Question

fake astronauts go to fake mars, get real sleepy
by elizabeth preston
on january 19, 2017, six fake astronauts, two women and four men, went on a fake
mission to mars. this mission would last eight months. this nasa - supported
expedition is the fifth fake mars mission performed by the university of hawaii. in
these experiments, university researchers studied the fake astronauts to learn more
about a possible visit to mars. researchers considered the social and psychological
aspects of such a mission. they wanted to know how possible it was for six complete
strangers to live and work together in such a cramped space - and still get along. they
also wanted to know how being isolated with a small group of strangers would affect
the fake astronauts emotional and mental health. these experiments arent research
just for the sake of research. nasa has a plan that humans will orbit mars by the
2030s. some people believe that the nasa timeline is too modest and that people will
actually be living on mars as soon as 2027.
the following passage is about a similar experiment performed in russia in 2010 and

1. - ed.

1
fastened securely into their spacesuits, two men stepped onto the surface of
mars. but this mars looked a lot like a regular room with dirt on the floor.
the mars rocks looked pretty much exactly like earth rocks. the stars in this
martian sky looked like tiny lights stuck onto black - painted walls. which, it
turns out, is exactly what they were. these pseudo - explorers had signed up for a
mock space trip and were still firmly on the ground in moscow, russia.
2
nevertheless, after a supposed journey of more than eight months in cramped
quarters with four other pseudo - astronauts, these two were exhilarated to stretch
their legs. one of them promptly completed his assignment for the day, which was to fall on his face. the researchers overseeing this mission wanted to learn
read this sentence from paragraph 2.
one of them promptly completed his assignment for the day, which was to fall on his face.
what is one effect of the language in this sentence?
○ to develop suspense
○ to express emotion
○ to create humor
○ to appear polite

Explanation:

The sentence describes an action ("promptly completed his assignment") and a consequence ("to fall on his face"). This use of language creates a vivid image and evokes an emotional response from the reader. The other options (to appear polite, to create humor, to develop suspense) do not fit as well. Appearing polite is not indicated, there's no humorous element, and no suspense is built. The focus is on the emotional reaction to the described event.

Answer:

to express emotion