Winter Comprehension

Winter Journey - Passage Comprehension

Class 8

Objectives

• Use pre, during and post reading strategies to demonstrate understanding of the text 

• Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues  
  
  

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Brainstorming about Sledge

Answer Garden

Multiple Choice

What is the genre of the text?

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Mystery

• News report

Introduction

Multiple Choice

What is the setting?

• Australia

• USA

• Gilgit

• Russia

Multiple Choice

What is the narration of the text?

• First person narration

• Second person narration

• Third person narration

Multiple Choice

Identify the figure of speech.

"A thick frost like shroud came down enveloping them all..."

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Idiom

Multiple Choice

Identify the figure of speech.

"A thick frost like shroud came down enveloping them all..."

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Idiom

Paragraph 1

Fill in the Blanks

Only

kept them on the road.

Paragraph 2

Open Ended

Where did they take refuge from the cold weather?

Fill in the Blanks

dulled their minds.

Multiple Choice

The word "somnolent" means

• wakeful

• drowsy

• active

• alert