Snow Day in Space

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.

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

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

The e-conversation between Jem and Vianna makes them seem like —

• typical eleven-year-olds who are friends

• very proper young people who don’t know each other well

• angry preteens who don’t like one another

• young children who are frightened and upset

From the conversation in paragraphs 16–22, the reader can tell that Jem starts to cry because she is —

• angry at the captain because he won’t help her friend

• frustrated that there is nothing she can do to save Vianna

• disappointed because she had been anticipating a fun day

• satisfied that her father is trying to do everything he can

Which sentence expresses the turning point in the story?

• Before I can answer, a message flashes in caps: WE CAN’T DOCK!

• “Captain, the holo-video won’t work during the storm,” my father is saying. “They’ll have to try docking by sight.”

• "Can you text them in?" I ask. "With the S.A.T.?"

• I give one tech my code and watch her fingers fly over the keyboard.

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

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

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

What is one message the author conveys in the story?

• it is better to give than to receive

• honesty is the best policy

• treat others as you want to be treated

• believe in what you can do