2.4.6 Prefixes, "The Reef" Part II First Read, Finding Credible

Open Ended

Pick a word and define and/or use it in a sentence: Circumstance, macromolecule, subconscious, trilemma

Multiple Choice

The sea levels from the storm eventually rose so high that they would completely submerge the small, uninhabited island off the coast.

Which of the following reflects the best definition of submerge?

• to evaporate into the air
• to float on the surface

• to create a barrier against water
• to put or sink below the surface

Multiple Choice

The sun stays still and the planets circumvolve around it.

Which of the following reflects the best definition of circumvolve?

• To move in a zig zag

• To stay still

• To move in a straight line away

• to rotate or wrap around

Match

Match the word to the definition

• Fathom ( Noun)

• Cautious

• Contorted

• Fathom ( Verb)

a measurement of six feet of depth

Careful

Twisted or bent out of shape

To understand

• a measurement of six feet of depth

• Careful

• Twisted or bent out of shape

• To understand

Reorder

Drag the events from this section of the reading in chronological order from beginning( 1) to end (5) .

• Jimmy dives and notices a sea sponge

• Jimmy notices his grandpa is signaling for him

• Jimmy grabs the sponge but is injured

• Jimmy notices a shark and swims away

• Jimmy makes it to the canoe and cleans his wound

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

Which event is the inciting incident of "The Reef"?

• Jimmy takes his first dive to find valuables in the ocean.

• Jimmy's father was killed by a shark.

• Jimmy's hand is injured by sea urchin spines.

• Jimmy's grandfather warns him about the dangers of the reef.

Multiple Select

Read the following passage from the text. Which literary elements are showcased in this excerpt? ( Pick 2)

• simile

• Foreshadowing

• exposition

• Imagery