Aliens for Breakfast

Thinking Cap Questions

Created by Jacob, Jake, and Tony

 

1.     What was the relationship between Aric and Richard?

2.     Compare Aric and Dorf. How are they alike and different?

3.     If Aric had come in a candy bar, would the story be different? Explain.

4.     Do you think picking Richard was a good idea? Explain.

5.     Do you think Richard likes Aric? Why or why not?

6.     If you made one person out of Aric and Richard, what would that person be like?

7.     Why do you think the Interspace Brigade wanted to save Earth? Explain how you know.

8.     Suppose Aric was as big as Richard. Would it be easier or harder to get the Drane?

9.         If this story took place on planet Gyrax, how would the story be different.?

10.   Why didn’t Richard want Aric on the bus?

11.   What would you do if you were dissolving?

12.   Why did the Dranes want to take over earth?

13.   What would happen if the Dranes had taken over Earth?

14.  What was your favorite paragraph? Rewrite it to make it better. Use good nouns, adjectives, and strong verbs.

15.  Would you invite Dorf to your house? Explain.

16. Do you think Aric is a good problem-solver? Explain.

17. How would you prove that everyone in Richards’s class became nicer when Dorf was destroyed? Explain your answer.

18. Suppose you were Richard and that Aric wasn’t there, luckily, you know that Dorf was a Drane, but you don’t know how to defeat  Dorf, what would you do?

19. What would happen if Aric didn’t remember what was the food to defeated Drane? Explain your reason.

20. Why do you think Dorf wants to take over the earth? Explain your reason.

 

Mrs. Sunda's Gifted Resource Class
Kyrene de las Brisas Elementary
777 N. Desert Breeze Blvd.
Chandler, AZ  85226


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