RL.8.2 RCC Summarizing

You have read an iReady passage, "Prime Contact". In addition to the

narrator, who are the main characters in the story? Select two answers of where the other characters are first mentioned.

• Today I had a fascinating meeting with a promising new captain by the name of Allya.

• At any rate, she relayed to me how her crew had recently

  returned from a mission to the third planet from the central star,

  where they had an encounter with one of the dominant life

  forms

• Allya then told me that a member of this alien race had

  returned with them on their ship.

• Of course, I asked to see the

  creature straight away, and when it was brought into my throne

  room, I was taken with how friendly it appeared, inviting but

  cautious.

You have read an iReady passage, "Prime Contact". Select 2 important

details that provide clues about where Allya was and the alien they have encountered.

• Allya then told me that a member of this alien race had

  returned with them on their ship

• Since it was a very short and very furry sort of alien, I lay down on the floor to establish better verbal communication with it.

• I welcomed it to Harlapan, home of the Galactic Confederacy. The creature stretched out its front legs and appeared to bow.

• “Meow,” it said with great dignity before turning to the task of licking its paws. Fascinating.

You have read an iReady passage, "Prime Contact". Which of the following would you include in a summary of “Prime Contact”?

• A It’s very funny that the Imperator doesn’t realize that the alien is

  a house cat.

• B The Imperator of Harlapan asks to meet the alien that has returned

  with Allya.

• C The alien loses interest in the Imperator and starts licking its paws.

• D The Imperator is fascinated by Allya’s remarkable purple eyes.

You have read an iReady passage, "Prime Contact". Which is the best summary for the last events of the story?

• A Allya travels to the third planet and brings back an alien.

• B The people of Harlapan are clearly very advanced.

• C The servants the Imperator describes must be humans.

• D The alien meows and licks its paws, revealing that it‘s a cat.

You have read the iReady passage "Prime Contact". What is the 1st event that occurs in the story?

• An alien creature boards Allya’s ship.

• Captain Allya tells how the servants care for their masters.

• The Imperator lies down on the floor.

• The Imperator meets with Captain Allya.

• Allya and her crew visit another planet

You have read the iReady passage "Prime Contact". What is the 2nd event that occurs in the story?

• An alien creature boards Allya’s ship.

• Captain Allya tells how the servants care for their masters.

• The Imperator lies down on the floor.

• The Imperator meets with Captain Allya.

• Allya and her crew visit another planet

You have read the iReady passage "Prime Contact". What is the 3rd event that occurs in the story?

• An alien creature boards Allya’s ship.

• Captain Allya tells how the servants care for their masters.

• The Imperator lies down on the floor.

• The Imperator meets with Captain Allya.

• Allya and her crew visit another planet

You have read the iReady passage "Prime Contact". What is the 4th event that occurs in the story?

• An alien creature boards Allya’s ship.

• Captain Allya tells how the servants care for their masters.

• The Imperator lies down on the floor.

• The Imperator meets with Captain Allya.

• Allya and her crew visit another planet

You have read the iReady passage "Prime Contact". What is the 5th event that occurs in the story?

• The Imperator meets with Captain Allya.

• Allya and her crew visit another planet.

• The Imperator notices the alien’s confidence.

• The alien makes a strange purring sound.

• The Imperator asks to meet the alien.

You have read the iReady passage "Prime Contact". What is the 6th event that occurs in the story?

• The Imperator meets with Captain Allya.

• Allya and her crew visit another planet.

• The Imperator notices the alien’s confidence.

• The alien makes a strange purring sound.

• The Imperator asks to meet the alien.