The Sentinel

What is the SETTING of the story "The Sentinel"?

• Earth, summer 1996

• The moon, summer 1996

• Mars, summer 2000

• The moon, winter 1960

Who is the "I" in "The Sentinel"?

• The narrator

• Garnett

• The reader

What did the astronaut see while she was making breakfast?

Tick TWO answers

• a bright light

• A huge mountain

• a sparkle

• A strange rock

What food did the astronaut burn when she was cooking breakfast?

• toast

• sausages

• eggs

• cheese

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Did the other astronauts want to join her in Part One?

Tick True/ False and the sentence that helped your answer.

• False: The team had a different opinion

• True: It will be a great adventure

• False: They have two hours to return to Earth.

What did the astronauts see when they got to the top of the mountain?

• A huge iron pyramid

• A tiny crystal pyramid

• A huge crystal triangle

• A huge crystal pyramid

What happened to the stone when the astronaut threw it at the pyramid?

• It hit the pyramid and broke.

• It hit something and fell to the ground inside the circle.

• It hit something and fell to the ground outside the circle.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

How long did it take the scientists on Earth to break the magnetic field?

• 25 years

• Twenty years

• Two years

• 200 years

The astronaut thinks that the aliens can identify us because... .

• they know where we live.

• The pyramid started to send more signals

• the signals have stopped.

• we sent them a signal

What type of story is "The Sentinel"?

• crime and adventure

• comedy

• science fiction

• romance