Lesson 9: "Storm Warriors"

Lesson 9: Storm Warriors

This first section is for vocabulary & Greek / Latin roots.

Multiple Choice

What does the word SECURED mean in the sentence below?

Before his walk, the dog owner SECURED a harness to his dog.

• Attached tightly

• Slept quietly

• Affected quickly

• Released recently

Multiple Choice

What does the word CRITICAL mean in the sentence below?

The EMT gave CRITICAL help to the car crash victim.

• Vital

• Delicate

• Confusing

• Reasonable

Multiple Choice

Which Greek or Latin root is spelled incorrectly?

• scrib

• tele

• photo

• rupte

Multiple Choice

What does the word CLAMMY mean in the sentence below?

The girl’s hands felt cold and CLAMMY when she got up to do her presentation.

• Dry

• Sticky

• Crusty

• Graceful

Comprehension: Story Selection

The following questions are from the story Storm Warriors read in class on Tuesday.

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Multiple Choice

After reading the first paragraph of "Storm Warriors", you can tell that the narrator is —

• on a boat

• in the water

• in the building

• on the shore during a storm

Multiple Choice

What CONCLUSION can you draw from the following comment by the narrator?

“It was unthinkable, what these men were doing. Violence swirled around us—a deadly, churning mix of wind and sea. And these two surfmen were walking into it.”

• The narrator thinks the surfmen are foolish.

• The narrator thinks the surfmen are in serious danger.

• The narrator thinks the surfmen will fail to save the ship’s crew.

• The narrator thinks the ship’s crew will save the surfmen’s lives.

Multiple Choice

The ship’s crew believes that —

• women and children should be saved first

• the surfmen should have been able to save their ship

• the captain should have been the last one to leave the ship

• Nathan saved all their lives because of his medical knowledge

Multiple Choice

You can tell that Nathan —

• is a coward

• likes to help people

• feels helpless during the rescue

• blames himself for the sailor’s injury

Multiple Choice

How does Nathan most likely feel after the rescue?

• Ashamed that he is not a surfman.

• Proud that he is learning important things.

• Hopeful that he will learn to become a sea captain.

• Scared that he will get stuck in a violent storm again.

Multiple Choice

What conclusion can you draw about Mrs. Gardiner?

• She is helpless in an emergency.

• She has a special relationship with the captain.

• She has more medical knowledge than Nathan.

• She is more concerned about herself than about others.

Complex Sentences

The following questions involve complex sentences (dependent & independent clauses). Hint: The correct answer should have a SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION (examples: unless, although, because, so).

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Multiple Choice

What is the best way to combine these sentences?

The cat slept on his owner's belly. He was happy.

• The cat slept on his owner's belly and was happy.

• The cat slept on his owner's belly, so he was happy.

• He was happy, the cat slept on his owner's belly.

• The cat slept on his owner's belly because it was happy.

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to combine these sentences?

The child fell. He cried because he was hurt.

• The child was hurt and cried from falling.

• The child was hurt but cried.

• The child fell, and he cried, because of him falling.

• The child cried because he was hurt from falling.

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to combine these sentences?

Alex is talented. He can sing any song. He can dance to anything.

• Alex is talented, can sing and dance.

• Alex is talented, he always dances and sings.

• Alex is talented because he can sing and dance to any song.

• Alex is talented, he can sing and dance to any song.

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to combine these sentences?

Penny loves cereal. Anna loves cereal. Sometimes they discuss their favorites.

• Penny and Anna love cereal, or they discuss their cereal favorites sometimes.

• Sometimes Penny and Anna love cereal and discuss their favorites.

• Since Penny and Anna both love cereal, they sometimes discuss their favorites.

• Penny and Anna love cereal, but Penny and Anna discuss their favorites sometimes.