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PEOPLE of the PLANET
By Minnie Rupert
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Question 1
1.
Telling About The Story.
1. The aliens asked the figures in the dark to–
take them to their leader
give them all of their valuables
tell them about life on planet Earth
invite them to return again
Question 2
2.
Telling About The Story.
2. The figures in the dim light–
were afraid of the aliens
were happy to see the aliens leave
did not answer the aliens
gave the aliens what they wanted
Question 3
3.
Telling About The Story.
3. The aliens thought that the people of the Third Planet were strange because they–
were awake at 3:00 A.M.
did not seem to have any feelings
could not understand what the aliens were saying
Question 4
4.
Telling About The Story.
4. The police officers went to investigate–
a suspicious explosion
a spaceship which had landed nearby
a report of vandalism
reports that aliens had landed in town
Question 5
5.
New Vocabulary Words.
1. The aliens stated that they brought a message of great significance. What is the meaning of the word significance? –
price
size
importance
age
Question 6
6.
New Vocabulary Words.
2. “You baffle me,” said the alien. “I will not even try to understand you.” Define the word baffle.–
puzzle or confuse
help or assist
recognize or know
compartmentalize or divide
Question 7
7.
New Vocabulary Words.
3. The heat generated by the tremendous spaceship caused the asphalt to sizzle. The word generated means –
produced
borrowed
cost
wiggled
Question 8
8.
New Vocabulary Words.
4. The heat generated by the tremendous spaceship caused the asphalt to sizzle. Define the word sizzle.
fly away
make a hissing sound
grow cold
glow
Question 9
9.
Identifying Story Elements.
1. What is the setting of “People of the Third Planet?”
a planet many miles away from Earth
a parking lot
a police car
a spaceship
Question 10
10.
Identifying Story Elements..
2. What happened last in the plot of the story?
The alien ordered a figure to march to the spaceship.
The aliens fired a ray gun.
The police officer looked at a circular piece of steel.
They all died.
Question 11
11.
Identifying Story Elements.
3. Which one of the following statements best characterizes the aliens?
They came in peace to establish a link with another world.
They were unfriendly and wanted war.
They did not understand Earth people’s language.
Question 12
12.
Identifying Story Elements.
4. What is true of the style of the story?
It contains no dialogue. .
There are many long, descriptive passages.
There are many short sentences.
It contains many foreign words
Question 13
13.
Thinking About The Story .
1. The figures in the darkness were –
Earth people who were too frightened to speak
some very brave people of the Third Planet
a row of parking meters
a park full of tall trees
Question 14
14.
Thinking About The Story .
2. We may infer that the aliens–
had met Earth people before
knew what people of the Third Planet looked like
had never seen Earth People before
Question 15
15.
Thinking About The Story .
3. The police officer thought that a parking meter had been–
hit by a car
stolen by someone
destroyed in an explosion
sliced off by an alien
Question 16
16.
Thinking About The Story .
4. When they return home, the aliens will discover that their captive –
still refuses to talk
is very frightened
will tell them what they want to know
is smarter than he looks
