Record 62% complete. Some fields restricted — access level insufficient. Audio supplement available. Further information may be accessible within the mission archive.
⚠ RESTRICTED CONTENT DETECTED — 2 FIELD(S) WITHHELD
FOR FURTHER ACCESS CONTACT MISSION AUTHORITY OR CONSULT ARCHIVE
Before You Listen — Key Words
Word
Meaning
exceptional
Much better or more unusual than normal
adapt
To change your behaviour to fit a new situation
linguistic
Relating to language and how it works
initiative
The ability to decide and act without being told — reappears here for a reason
threshold
The point at which something begins or changes
incomplete
Not finished or not fully available
Match the Words
Match each word to its example from the mission. Tap a word on the left, then tap the matching example on the right.
exceptional
adapt
linguistic
initiative
threshold
incomplete
“She understood the error message before the others had finished reading it.”
“The power reading crossed the point where the system would shut down.”
“She had never seen a real corridor before. Within an hour, she moved through it like she had always known it.”
“Two fields could not be displayed. The rest of the file loaded normally.”
“Her score was the highest the assessment system had recorded.”
“Nobody told her to go to the terminal. She went anyway.”
Complete the File
Listen to the computer audio record. The file is incomplete — some fields could not be retrieved. Choose the correct word from the word bank to complete each gap in the available transcript.
adapt
linguistic
exceptional
threshold
initiative
incomplete
Crew File Supplement — Chambers, Isabelle — Audio Record 001
Isabelle Chambers, known as Izzy, is thirteen years old. She was selected for the PROXIMA-7 mission on the basis of [1] analytical and [2] aptitude. Assessment records indicate that Izzy processes language structures rapidly and intuitively — including damaged or corrupted language structures.
Her role aboard PROXIMA-7 is mission lead trainee. Her assigned area is the command deck and primary terminal. She has demonstrated a capacity to [3] to unfamiliar environments and conditions more rapidly than assessment models predicted.
Language Note — Modal Verbs of Deduction
This file is incomplete. Some things we know. Some things we can only guess at. English has specific modal verbs for making deductions — conclusions based on evidence:
The field is redacted. Someone must have restricted it deliberately.
The file is only 62% complete. There might be more information elsewhere.
The record is incomplete, but it can’t be an accident — the other files are fine.
Must be / must have = almost certain. Might be / could be = possible but not certain. Can’t be = almost certainly not true.
Think about the two redacted fields. Write one sentence about each, using must, might, or can’t.
Izzy takes [4] consistently — arriving at the primary terminal before instruction and formulating responses to ship systems before the group has reached agreement. This tendency has not crossed the [5] of operational risk.
NOTE : THIS RECORD IS [6]. FURTHER FIELDS MAY BE ACCESSIBLE WITHIN THE MISSION ARCHIVE.
End of available supplement.
Comprehension
01What is Izzy’s assigned role on PROXIMA-7?
ASystems maintenance trainee
BMission documentation trainee
CMission lead trainee
DCommunications officer
02What kind of language structures does the file say Izzy can process?
AOnly simple, clear commands
BDamaged or corrupted language structures
COnly written text, not spoken language
DMathematical and numerical data only
03How many fields in the file are restricted?
AOne
BThree
CTwo
DFour
04What does the file say about Izzy’s tendency to take initiative?
AIt has caused problems for the group
BIt has not crossed the threshold of operational risk
CIt is listed as her most significant weakness
DIt is not mentioned in the available record
05Where does the file suggest further information might be found?
AIn the hibernation bay records
BIn the navigation system logs
CWithin the mission archive
DIn the personal transmission records
Think About It
These questions are for you to think about or discuss. There are no right or wrong answers.
Izzy’s file is only 62% complete, and two fields are restricted. Why do you think this information is hidden? Who do you think made the decision to restrict it — and why?
The file says Izzy can process damaged and corrupted language structures. How do you think this skill became useful once the mission went wrong? Think about what the ship needed her to do.
You have now read the files for all four crew members. Whose file surprised you most? And which two crew members do you think work best together — and why?
Want to know what the restricted fields contain?
Between Two Suns
The answers are in the mission archive — and the mission archive is the book.
Learn more about the Proxima-7 mission series: Between Two Suns
