Synthesizing Information about the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Question 8 • FL-1001070-M/J Language Arts 3 A-CR
Read the excerpts from Team Moon and the NASA article.And only now—a solid, panic-stricken, gut-wrenching, heart-palpitating ten minutes by clock but feeling like an eternity later—did it sink in for John Coursen, Tom Kelly, and a lot of the other Grumman folks who had poured years of their lives into building the lunar module: Their baby was on the moon. Let the cheering begin!When the lunar module lands at 4:18 p.m. EDT, only 30 seconds of fuel remain. Armstrong radios "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Mission control erupts in celebration as the tension breaks, and a controller tells the crew "You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue, we're breathing again."
Answer
A
The first excerpt is less emotional than the second excerpt.
B
The first excerpt is less interesting than the second excerpt.
C
The first excerpt is more emotional than the second excerpt.
D
The first excerpt is more interesting than the second excerpt.
Explanation
The first excerpt uses strongly emotional language such as “panic-stricken,” “gut-wrenching,” and “heart-palpitating,” and describes the landing as the culmination of years of work. The second excerpt reports the landing and mission control’s relief, but its tone is more factual. Therefore, the first excerpt is more emotional than the second excerpt.
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