Planet Zogo

Why would the author write Planet Zogo?

• To persuade you to love aliens and become a spaceship captain.

• To entertain you with a fantasy story about a young captain who met an alien.

• To give you information about other lifeforms in our solar system, including Zenon from planet Zogo.

• To entertain you by teaching you about aliens, including how they speak English and like to attend school.

What is the problem in this story?

• When Jason and Zenon arrived at Earth, many people were waiting to greet them.

• Jason is not really a captain and does not know how to fly his spaceship.

• Jason had lived on planet Zogo for a year, but now he was ready to go back to Earth.

• Jason wanted to leave Zogo and return to Earth, but Zenon stopped him by insisting he come with Jason.

What was the solution to the problem in the story?

• Zenon shared his plan and knowledge of earth with Jason, making him feel comfortable taking him back to Earth to learnt more and share with scientists.

• Zenon knew a shortcut on how to get back to Earth, taking only ten minutes to get home.

• A special car picked up Zenon, Zaggy, and Captain Jason. Everyone wanted to talk to Zenon.

• Zenon tricked Captain Jason into taking him to Earth by hiding on the spaceship the whole way.

What is one event that happened BEFORE Zenon introduced Zaggy to Captain Jason?

• Zenon put Zaggy on Captain Jason's lap to prove he was harmless.

• Captain Jason gathered a few plants to take back to Earth before he said goodbye to planet Zogo.

• Zenon explained that on Zogo they begin school at age 21 and live to be 500 years old.

• Captain Jason decided it would be okay to take Zaggy and Zenon home to Earth with him.

After reading pages 9 and 14, what can you infer?

• Zenon will let Zaggy loose in the school and cause problems.

• Zenon will become lonely since he is the only alien from Zogo on the planet.

• Zenon will learn to read and write in Earth words and teach them to his people.

• Zenon will be bullied in school because he is different.