Neil A Armostrong commanded the Gemini 8 mission

Neil A Armostrong commanded the Gemini 8 mission and became the first human towalk on the moon as a commander of Apollo 11. He was born in Wapakoneta,Ohio August 5, 1930. He received a Bachelor of Scence degree from Purdue University and M. Sc from Southern California University. Armostrong joined the Navey and flew as a naval aviator from 1949 to 1952. In 1955 joined the National Advisory Commitee for the Flight Propulsion Laboratory and later was transferred to the High speed Flight Station at Edward Air Force Base, California as a civilian pilot for NACA and NASA.

Among the aircraft he tested, was the X-15 rocket plane. On july 16, 1969, Apollo 11 astronutes Neil Armostrong, Buzz Aldrin, Mike Collns departed for the moon. Four days later , Armostrong  and Aldrin , landed their Luner Module in the moon’s Sea of Tranquality. Armostrong and then Aldrin, stepped on to the surface and became the first human to leave their footprints in the luner dust. They explored the surface and gathered moon rocks for over two hours. The next day they fired off the surface and rejoined Colins in the orbiting mother ship.

 1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives:                                1  5 = 5

 a. Where did Neil Armostrong work for the three years prior to 1955 ?

    i) Gemini 8 mission                          ii) National Advisory Commitee

  iii) Nevy                                             iv) Edward Air Force Base

 b. He was first employed in the post of------

    i) civilian pilot                                 ii) Commander of Apollo 11

  iii) Naval aviator                               iv) trainee

     c. The phrase `departed’ means------

        i) started for                                                            ii) reached

      iii) set the target of                                                   iv) moved toward     

     d. When Armostrong joined the Nvey as a naval aviator his age was----                   

        i) 20                        ii) 18                      iii) 21                          iv) 19                                                                   

     e. Armostrong left the Navey and joined the National Advisory Commitee

        at the age of------

       i) 20                        ii) 22                      iii) 24                           iv) 25

2. Write whether the statements are true or false.If false, give the correct answer:                                                                          

                                                                                                                                        1 5 = 5         

   a. The  second human being to step on the moon was Aldrin.

    b. Collins never stepped on the moon at all.

    c. The Primary theme of the passage is man’s conquest of the moon.

    d. The moon’s amosphare is soundless and calm.

    e. Mike Collins stayed in the mothership.

 

3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more word than necessary :                                                                   

  

worked	passed	alighted	two	stop	place
aviator	civilian	birthday	step	ship	surface

The (a)------ of Neil Armostrong was August 5, 1930. His (b)------ of birth was Wapakoneta. He (c)------ B. Sc from Purdue University and M. Sc from Southern California University. He joined the Navey as an (d)------. He (e)------ other two organisations. One of them was Edward’s Air Force Base where he was a (f)------ pilot. Neil Armostrong together with other (g)------ astronutes, depared for the moon.Armostrong and Aldrin (h)------ on the moon and Armostrong was the first human to (i)------ on to the (j)------ of the moon.

4. Read the passage again. Now,Write in about 70-80 words about Armostrong’slife.                                                                           5

5. Answer the following questions :                                                              1  5 = 5

     a. How many days did Apollo take to reach the moon from the earth ?

     b. Why did the three astronutes go to the moon ?

    c. What was the mothership doing while Armostrong and Aldrin were on the moon ?

     d. Armostrong was selected to fly for the moon after how many years of service in total ?

     e. How long did the two astronuts stay on the moon ?

  6. Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the text :                              

Three (a)------ went to the moon on July 16, 1969. They (b)------ out for the moon on Apollo 11. They (c)------ the moon after (d)------ and landed by their Luner Module on   the moon’s surface. They (e)------ on the surface and (f)------ their footprints in the soil of the moon. Of the three astronutes Armostrong was the first man to step on the moon. He was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio August 5, 1930. He (g)------ M. Sc degree and joined the Navey. In 1955 he was (h)------ National Advisory Commitee and later was (i)------ in Edward’s Air Force Base. After that he (j)------ commander of Gemini 8 mission.

7. Read the passage again. Imagine you’re Armostrong. Now write in about your life history.                                                                                                                   5

8. Read the passage again and write the main idea of the passage in not more than five sentences.                                                                                                              5

  9. Complete the story and give a title bassed on it.                                                  10