A.I. Explanation:

Correct Answer: D

Passage Reference: During that stay, Hadfield let people around the globe see what daily life in orbit is like.

Why this is correct: Paragraph D says that during his stay he let people around the globe see what daily life in orbit is like. He did this with photographs on Twitter and short videos, which are his pictures and clips.

Tips: Only one paragraph talks about the public. Match 'around the globe' with 'around the world'.

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: Paragraph A is about his years as a military pilot, long before he went to space or posted anything.
• B: Paragraph B lists what he did on his shuttle flights in 1995 and 2001, but not how the public followed them.
• C: Paragraph C gives the dates of his long stay and his role as commander, not what he showed people at home.
• E: Paragraph D opens with exactly this idea and then names the photographs and videos he shared.

Correct Answer: E

Passage Reference: On his first flight, in 1995, the Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the Russian space station Mir.

Why this is correct: Paragraph B tells us his first flight was in 1995 and that the shuttle docked with Mir. It gives no ages for anyone on board, so we cannot tell whether he was the youngest.

Tips: His first flight is in Paragraph B. Check whether any paragraph compares him with the people he flew with.

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: Paragraph A gives his birth date, but it covers his years as a pilot, not the people on any shuttle.
• B: The second paragraph describes his first flight in 1995, yet it never compares his age with the other astronauts.
• C: Look at paragraph C: it names his two crewmates in 2012, but that was a later mission, and no ages are given.
• D: Notice that paragraph D is about his photographs, videos and the Bowie song, not about his first shuttle crew.

Correct Answer: C

Passage Reference: This made him the first Canadian to command a spaceship.

Why this is correct: Paragraph C says he became commander of the station in March 2013. This made him the first Canadian to command a spaceship. To command a ship means to be in charge of it.

Tips: The word 'first' appears in three paragraphs. Look for the one joined to 'command'.

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: Notice that paragraph A mentions a first in the air, the first CF-18 interception of a Soviet bomber. That was not in space.
• B: The second paragraph gives several Canadian firsts, such as using the Canadarm in orbit and leaving a spacecraft. But none is about leading.
• D: Notice that paragraph D is about sharing his stay with the public. No first of any kind is claimed there.
• E: The fourth sentence of Paragraph C names him as the first Canadian to command a spaceship.

Correct Answer: A

Passage Reference: In 1982 he graduated from the Royal Military College in Kingston with a degree in mechanical engineering, and he then trained as a fighter pilot.

Why this is correct: Paragraph A says that in 1982 he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering, and he then trained as a fighter pilot. The word 'then' shows the degree came first.

Tips: Find the word 'degree' and notice the word 'then' that shows the order of events.

Why the other options are wrong:

• B: The second paragraph starts in 1992, when he was chosen as an astronaut, and says nothing about his studies.
• C: Notice that paragraph C covers his long stay on the station from 2012 to 2013, with no mention of his education.
• D: Notice that paragraph D is about his photographs, videos and the Bowie song, not about what he studied.
• E: His engineering degree from the Royal Military College, and the flight training after it, are both in Paragraph A.

Correct Answer: E

Passage Reference: In March 2013 he took over as the commander of the station.

Why this is correct: Paragraph C says he took over as commander of the station in March 2013. It says when this happened, but nothing about his childhood hopes or why he wanted the job.

Tips: Look at paragraph C: it gives the facts of his command. Ask whether any sentence tells you about his wishes as a child.

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: Look at paragraph A: it begins with his birth, but then moves to the armed forces. It gives no childhood dreams.
• B: Notice that paragraph B tells us he was chosen as an astronaut in 1992. It does not say what he had hoped for as a boy.
• C: The third paragraph reports that he became commander in 2013, but not that he had wished for this since childhood.
• D: Look at paragraph D: it describes what he shared from the station, not his feelings about leading a crew.

Correct Answer: E

Passage Reference: He also recorded David Bowie's song 'Space Oddity' on the station.

Why this is correct: Notice that paragraph D says he recorded 'Space Oddity' on the station and explains why the video was later taken down. It never says whose idea the recording was, and no family member appears in the passage.

Tips: The song is in Paragraph D. Check whether the text says who suggested it.

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: The first paragraph covers his birth and his military flying. There is no song and no family in it.
• B: Look at paragraph B: it is about his selection as an astronaut and his two shuttle missions, long before the recording.
• C: Look at paragraph C: it names his two crewmates on the Soyuz, but they are not family, and no song is mentioned.
• D: The fourth paragraph tells us about the song and its permission, but not who first had the idea to record it.

Correct Answer: D

Passage Reference: Permission to show it lasted one year, so it was taken down in May 2014, but after an outcry from fans a new two-year licence brought it back.

Why this is correct: Look at paragraph D. The Space Oddity video was taken down in May 2014, when its one-year permission ended. A new licence later brought it back. So for a period, people could not watch it.

Tips: Find the paragraph about the song, then look for 'taken down' and 'brought it back'.

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: The first paragraph tells us about the aircraft he flew and tested, not about music or the internet.
• B: Look at paragraph B: it describes his 1995 and 2001 missions, well before the song was recorded.
• C: Look at paragraph C: it is about his launch, his command and his landing, not about a song.
• E: The removal in May 2014, and the return under a new licence, are explained in Paragraph D.

Correct Answer: B

Passage Reference: In total he spent 14 hours and 54 minutes outside, and he became the first Canadian to leave a spacecraft in orbit.

Why this is correct: Notice that paragraph B says that in 2001 he made two spacewalks and spent 14 hours and 54 minutes outside in total. That is just under fifteen hours, so the statement matches.

Tips: Several numbers are given. Match 'almost fifteen hours' with 14 hours and 54 minutes.

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: The first paragraph gives numbers about aircraft, such as 32 different planes, but no time spent outside in space.
• C: Look at paragraph C: it gives a long time in space, 146 days, but that time was spent on board the station.
• D: Notice that paragraph D counts the years of the song's permission, not hours of work outside.
• E: Notice that paragraph B adds up his two spacewalks in 2001 and gives the total time outside.

Correct Answer: C

Passage Reference: The three men came back to Earth in May 2013 and landed in Kazakhstan after 146 days in space.

Why this is correct: The third paragraph says the three men came back to Earth in May 2013. They landed in Kazakhstan after 146 days in space. That was the end of his long stay on the station.

Tips: Kazakhstan is named twice. The statement is about how the stay ended, so look for words about coming back.

Why the other options are wrong:

• A: Look at paragraph A: it names places in Canada and the United States where he trained, but not Kazakhstan.
• B: The second paragraph mentions the Russian station Mir, but it does not say where he came down after that flight.
• D: Notice that paragraph D describes what he shared during his stay and how his videos are used now. It does not say how the stay ended.
• E: The landing in Kazakhstan after 146 days in space is reported in Paragraph C.