This is Houston
Name: Class:
Complete the words. Then match the words with the pictures. Mark /5
a b c
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d e f
an
ab
capsule panel clock suit module pad
space suit e 4 space
2 control 5 lunar
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3 countdown 6 launch
2 Complete the sentences. Choose words from Activity . Mark /5
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Before taking off, the astronauts put on their spacesuits and climbed into the
.
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2 The rocket was ready to take off so everybody left the
and the began.
3 The astronauts wanted to know the temperature and how fast they were travelling
so they looked at the .
4 The landed on the moon and started taking photographs.
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This is Houston
Name: Class:
3 Complete the sentences with the gerund of the verbs in the box. Mark /5
learn eat look train wear exercise
Training to become an astronaut is very difficult.
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2 is very important. You need to be fit.
3 how to use the equipment in the capsule takes a long time.
4 in the capsule can be difficult. You need a lot of practice!
5 a spacesuit is uncomfortable. You can’t move and the helmet is heavy.
6
4 an
at the Earth and the stars from the capsule is exciting.
Write what Commander Stewart said using reported speech. Mark /5
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‘It’s very difficult to be an astronaut.’
She said it was very difficult to be an astronaut.
2 ‘I need to work hard every day.’
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3 ‘I train for seven hours a day.’
4 ‘We study how the rocket and capsule work.’
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5 ‘I’m not an engineer, I’m a pilot.’
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6 ‘I love astronomy, it’s my favourite subject.’
Total unit mark / 20
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Super Minds Level 6 Unit Tests – answer key
Unit 7 This is Houston
Activity 1 Complete the words. Then match
the words with the pictures.
2 panel – f, 3 clock – a, 4 capsule – d,
5 module – c, 6 pad – b
Activity 2 Complete the sentences. Choose
words from Activity 1.
2 space capsule, 3 launch pad, countdown clock,
4 control panel, 5 lunar module
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Activity 3 Complete the sentences with the
gerund of the verbs in the box.
2 Exercising, 3 Learning, 4 Eating, 5 Wearing,
6 Looking
Activity 4 Write what Commander Stewart said
an
using reported speech.
2 She said she needed to work hard every day.
3 She said she trained for seven hours a day.
4 She said they studied how the rocket and
capsule worked. 5 She said she wasn’t an
ab
engineer, she was a pilot. 6 She said she loved
astronomy and that it was her favourite subject.
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di
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