1. Understanding The Story Space Star  PART -1-  Question : 1-What was Maris wearing ? 2-What did Maris want to win ? 3- Who did Maris meet as she walked toward the platform ? 4-Where did Narda come from ? 5-Who was Rel ?  Choose the best answer: *Rel was a pilot from Pallas. *Narda came from the fifth moon of Jupiter. *Maris met two other pilots, Narda and Rel. *Maris wanted to win the space star. *Maris was wear a space suit except for the helmet.

2. Understanding The Story Space Star 6-Which pilot worried Maris the most ? 7-What did Maris notice about the way that Narda flew ? 8-What did Maris do as soon as she got into the her spaceship ? 9-What did winning the race depend on ? 10-Which pilot was just in front of Maris ? *Narda was just in front of Maris. *Winning the race depend on who took the least time from departure to return. *As soon as Maris got into her small space ship, she checked the control panel. *Maris noticed that Narda didn,t always fly exactly on course. *Narda was the one who worried Maris the most.

3. Understanding The Story Space Star PART -2- PART -2- Question : Question : 1-Why did Maries have to look at her charts ? 2-What did Maris do during the next few hours ? 3-What would happen to the ship if it got too close to the asteroid ? 4- What did Maris see when she was half way around the asteroid ? 5-Why was Maris going to lose points ? Answers : She would lose points for commmunicating with another contestant. She would lose points for commmunicating with another contestant. *She saw another minicraft ahead of her. *It would get caught in its gravity. *Maris flew around two small moons *Maris had to look at her charts to make sure that she was following the route.

4. Understanding The Story Space Star PART -2- Question : 6- Why was Rel flying slowly. 7-Why couldn,t Rel land on the asteroid ? 8-What did Maris tell Narda to do ? 9-What did the rescue ship use to pull Rel,s minicraft away from asteroid ? 10-Who won the race ? Answers : *Melona from planet Mercury won the race. *The rescue ship used its powerful magnets to pull Rell,s minicraft. *Maris told Narda to send a rescue ship as soon as she could radio the base. *Because it is covered with sharp mountain peaks. *Rel was flying slowly because he had trouble with his engine.