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Snow Day Space Themes

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Snow Day Space Themes

Read the story. Then answer each question using details from the text. A theme is a message or lesson a reader can learn from a story.

The Snow-Day Space Mission

When a heavy snowstorm closed school, Ravi looked out the window at the white yard. “There goes our plan to visit the science museum,” she sighed. Her little brother, Owen, pressed his nose to the glass. “What if the snow is not snow?” he asked. “What if it’s moon dust?” Ravi smiled. Soon the living room became the command center of a spaceship. A blanket was the control panel, couch cushions were seats, and a cardboard box became their rover. They drew a map of the “moon” on a sheet of paper. Their dog, Comet, wore a scarf and served as mission mascot. At first, Ravi wanted to be the only captain. She gave Owen the job of sitting quietly in the rover. But when the rover’s paper map slid under the couch, Owen had an idea. He used a flashlight to look beneath it and spotted the map’s corner. Together, they pulled it out without tipping over their pretend control panel. Then Comet bumped the box rover, and the map tore in two. Ravi felt ready to quit. Owen suggested making a new map, with a safer route around the “crater” made by a laundry basket. Ravi listened. They drew the route together, taking turns adding landmarks. Their mission was back on track. At lunchtime, the explorers returned to Earth—also known as the kitchen. The museum trip would have to wait, but Ravi was no longer disappointed. “We made our own adventure,” she said. Owen nodded. “And the best part was having a crew.”

Read for Meaning

Choose or write the best answer. Use story details to support your thinking.

1.Why was Ravi disappointed at the beginning of the story?
  • Her family had to cancel a planned trip to the science museum.
  • Comet would not wear his scarf.
  • Owen had lost the cardboard box.
  • The snow had covered their kitchen.
2.What did Owen imagine the snow was?
3.True or false: Ravi and Owen made the living room into a pretend spaceship.
TrueFalse
4.What did Owen do when the paper map slid under the couch?
  • He used a flashlight to find its corner.
  • He made Comet search for it.
  • He drew a completely different map.
  • He asked Ravi to end the mission.
5.Complete the sentence: Ravi and Owen fixed their torn map by .
6.Which action best shows that Ravi changes during the story?
  • She lets Owen help lead the mission and listens to his idea.
  • She decides to visit the museum alone.
  • She tells Owen to sit quietly in the rover again.
  • She puts Comet in charge of drawing the map.
7.What is one theme, or message, of the story? Give one detail that supports your answer.
8.Why does Ravi feel better about the snow day by the end? Use a detail from the story.
9.How does the author show that imagination can turn a disappointing day into a fun one? Explain using two details from the story.

2 printable pages

  • Snow Day Space Themes, page 1 of 2: The Snow-Day Space Mission, Read for Meaning

    Page 1

  • Snow Day Space Themes, page 2 of 2: 3. True or false: Ravi and Owen made the living room into a pretend spaceship.

    Page 2

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