AT ALK WITH AN ASTRONAUT

							A TALK WITH AN ASTRONAUT                                    Name___________________
COMPREHESNION QUESTIONS


Directions: Answer in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper. Staple this
page to your answers when you are done.

1 Why do you think the author asks questions about Ochoa’s background?

2 What does Ochoa mean by “role model”? Do you have any role models?

3 Why didn’t Ochoa think about being astronaut growing up?

4 Why do you think Ochoa uses swimming and scuba diving as comparisons to
weightlessness?

5 Why do you think the article is written as an interview and not a story?

6 Based on the photograph on page 573, what can you tell about what life is like in
space?

7 How does Ochoa keep in touch with her family from outer space?