1)    Who is the author of this piece of writing?   [1 mark]
2)    Who is the illustrator for this piece of writing?   [1 mark]
3)    What kind of writing is this? A story? A poem? An article? A play?   [1 mark]
4)    What was the problem with nails in the first spacecraft?   [2 marks]
5)    How did the storyteller stop air escaping through the hole in the parachute?   [1 mark]
6)    What was the old Guy Fawkes' Day sky-rocket used as?   [1 mark]
7)    Why is concentration said to be the best way to travel in space?   [2 marks]
8)    What was used as a space helmet?   [1 mark]
9)    Why didn't they take off after countdown?   [2 marks]
10)    Were the two children related? How?   [2 marks]

11)   inform (p21)   [1 mark]
12)   merely (4th-to-last paragraph, p22)   [1 mark]

FIND THESE WORDS IN THE TEXT, THEN PUT THEM IN SENTENCES OF YOUR OWN:

13)   stick (p20)   [1 mark]
14)   vaporise (p23)   [1 mark]

FIND THESE WORDS IN THE TEXT, THINK OF A BETTER SYNONYM, THEN PUT THEM IN SENTENCES OF YOUR OWN:

15)   making (paragraph 1, p20)   [1 mark]
16)   saw (last paragraph, p20)   [1 mark]

17)    Draw up a flow chart [What?] for the expedition past the moon described on pages 20 and 21.   [4 marks]
18)   Draw a picture based on p23. Give your picture a ruled border, and a caption.   [4 marks]
19)   Look at the picture on page 21. Imagine you are a reporter for a newspaper. The picture on p21 is for the front page of your newspaper and you must write a short article for it. Write a short article which suits the picture AND give your article an appropriate headline.   [4 marks]