PrEx 3 Unit 5 Test
PrEx 3 Unit 5 Test
Unit test 5
1 Listen to part of a radio Love from Jack
programme about space and answer
the questions.
How long has Jack been back from his space
Why do people want to explore? journey?
People want to explore to discover and make Jack has been back from his space journey for five
the unknown known. weeks.
1 Who or what went into space first? 1 What has been the biggest difficulty
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for Jack since Jack's return to Earth?
2 What has helped us understand space?
___________________________________
__________________________________
3 How has space technology caused 2 Did Jack always want to go into space?
problems? ___________________________________
___________________________________ 3 What was the difference between Jack
4 Is only space troubled by space debris? and Jason at university?
___________________________________ ___________________________________
5 Why is space debris being monitored?
4 Does Jack think he did the right thing
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at university?
6 Who must limit negative impact?
___________________________________ ___________________________________
7 When do we need to make changes? 5 How did Jack's experience affect his
___________________________________ view of Earth?
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6 How many miles up in space was Jack?
2 Read the email and answer the ___________________________________
questions. 7 What does Jack think we should all do?
Hi Hi Jason! ___________________________________
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Well, I returned from my journey into space
five weeks ago and the hardest thing of all 3 Complete the sentences. Use the
to get used to is having gravity again! My comparative or superlative of the
muscles had grown used to having no words in brackets.
gravity, and so when I was back in an Outer space is colder than our atmosphere on
environment with gravity my body felt the Earth. (cold)
strange and did not know what to do. It was
so weird. As you know, it has always been 1 That is _______________ telescope I have
my dream to be an astronaut and to go into ever seen! (big)
space. That is why I used to study all the 2 Their rocket is ___________ ours
time at university. Remember how you used because it has more technology.
to make fun of me studying more than you,
(good)
while you were off at parties? All that study
was worth it! I loved being in space. Just 3 My spacesuit was more colourful and
looking out at space and seeing how lucky _______________ hers. (shiny)
we are to have Earth at just the right 4 That sci fi film was much
distance from the sun for life was amazing! _______________ you said. (bad)
It was a great experience to be two hundred
5 People grow _______________ in space.
and eighty miles up in space and I will never
forget it. We are so lucky to live on planet (tall)
Earth and I am going to make sure that I 6 Rockets travel a lot _______________
look after our planet better. Everyone aeroplanes. (fast)
should!
Unit test 5
7 The views from space are 4 Choose the correct alternatives.
_______________ I have ever seen! This is the furthest / furthest planet.
(wonderful) 1 The Earth / Earth is a beautiful planet.
7 2 There are more fish in the Mississippi River
than in the Lake Tahoe / Lake Tahoe.
3 Out of the aliens I described, which do you
think is scariest / the scariest?
4 The USA / USA has many satellites.
5 She is the cleverest / cleverest astronaut.
6 I saw the Mount Everest / Mount Everest.
7 Space debris fell into Atlantic / the Atlantic.
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Unit test 5
7 Mars is red because of ________ Jack 4
______. If I have my guitar I don't
(sanimrel) really mind. But I’m not sure you