"A Message From Space"

Which character is this story mostly about?

• Abuelo

• JJ

• Mom

• Naya

How does Naya feel about her mom's space launch at the beginning of the story?

• excited

• jealous

• proud

• worried

Who does Naya wish she were like?

• her turtle

• her cousin

• her mother

• her grandfather

Which sentence shows that Naya is passionate about turtles?

• "Even Naya's desk lamp had a pink sequined turtle on it."

• "I'm pretty sure Mom thinks it's silly to have so many in my room."

• "She stared at the floor, imagining what her older cousin must think of her and all her turtles."

• "I guess I should get rid of some of them."

Read this sentence from the story: "Naya could see the rocket perched on the launchpad with white smoke billowing out from the bottom." Which word has a similar meaning to billowing?

• heating

• starting

• flowing

• washing

At the end of the the story, what does Naya hope her mom can see from space?

• Naya's flyer

• Naya's smile

• Naya's turtles

• Naya's family

Naya loved turtles, what was one way she showed her passion in this article?

• donating money

• adapting one

• visiting the zoo

• organizing a beach clean-up

Both Abuelo and JJ tell Naya she is like her mom. In what way(s) are Naya and her mom similar?

check all the ways they are similar

• They want to be astronauts.

• They want to make a difference.

• They are passionate about science.

What message do you think Naya's mom was sending her by taking a stuffed toy sea turtle into space?

• She didn't know it was on the spaceship.

• She was confused.

• She was bringing both their passions together.

• She was training it.

As stated in the article, "Plus, Naya couldn't help thinking about eveything that could go wrong on the mission."

What does mission mean?

• a group of people sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations

• an important job or task

• the business with which such a group is charged

• sending a rocket into space