The Message Quiz

Oma said time is like a river because she believes____

• time travel is possible

• time travel is impossible

• difficult moments can feel like years

• time passes quicker with age

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which best describes Astra at the beginning of the story?

• confident

• carefree

• hopeless

• unsure of herself

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CCSS.RL.1.3

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which sentences from the story support the correct answer to question 2?

Choose TWO.

• “Tomorrow was Landing Day.”

• “. . . I felt like I was always disappointing them.”

• “The only time I felt like myself was when I was in the ag pod with Oma.”

• “I felt like I knew her.”

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

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Which line foreshadows, or hints at, the decision Astra will have to make about destroying the teff?

• “It flows in one direction, but sometimes it likes to wander.”

• “Wasting it is one of the worst things you can do.”

• “‘We’ve waited our whole lives for this moment.’”

• “The next 15 seconds lasted 15 years.”

What does Astra realize at the end of the story?

Choose TWO.

• She might be able to time travel to see Oma again someday.

• She should have ignored the message on the holo device.

• An older version of herself sent the message that saved everyone.

• Rubin 23V is a dangerous planet to settle on.

Which details make the story science fiction?

Choose TWO.

• Astra is traveling on the Vida to another planet.

• Astra misses Oma and wishes she could see her again.

• Astra likes reading books and often gets lost in them.

• Astra receives a message from the future.

Which of the following best states one of the story’s themes, or big ideas?

• Feeling nervous is normal.

• Avoid taking risks at all costs.

• Be who others expect you to be.

• It is important to trust yourself.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which sentence from the story supports the correct answer to question 7?

• “. . . I found it impossible to imagine a world without her.”

• “I could never remember my chores or where I was supposed to be.”

• “Destroying the ag pod was crazy.”

• “. . . I was sure the woman in the message was telling the truth.”

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1