Question

research plan
source text: what it takes to be an astronaut
summary: in the article, the author covers the physical,
intellectual, and emotional attributes required of aspiring
astronauts. the author describes that, across these three areas
of life, successful astronauts must be resilient and willing to
learn from failure.
research question: which colleges did successful astronauts
go to?
research text list:
my life as space (autobiographical book)
prerequisite to space travel (journal article)
colleges and career readiness (magazine article)
presentation plan: i will create a slideshow that describes the
main points of my findings and present it to my classmates. i
will include images to help students understand the ideas and
prepare a speech to go along with the slideshow
select the correct answer from each drop - down menu.
review bernadettes research plan. then choose the correct way to complete the sentence.
bernadettes research question needs to be improved. she can improve it by
preparing a more effective presentation
shortening her summary
finding more legitimate research texts
broadening her research question

Explanation:

Bernadette's research question is about colleges attended by astronauts. However, her source text summary is about what it takes to be an astronaut (physical, intellectual, emotional attributes). There's a mismatch. Her research texts like "Colleges and Career Readiness" may not be relevant to the core idea of what makes an astronaut (from the summary). So, she needs to address the research - text - relevance issue.

Answer:

Bernadette's research question needs to be improved. She can improve it by finding more legitimate research texts.