarthriseatthehorizon.Hehasflownairplanesbyhimselfforalmost20years.It’squietinthecapsuleonthedarksideofthemoon.Itsmellslikewetdogsandrottenswamp.8.WhatistheMOSTLIKELYreasonMichaelCollinsgaveuptraveling?Hedecidedthatraisingroseswasmoreinteresting.Hethoughtfishingwasasexcitingasspacemissions.HerealizedthatEarthisabeautifulandspecialplace.Hewasupsetthathedidnotgettosetfootonthemoon.READTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.ExplainwhyMichaelCollins’sjobwasdifficult.Usedetailsfrom“TheManWho...
