Reading Comprehension Test

Submitted by Praewphailin Therdsiroj (Mine)

​ Just two months after the Blight of ​Apollo 10, ​the ​Apollo II a​ stronauts made their
historic landing on the surface of the Moon.This momentous trip for humanity also provided
scientists with an abundance of material for study; from rock and soil samples brought back
from the Moon, scientists have been able to determine much about the composition of the
Moon as well as to draw inferences about the development of the Moon from its composition.
The Moon soil that came back on ​Apollo II ​contains small bits of rock and glass which
were probably ground from larger rocks when meteors impacted with the surface of the
Moon. The bits of glass are spherical in shape and constitute approximately half of the Moon
soil. Scientists found no trace of animal or plant life in this soil.
In addition to the Moon soil, astronauts gathered two basic types of rocks from the
surface of the Moon: basalt and breccia. Basalt is a cooled and hardened volcanic lava
common to the Earth. Since it is formed under extremely high temperatures, the presence of
this type of rock is an indication that the temperature of the Moon was once extremely hot.
Breccia, the other kind of rock brought back by the astronauts, was formed during the impact
of falling objects on the surface of the Moon. This second type of rock consists of small
pieces of rock compressed together by the force of impact. Gases such as hydrogen and
helium were found in some of the rocks, and scientists believe that these gases were carried
to the Moon by the solar wind, the streams of gases that are constantly emitted by the Sun.

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Summary:​ The historic landing on the Moon is made by astronauts from Apollo 11. After
they came back, they brought some samples which help scientists discover a lot of new
compositions of the Moon. The samples include soil, rocks, and gases of the Moon. Two
types of rocks that were discussed in this reading which are Basalt and Breccia.

 
1) What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The difference between Basalt and Breccia
B. The space trip
C. What the moon is made of
D. The journey of Apollo 11
2) What is the sample that the astronauts brought back to the Earth?
A. Plant life
B. Animal
C. Soil
D. Lava

3) What is one of the examples of gases found in some rocks?

A. Helium
B. Nitrogen
C. Carbon monoxide
D. Xeon

4) What did Scientist discover from this trip?

A. Composition of the Moon
B. Animal
C. Plant
D. Alien

5) The word “it” in line 12 refers to

A. Volcanic Lava
B. Basalt
C. Bracia
D. Earth

6) The word “spherical” in line 8 is closing in meaning to.

A. Round
B. Oval
C. Cylinder
D. Triangle
 
7)​ The word “indication” in line 13 is closing in meaning to
A. Factor
B. Contribution
C. Sign
D. Generation

8) According to the passage, what is true about Basalt?

A. Basalt is the hardest rock in the world.
B. Basalt is formed by a compression of small rocks.
C. Basalt is not formed in a cold temperature.
D. Basalt and Breccia are the same.

9) Which of the following statement is true?

A. Scientist found some traces of animal and plant life in the soil.
B. Three basic types of rocks were gathered from the Moon’s surface
C. Astronaut could not bring any sample back to the Earth
D. Solar wind plays an important role to carry some gases to the Moon
10) It can infer from the passage that ________
A. Before Apollo 11, there is no flight landing on the Moon.
B. Apollo 10 and 11 landed on the Moon together.
C. Moon soil contains many gases and animal lives.
D. Astronauts collected more than two basic types of rocks.

ANSWER KEY
 
1) D
2) D
3) A
4) A
5) B
6) A
8) C
9) D
10) A