"REACHING FOR THE MOON"

By Buzz Aldrin

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
TALENT CREATION INTERNATIOL SCHOOLS
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Name: ______________________________ Grade: 4A&B

Teacher's Name: Mr. Yazeed W. AbuSalem Subject: English Handout

Summary Questions:

1. What is the author's purpose in Reaching for the Moon?

A. To persuade about traveling to the moon.

B. To tell about how he enjoyed watching movies
C. To inform his audience that he achieved his goal to be an astronaut.

2. Who was with Buzz Aldrin in Apollo 11 mission?

A. Neil Armstrong and Mike Collins.

B. His father.
C. Lone Ranger.

3. What is autobiography?

A. The author writes about himself.

B. The author writes about other people.
C. The author writes about his friends.

4. What is the name of the fictional character that Buzz Aldrin mention in the story?

A. Neil Armstrong B. Lone Ranger C. Buzz Aldrin

5. In Reaching for the Moon, what was the main objective of the Apollo mission?

A. To orbit the Earth.

B. To put humans on the moon.
C. To help Buzz Aldrin follow his dreams.
D. To create a new space station.

6. What three words did Buzz worship from his favorite movie hero, The Lone Ranger?
What is the missing word?

Answer: ____________________, strength, and independence.

7. Edwin's sister gave him his nickname because ___________________.

A. She liked bees.

B. He did not have a nickname.
C. Fay Ann could not say brother.
D. His family called him brother.

8. What did Buzz Aldrin specialize in so he could become an astronaut?

A. He specialized in fixing broken spaceships.

B. Buzz specialized in walking in space.
C. He specialized in docking or the rendezvous of two spaceships together.
D. Buzz Aldrin specialized in flying airplanes.

9. Buzz Aldrin left something special on the moon. What did he leave there?

A. Buzz left his food wrappers.

B. Buzz left a model of his spaceship.
C. Buzz left the American flag and a plaque.
D. Buzz left his heart on the moon.

10. Buzz described the moon as a "Magnificent desolation." Why did he say that?

A. The moon has no plants or animals.

B. The moon has no color. Everything was gray or white.
C. The moon has rocks and craters.
D. The moon has black sky all around it.