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Ghost Identity Exploration
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Ghost Identity Exploration
Read the original story, then answer each question using details from the text. For questions about your own ideas, responses will vary; use the sample answer as a guide.
On Friday afternoon, Owen, Diego, and Chloe were building a cardboard city in the library makerspace. The library had invited anyone to join, and a hand-lettered sign on the door said, “Try an idea. Make it your own.”
As Owen reached for a roll of silver tape, a pale shape floated out from behind the 3D printer. It was a ghost, small enough to hover beside the worktable. A paper name badge clung to its chest. The badge was blank.
“Do you have a name?” Chloe asked.
“I’m not sure,” said the ghost. “People see me and decide what I must be: spooky, sneaky, or a story for little kids. I don’t know which parts are really me.”
Diego set down his cardboard bridge. “Maybe a name can be something you choose, not something other people choose for you.”
The ghost watched the three friends share their tools. Owen made a ramp, Chloe decorated tiny windows, and Diego tested the bridge. When the bridge sagged, nobody blamed him. They tried a wider support together.
“I like helping people solve problems,” the ghost said. “And I like making things, even if I’m still learning.”
“Those sound like clues about you,” said Owen. “You don’t have to fit just one idea.”
The ghost picked up a marker and wrote “Patch” on the badge. “I’ll try that name,” it said. “It reminds me that different pieces can join to make something new.”
Before the library closed, Patch helped the group finish their city. It still felt strange to be seen, but it no longer felt as if everyone else got to decide who Patch was. At the makerspace table, Patch felt welcome—not because it had changed into someone else, but because it could be itself while creating something with others.
Understand the Story
Use evidence from “The Name on the Badge.”
1.At the beginning of the story, what is Patch unsure about?
- How to build a cardboard bridge
- Which parts of its identity are truly its own
- Where the library is located
- Why the friends are using tape
2.What does Diego suggest about choosing a name?
3.Which two things does Patch say it enjoys or values?
- Running fast and winning races
- Helping solve problems and making things
- Being spooky and hiding
- Decorating windows and building ramps
4.True or false: The friends blame Diego when the cardboard bridge sags. Use one detail from the story to support your answer.
TrueFalse
5.Complete the sentence with a detail from the story: Patch chooses the name “Patch” because it reminds it that different pieces can join to make something .
6.What does the blank badge symbolize at the start of the story?
7.How does Patch’s feeling about being seen change by the end? Give one detail that shows the change.
Think About Identity and Belonging
Support your ideas with details or clear reasoning.
8.Which event best helps Patch begin to feel that it belongs at the makerspace?
- The library closing for the day
- The friends sharing tools and solving a problem together
- Patch finding a blank badge
- Owen reaching for silver tape
9.Owen says Patch does not have to fit just one idea. Explain what he means, using one example from the story.
10.Name one quality, interest, or value that is part of your identity. Explain how it might help you connect with other people. (Answers will vary.)
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