Spaced OutBy

Lisa Thompson

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Spaced OutBy Lisa Thompson

Welcome to the story of Jed who is crazy about space.

BEFORE YOU READ: Read the front and back covers of the book, pages 1-5, and the last page to answer these questions.

1. Who is the author of the book? _________________________________________

2. Who is the illustrator of the book? ______________________________________

3. Who is the publisher? _________________________________________________

4. What is the copyright date of the book? ___________________________________

5. What can you tell about the book by looking at the front cover?

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6. What does the author do with her time?

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7. How many chapters are in this book? ____________________________________

8. Who are the characters in the book? _____________________________________

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9. Where is the setting of the story?

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10. What do you think is going to happen in this story after looking at the front and back covers and the story’s characters?

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11. What does the author do to switch off her brain? ___________________________

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12. What did the illustrator do before illustrating books?

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GENERAL DIRECTIONS

You will be working on several skills as you read the story. They are:

ComprehensionReading for Details

WritingVocabulary

Understanding Nouns and Verbs

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Understanding Hints and Guides in the Booklet

#1 – Counting Paragraphs

You will need to know how to count paragraphs.Always start your count with the first full paragraph on each page.

Look at page 29 in Spaced Out.Answer these questions:

1. How many paragraphs are on this page? _________________

2. What word begins paragraph 3? _________________

3. What word ends paragraph 1? _________________

Look at page 23. Answer these questions:

1. How many paragraphs are on this page? _________________

2. What word begins paragraph 2? _________________

#2 – Finding Words

space (pg 41, par. 2) That means that you will find the word space on page 41 in paragraph 2.

#3 – Writing Complete Sentences

The directions in this booklet will always ask you to answer the questions in complete sentences. Remember that a complete sentence is able to answer these two questions:

Who or what did something? What happened?

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COMPREHENSION: Answer each question using a complete sentence.

1. What does Jed like about outer space?

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2. How is Jed’s room decorated?

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3. How does Jed feel when he turns off the lights at night?

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4. What does Jed spend most of his time doing?

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5. When the night is clear, what does Jed see?

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6. Who is Jed’s sister?

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7. What does Jed’s sister think about him?

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the page and paragraph number to find the word in the story if necessary.

____ 1. surface (pg. 11, par. 1) a) area that lies beyond Earth

____ 2. telescope (pg. 10, par. 1) b) strange, odd, unusual

____ 3. weird (pg. 12, par. 1) c) the outer layer of something

____ 4. space (pg. 8, par. 1) d) device for looking at stars

Put the vocabulary words in these sentences.

1. The __________ of the desk had been marked up by something sharp.

2. The falling star streaked through __________.

3. I looked at Mars with my new ________________.

4. The movie was __________ because it was not a normal story.

PARTS OF SPEECH. Definition of noun and verb6

A complete sentence contains at least one noun and one verb.

A noun is a person, place, or thing

The verb is an action or state.

Example:

The dog ran.

The noun is dog. The verb is ran.

Circle the noun in the sentences. Underline the verb in the sentences.

1. The rain poured.

2. Sarah screamed.

3. The moon shined.

4. The stars fell.

5. She tripped.

Now write two simple sentences of your own.Circle the noun and underline the verb in the sentences.

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SECTION 2 Chapter 2 - ______________________________

COMPREHENSION: Put T for true or F for false on the line.

____ 1. Jed thinks that his backyard looks like the moon.

____ 2. Jed’s dog is named Moonbeam.

____ 3. Jed made his skateboard into a moon buggy.

____ 4. Jed pretends that the shed is his spaceship.

____ 5. Jed has found a space rock in his backyard.

WRITING A PARAGRAPH: Think about the questions. Write a paragraph to answer.

Why do you think that Jed wants to find a space rock? What will he do with it?

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VOCABULARY: Put the letter of the correct definition on the line in front of the word. Use 8

the page and paragraph number to find the word in the story if necessary.

____ 1. buggy (pg. 17, par. 1) a) someone who travels into space

____ 2. discover (pg. 19, par. 1) b) to look at closely

____ 3. astronaut (pg. 16, par. 1) c) small parts or pieces

____ 4. samples (pg. 17, par. 1) d) type of car used to drive in sandy places

____ 5. inspect (pg. 18, par. 1) e) to find something for the first time

Write a sentence using each of the vocabulary words. Circle the vocabulary word.

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Sentences may contain more than one noun with a verb.But they must contain at least one noun and one verb to be a complete sentence.

Example 1:

Jed ran with the dog.

The nouns in the sentence are Jed and dog. The verb is ran.

Example 2:

The cow and calf ate.

The nouns in the sentence are cow and calf. The verb is ate.

Circle the nouns and underline the verb in the sentences.

1. The frog jumped into the pond.

2. The flag waved in the breeze.

3. The plants and grass needed water.

4. Stacey ate the pizza and bread.

5. The pilot flew the airplane.

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COMPREHENSION: Answer each question using a complete sentence.

1. What shoots across the sky?

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2. Where does it land?

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3. Is Jed scared?

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4. What does Jed think it is?

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5. What would Jed do if they were friendly aliens and took him back to their planet?

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VOCABULARY: Put the letter of the correct definition on the line in front of the word. Use 11

the page and paragraph number to find the word in the story if necessary.

____ 1. aliens (pg. 23, par. 2) a) rest on an object

____ 2. black hole (pg. 25, par. 1) b) vehicle for space travel

____ 3. spaceship (pg. 24, par. 1) c) creature from outer space

____ 4. lands (pg. 21, par. 1) d) object in space that pulls everything into it

Write YES on the line if the vocabulary word is used correctly.Write NO on the line if the word is used incorrectly.

_____ 1. The aliens, who are originally from Iowa, came over to visit last night.

_____ 2. The rocket flew into the black hole and was never seen again.

_____ 3. The family drove the spaceship to church.

_____ 4. The bird landed on the roof of the house.

WRITING A PARAGRAPH: Think about the questions and then write a paragraph.

What would you do if you got to fly to the moon? Would you go? If you would, explain what you would do. If not, then explain why you wouldn’t go.

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PARTS OF SPEECH. More than one verb in a sentence12

Sentences may contain more than one verb with a noun. Verbs express actions.But they must contain at least one noun and one verb to be a complete sentence.

Example 1:

Jed ran and jumped.

The noun in the sentence is Jed. The verbs are ran and jumped.

Circle the nouns and underline the verb in the sentences.

1. The frog jumped and splashed.

2. The boy washed and played.

3. The fire burned and destroyed.

4. The wind blew and whistled.

5. The bride danced and boogied.

Try your own. Write 2 sentences with a noun and two verbs.

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COMPREHENSION: Complete the crossword puzzle using events from this chapter.

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ACROSS

2. How does Jed react when he sees the alien?3. What does Jed crawl through?4. What did they find in the hole?

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1. What does Jed see? 2. Who did the alien turn out to be?

WRITING A PARAGRAPH: Think about the question and write a paragraph about it.

What would you do if you saw an alien?

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____ 1. bravely (pg. 28, par. 1) a) to look at something through a crack

____ 2. orders (pg. 31, par. 1) b) become dazed or forgetful

____ 3. peeks (pg. 32, par. 1) c) having or showing courage

____ 4. spaced out (pg. 29, par. 1) d) command to do something

Put the vocabulary words in these sentences.

1. The boy __________ in the classroom when they started talking about multiplication.

2. The mother __________ her son to clean his room.

3. The soldier __________ faced his duty in the military.

4. Sarah ___________ through the fence crack to see if the dog was in the yard.

THINKING ABOUT THE STORY: Put these events in the right order. Use the numbers 1-6.

____ Jed screams.

____ Jed sees the alien.

____ Jed peeks through the fence.

____ Jed’s dad points out the moon rock.

____ Jed sees his sister.

____ Jed’s family is staring at him.

PARTS OF SPEECH. Find nouns in the chapter.

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Nouns are a person, place, or thing.

Example 1:

Jed screamed.

The noun in the sentence is Jed.

Look at the sentences in Chapter 4 and list 8 nouns. Do not list them more than once.

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SECTION 5 Chapter 5 - ______________________________

COMPREHENSION: Answer each question using a compete sentence.

1. Who came to look at the space rock?

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2. Where did Jed and Comet sit to watch?

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3. What do the scientists do with the space rock?

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4. What does Jed do when he finds out he can keep the space rock?

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5. What do the scientists call the space rock?

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6. What is the name of Jed’s dog?

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7. What is the name of Jed’s sister?

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VOCABULARY: Put the letter of the correct definition on the line in front of the word. Use the page and paragraph number to find the word in the story if necessary.

____ 1. scientists (pg. 36, par. 1) a) rock from outer space

____ 2. meteorite (pg. 39, par. 1) b) find the quality of something

____ 3. tests (pg. 36, par. 1) c) accept something is true

____ 4. believe (pg. 40, par. 1) d) group of people who gains knowledge through orderly experiments

Find the vocabulary words (scientists, meteorite, tests, believe) in the word search:

e e t s r i r ev be t t t i s e t e sn i e t t s v t s is r s i e e e s e mi o i l s s i c s ei e s t s v l i t is t s i t n e i c st e t ee i b i e tt me r s t t cv ee r t s e t e t c i

PARTS OF SPEECH. Use nouns and verbs to write sentences.

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A complete sentence has at least one noun and one verb.

Write a complete sentence for each vocabulary word from this chapter. Each sentence should have at least one noun and one verb. Circle the noun(s) in your sentence and underline the verb(s) in your sentence.

Vocabulary words: scientists, meteorite, tests, believe

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COMPREHENSION: Put T for true or F for false.

____ 1. Jed walks into his room and sees his sister using his telescope.

____ 2. Ali is still not interested in space stuff.

____ 3. Ali has a moon-shaped face with big brown eyes.

____ 4. Ali came to Jed’s room to play with Comet.

____ 5. Jed thinks maybe his sister is an alien.

This book you read is going to be made into a movie. Create the movie poster.

VOCABULARY: Put the letter of the correct definition on the line in front of the word. Use the page and paragraph number to find the word in the story if necessary.

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____ 1. vacuum (pg. 44, par. 1) a) watchful, pay close attention

____ 2. careful (pg. 44, par. 1) b) awesome, something exciting

____ 3. stuff (pg. 42, par. 1) c) space with all gas removed; empty

____ 4. cool (pg. 42, par. 1) d) things, objects, items

Match the sentence with the missing word on the right.

1. The death of his dog left a __________ in his heart. stuff

2. The boy was ________ to color within the lines. vacuum

3. It was so ________ to be able to roller blade on Saturday. careful

4. She had a lot of ________ on her bookshelves in her room. cool

THINKING ABOUT THE STORY: Think about the question and write a paragraph about it.

How is Jed like you?

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Noun is a person, place, or thing.Verb is an action or state.

Circle the nouns and underline the verbs in the passages below:

1. Jed nods. He looks at her moon-shaped face and big, brown eyes. He has to be careful.

Maybe his sister isn’t a vacuum after all. Maybe she is an alien!

2. Jed finds a hole in the fence and bravely crawls through. “Ahhhhhhhh”, he screams. The

alien has a moon-shaped head, long hair, and two big, brown eyeballs just like his own. Jed

closes his eyes and screams again.

3. What if the aliens have seen Jed looking through his telescope? They might take him away

and throw him into a black hole. Jed remembered what his dad told him about black holes.

If he fell into one, he’d end up long and thin.

4. When Comet and Jed find something, they return to the spaceship. Then they inspect what

they have found. So far they’ve discovered three dog bones and an old coin.

5. When the night sky is clear, Jed can see the surface of the moon. He can see different stars.

Ali is Jed’s sister. She thinks Jed is weird.

THINKING ABOUT THE STORY: Think about the question and write a paragraph about it.

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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

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Draw 4 objects from the book. Write a complete sentence under each one about the object.

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