The Last Cuentista CH 5

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3. What is missing from Petra's "Downloadable Cognizance" curriculum?

• medication for her eyes

• The botany class

• The mythology class

• the part that makes her numb

In what physical form does “Downloadable Cognizance” come? How does it get into Petra’s body?

• a gas that flows through something that clicks into a spot on her wrist

• a gel that flows through something that clicks into a spot on her neck

• There is no physical part. It's all digital.

• mental telepathy

What goes wrong for Petra after she’s put “in stasis”?

• She is still awake and able to hear

• She realizes someone else's Downloadable Cognizance is being pumped into her brain

• She is teleported to the wrong planet

When Ben hands Petra her bag of clothes, she gets worried about something. What is it?

• That he will notice the problems with her vision

• That he will notice her clothes are stained with sauce

• That he will forget to fill her pod

• That he will accidentally overfill her pod

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When Javier tells Petra he doesn’t know how many stars are in the sky, Petra asks, “¿Cincuenta?...Or sin … cuenta?” What’s the difference between cincuenta and sin cuenta?

• cincuenta means "many" & sin cuenta means "stars"

• cincuenta means "many" & sin cuenta means "stars"

• cincuenta means "50" & sin cuenta means "countless"

• There is no difference

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

When Petra tries telling a story to Javier, her mom says, “Really, Petra, this isn’t the right time for a story.” Petra’s response: “Her words are a sledgehammer to my stomach.” Explain this metaphor. What is compared to what?

• Petra's story is compared to a sledgehammer

• Mom's words are compared to a sledgehammer

• Mom's words are compared to a stomach

• Javier is compared to a star

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

When Petra puts on the shorts she’ll wear in her pod during her journey, she wonders if she’ll “wake up as a balloon animal, pinched off in the spots the suit covers.” Why would she wonder about her clothes getting too tight?

• She might grow out of her clothes during the journey

• The gel might shrink her clothes

• She's worried about gaining weight because she won't be exercising

Do you think learning by having information ("Downloadable Cognizance") pumped into your brain as you sleep is the same as learning in a space where you can talk and write about the information? Explain your thinking.

What number did your teacher give you?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1