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The Time Capsule: by Anita N. Amin

Anna tells her parents that she wants to make a time capsule. Her father misunderstands and thinks she means time travel. Anna explains that a time capsule is a container buried in the ground that contains items showing what life was like at that time. She finds an old coffee can and puts items like her favorite book, photos, and her bracelet inside. She buries it in the garden but digs it up shortly after, missing the items she put inside.

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The Time Capsule: by Anita N. Amin

Anna tells her parents that she wants to make a time capsule. Her father misunderstands and thinks she means time travel. Anna explains that a time capsule is a container buried in the ground that contains items showing what life was like at that time. She finds an old coffee can and puts items like her favorite book, photos, and her bracelet inside. She buries it in the garden but digs it up shortly after, missing the items she put inside.

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Name: ______________________________

The Time Capsule


by Anita N. Amin

Im going to make a time capsule, Anna told her


parents at the breakfast table.
Dad looked up from his coffee mug and smiled.
Sounds interesting. Say hello to the pilgrims for me.
Laughing, Anna shook her head. No, Dad. Youre
thinking of time travel. Im building a time capsule its
like a memory box. I watched my principal dig one up
from our school yard yesterday. Some students buried
the capsule thirty years ago. It had a lot of old stuff in it, so we could see what life was like
back then.
After breakfast, Anna went to her dad's workbench in the garage. She looked around
and found an old coffee can filled with nuts and bolts. She dumped them out so she could use
it as her time capsule. She scratched her head. What should she put in the can?
With her kitten following close behind, Anna browsed through her things. She grabbed
her favorite book, her yo-yo and some photos. She packed them in the can. She pulled off her
charm bracelet and placed it in the can too.
What else should I put in here? she asked Kitty. The newspaper? So people will know
what happened today? Anna ran downstairs and brought back the newspaper. She folded it
up and in the can it went.
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Meow. Kitty nudged a ball toward the can.


Sure, Kitty, Ill include your ball. Anna put Kittys
ball in the can.
Anna put the top on and sealed the can with tape.
On the front, she wrote ANNA AND KITTYS TIME
CAPSULE with a thick black marker.
She carried the can outside. After grabbing a shovel
from the shed, she buried her time capsule in the
garden. All done, she told Kitty.
After a few minutes, Anna sighed. What should she do next? She couldnt yo-yo. Or read
her favorite book. Shed buried those. Now, she missed them.
She scratched her head, then paused. She missed the sound of her bracelet clinking too.
Meow. Kitty pawed the burial spot.
Do you miss your ball? Anna asked. Dont worry. Ill get it for you.
So Anna dug up their time capsule.
Kitty pounced on the ball.
And Anna pulled on her bracelet and read her book while yo-yoing under a tree in the
garden.

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Name: ______________________________

The Time Capsule


by Anita N. Amin

1.

In the beginning of the story, what did Anna's father think


a time capsule was?
a. a memory box
b. a machine for telling time
c. a machine for traveling in time
d. a Thanksgiving play

2.

List six items that Anna placed in her time capsule.


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3.

Where did Anna bury her time capsule?


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4.

5.

How long had the time capsule at Anna's school been buried?
a. a dozen years

b. two decades

c. three decades

d. 30 minutes

How long was Anna's time capsule buried?


a. more than a year

b. 30 minutes

c. a few hours

d. less than 30 minutes

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Name: ______________________________

The Time Capsule


by Anita N. Amin

Fill in the missing letters to create a word from the story.


Then, write the full word on the line. Be sure you spell each word
correctly.

1.

___ r i ___ ___ i p ___ ___

1. _________________________________

clue: head of a school

2.

___ ___ p s u ___ ___

2. _________________________________

clue: small container

3.

___ ___ f f ___ ___

3. _________________________________

clue: hot drink made from roasted beans

4.

___ ___ ___ c e ___ e t

4. _________________________________

clue: jewelry worn around the wrist

5.

5. _________________________________

___ u ___ i a l
clue: process of burying something

6.

6. _________________________________

___ a r ___ ___ r


clue: writing tool filled with ink

7.

___ o u ___ ___ e d

7. _________________________________

clue: jumped on top of something


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Name: ______________________________

The Time Capsule


by Anita N. Amin
In the story, The Time Capsule you read about a girl who places items in
time capsule and buries it in her backyard garden.
Imagine you were going to create a time capsule and bury it in your yard.
Write a paragraph in which you list four things you would put in your time
capsule. Give a reason for choosing each item.

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ANSWER KEY

The Time Capsule


by Anita N. Amin

1.

In the beginning of the story, what did Anna's father think


a time capsule was? c
a. a memory box
b. a machine for telling time
c. a machine for traveling in time
d. a Thanksgiving play

2.

List six items that Anna placed in her time capsule.


her favorite book, her yo-yo, photos, a newspaper, her charm bracelet
and Kitty's ball

3.

Where did Anna bury her time capsule?


in the garden

4.

5.

How long had the time capsule at Anna's school been buried? c
a. a dozen years

b. two decades

c. three decades

d. 30 minutes

How long was Anna's time capsule buried? d


a. more than a year

b. 30 minutes

c. a few hours

d. less than 30 minutes

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ANSWER KEY

The Time Capsule


by Anita N. Amin

Fill in the missing letters to create a word from the story.


Then, write the full word on the line. Be sure you spell each word
correctly.

1.

principal

1. principal

clue: head of a school

2.

capsule

2. capsule

clue: small container

3.

coff ee

3. coffee

clue: hot drink made from roasted beans

4.

bracelet

4. bracelet

clue: jewelry worn around the wrist

5.

burial

5. burial

clue: process of burying something

6.

marker

6. marker

clue: writing tool filled with ink

7.

pounced

7. pounced

clue: jumped on top of something

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