Snow Day in Space - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Which sentence below best supports the inference that Jem is lonely?

I was the first human born off-planet.

Except I feel more like a science experiment than a hero.

The truth is that time doesn’t fly when you’re waiting for something, and I’ve waited for a friend for a long time.

Today, a shuttle will arrive carrying a new technician and her family, including a girl my age.

2.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

In paragraph 6, the author uses the word sentenced to emphasize Jem’s feeling of —

being condemned to prison

needing to talk to someone

relief that she is able to survive

excitement because she is living on a space station

3.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

The author includes paragraph 9 mainly to —

explain how Jem learned to read and write

provide a clue to how Jem will solve the problem

show what Jem was like when she was younger

help readers visualize the space station

4.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

The reason Jem and her father know so much more about the ship than the captain is that —

Jem and her family had been on the space station since she was born.

the captain is young and inexperienced at his job

the father had designed the space station

the captain has just arrived at the space station

5.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

bay \ba\ n.

1 a curved inlet of the sea

2 a special area or an area used for a special purpose

3 an animal that is reddish brown

4 a tree with highly scented leaves

Which definition best fits the way bay is used in paragraph 32?

Meaning 1

Meaning 2

Meaning 3

Meaning 4

6.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Because this story is written from Jem’s point of view, the reader is better able to understand all of the following except —

how Jem feels about living on the space station

what is happening on Vianna’s ship

how the solution to the problem was reached

Jem’s worry and concern for Vianna’s safety

7.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

What is the best summary of the story?

Jem was born on a space station and is the only child to ever live there because her body is too weak to live on Earth. Jem and her parents know the space station better than anyone else. When Vianna, Jem’s long distance friend, comes to visit and gets trapped in a magnetic storm, Jem uses her knowledge of the space station to save Vianna and her family.

Jem and Vianna are close friends who communicate by using a Space Alpha Text booth. When Vianna gets trapped in a magnetic storm, Jem tells the crew about the Space Alpha Text booth so that Vianna and her family can safely dock to the space station.

Jem has grown up on a space station. She was the first child to ever be born on a space station and growing up in space has caused her muscles to weaken. Since doctors made this discovery, no other children have been allowed to live on the space station. Jem even attends school in space.

Jem has been waiting for her friend Vianna to arrive. They communicate using an old system on the space station called Space Alpha Text. When Vianna and her family come to visit the space station, their ship is caught in a magnetic storm and has difficulty docking. Jem tells the space station crew about the Space Alpha Text and how to use it so that Vianna and her family can dock safely.

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