1. GIVE ME 5 EOG DAILY REVIEW 3

2. N ONFICTION & M AIN I DEA R EAD THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS October 4, 1957 was a big day for scientists. It was the day the Russians launched Sputnik I into space. Sputnik I was released into outer space, went into orbit, and circled the earth. It was the first time that a man-made object had ever orbited the earth. Russian scientists celebrated. It challenged American astronauts to come up with the next big event. 1. The main idea in this passage is: a. Why was October 4, 1957 important ? b. Where was Sputnik I launched? c. What was the first man-made object in space? d. Why did it present a challenge to American scientists?

3. M AKING INFERENCES October 4, 1957 was a big day for scientists. It was the day the Russians launched Sputnik I into space. Sputnik I was released into outer space, went into orbit, and circled the earth. It was the first time that a man- made object had ever orbited the earth. Russian scientists celebrated. It challenged American astronauts to come up with the next big event. 2. Readers can infer from the passage that Sputnik I was: a. a German aircraft b. a weather balloon c. a Russian airplane d. a Russian satellite

4. USING CONTEXT CLUES October 4, 1957 was a big day for scientists. It was the day the Russians launched Sputnik I into space. Sputnik I was released into outer space, went into orbit, and circled the earth. It was the first time that a man- made object had ever orbited the earth. Russian scientists celebrated. It challenged American astronauts to come up with the next big event. 3. Using context clues, what is the meaning of launched in this article ? a. spun around b. covered with something c. released, as a self- propelled vehicle d. thrown

5. SEQUENCING October 4, 1957 was a big day for scientists. It was the day the Russians launched Sputnik I into space. Sputnik I was released into outer space, went into orbit, and circled the earth. It was the first time that a man- made object had ever orbited the earth. Russian scientists celebrated. It challenged American astronauts to come up with the next big event. 4. Order the events in the proper sequence: 1. Russian scientists celebrated 2. Sputnik I was launched 3. Sputnik I orbited the earth a. 3 2 1 b. 2 3 1 c. 3 1 2 d. 2 1 3

6. R ECALLING FACTS & DETAILS October 4, 1957 was a big day for scientists. It was the day the Russians launched Sputnik I into space. Sputnik I was released into outer space, went into orbit, and circled the earth. It was the first time that a man- made object had ever orbited the earth. Russian scientists celebrated. It challenged American astronauts to come up with the next big event. 5. Russian scientists were the first to send spacecraft into outer space in: a. 1976 b. 1757 c. 1957 d. 1967

7. S EE HOW WELL YOU SCORED …

8. ANSWER KEY 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. C