Data Systems Specialists — Mission Archive, Section 3
Notes
Record 95% complete. Audio supplement available. Listen to complete this file.
Before You Listen — Key Words
Word
Meaning
observe
To watch and notice things carefully
document
To record information so it is not lost
pattern
Something that repeats or appears in a regular way
discrepancy
A difference between two things that should be the same
systematic
Done in a careful, organised way, step by step
correlate
To find a connection between two or more things
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.
observe
document
pattern
discrepancy
systematic
correlate
“The map and the corridor were not the same length.”
“She checked every junction in order, one by one.”
“She stood at the end of the corridor and said nothing for a long time.”
“The temperature drop matched the power reading exactly.”
“She wrote it down before she forgot.”
“The alarm sounded at the same time every third day.”
Complete the File
Listen to the computer audio record. Choose the correct word from the word bank to complete each gap in the file transcript.
patterns
notebook
discrepancies
Section 3
systematic
correlate
Crew File Supplement — Lindqvist, Signe — Audio Record 004
Signe Lindqvist is fifteen years old. She was selected for the PROXIMA-7 mission on the basis of exceptional observational capability and analytical precision. Assessment records indicate that Signe identifies [1] in data before others are aware that data exists.
Her role aboard PROXIMA-7 is mission documentation trainee. Her assigned area covers the command deck and observation systems. She maintains a personal [2] in addition to official documentation — cross-referencing ship data with her own observations in a method that has proved consistently reliable.
Language Note — Relative Clauses with Who and Which
The file describes Signe as someone who identifies patterns before others notice them. We use who to add information about a person, and which to add information about a thing:
Signe is the crew member who keeps the notebook.
She uses a method which has proved consistently reliable.
The relative clause (the part beginning with who or which) comes directly after the noun it describes. It tells us more without starting a new sentence — making writing more precise and more efficient.
She found a discrepancy. The discrepancy changed everything. → She found a discrepancy which changed everything.
Try it: write one sentence about a person you know using who, and one about an object using which.
Analytical assessment data confirm a [3] approach to information gathering. Signe routinely identifies [4] between recorded data and observed conditions, and is noted for her capacity to [5] information across separate ship systems.
Her parents, Dr Erik Lindqvist and Dr Maja Lindqvist, are mission specialists assigned to [6]. Their area of expertise is mission data systems and archive management.
End of supplement.
Comprehension
01What is Signe’s assigned role on PROXIMA-7?
ASystems maintenance trainee
BNavigation officer
CMission documentation trainee
DCommunications specialist
02What does Signe keep in addition to official documentation?
AA personal audio log
BA personal notebook
CA separate computer terminal
DA map of the ship’s systems
03What ability does the file identify as Signe’s most notable skill?
ASpeed of decision-making under pressure
BPhysical endurance across long shifts
CIdentifying patterns before others notice them
DOperating ship systems without instruction
04What is the specialism of Signe’s parents?
ALife support and environmental management
BHibernation system engineering
CStructural and physical systems
DMission data systems and archive management
05What does the file say about Signe’s notebook method?
AIt is considered informal and unreliable
BIt has proved consistently reliable
CIt duplicates what the computer already records
DIt is not mentioned in the file
Think About It
These questions are for you to think about or discuss. There are no right or wrong answers.
The file says Signe identifies patterns before others notice them. Do you think this kind of quiet observation is as valuable as more visible skills, like Emeka’s mechanical ability or Cole’s physical strength? Why?
Signe keeps a personal notebook alongside the official computer records. Why do you think she does this? What can a handwritten notebook do that a computer cannot?
Signe’s parents work with data and archive systems — they preserve information for the future. How do you think growing up with that kind of work around her shaped the way Signe sees the world?
Learn more about the Proxima-7 mission series: Between Two Suns
