Sally Ride

Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Who did Sally Ride travel with in the spaceship Challenger?

How long did it take Challenger to orbit Earth?

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Sally Ride

Sally Ride was an astronaut. She was the first American woman to travel into space. She left Earth on June 18, 1983. She came back on June 24th. She traveled with four other astronauts in the 3.1 Challenger.

Challenger orbited Earth. When something orbits something, it goes around it. How long did it take Challenger to orbit Earth? It took only 90 minutes! Challenger orbited Earth 16 times in just one day. This meant that Ride saw the sun rise and 3.2 16 times in one day!

Ride liked being an astronaut. She liked being in space. She liked how it felt when the force of gravity was not pulling her down. Without the 3.3 of 3.4, she could float. She floated from place to place. While in space, she played a game to catch jellybeans. The jellybeans were floating, too! Ride had to catch the jellybeans with her mouth!

Sally Ride worked hard to become an astronaut. She went to school for many years. She had to have special training. The training was hard work. Ride was a good astronaut. She went into space two times. Ride then became a teacher. She wrote books and helped 3.5 space research. When you 3.6 something, you study it. You try to find out new things about it. Sally Ride 3.7 3.8 3.9 and honors for her work and continues to be 3.10 to science education.

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Sally Ride was an astronaut. She was the first American woman to travel into space. She left Earth on June 18, 1983. She came back on June 24th. She traveled with four other astronauts in the spaceship Challenger.

Challenger orbited Earth. When something orbits something, it goes around it. How long did it take Challenger to orbit Earth? It took only 90 minutes! Challenger orbited Earth 16 times in just one day. This meant that Ride saw the sun rise and set 16 times in one day!

Ride liked being an astronaut. She liked being in space. She liked how it felt when the force of gravity was not pulling her down. Without the force of gravity, she could float. She floated from place to place. While in space, she played a game to catch jellybeans. The jellybeans were floating, too! Ride had to catch the jellybeans with her mouth!

Sally Ride worked hard to become an astronaut. She went to school for many years. She had to have special training. The training was hard work. Ride was a good astronaut. She went into space two times. Ride then became a teacher. She wrote books and helped direct space research. When you research something, you study it. You try to find out new things about it. Sally Ride received several awards and honors for her work and continues to be committed to science education.

Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 3

This story is mainly about _____

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

1. She traveled with four other astronauts in the 7.1 Challenger.

2. This meant that Ride saw the sun rise and 7.2 16 times in one day!

3. Without the 7.3 of 7.4, she could float.

4. She wrote books and helped 7.5 space research.

6. Sally Ride 7.6 7.7 7.8 and honors for her work and continues to be 7.9 to science education.

7. When you 7.10 something, you study it.

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

1. The 8.1 made a perfect landing.

2. I 8.2 a phone call from your mother.

3. They are 8.3 workers.

4. I've seen "The Amazing World of Gumball" 8.4 times.

5. He was voted for the best actor 8.5.

6. In volleyball, she always hits the ball with strong 8.6.

7. We will learn about the 8.7 of the Earth this morning.

8. We sat on the beach and watched the sun 8.8.

9. She's 8.9 into possible cures for AIDS.

10. Tom 8.10 a large schoool.