Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod

What is the setting of the story?

• Kansas
• Florida
• Alaska
• Texas

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

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CCSS.RL.6.3

Who is the dog sled musher?

• Mick
• Akiak
• Roscoe
• Flinty

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What two signals does a musher call to their dogs to go left and right?

• “Go” and “Stop”
• “No” and “Yes”
• “Gee” and “Haw”
• “Hi” and “Bye”

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

What adjective is used to describe the Alaskan land?

• smooth
• swampy
• dry
• rugged

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.8.5

What SIMILE is used to describe Willy’s team?

• His team was as fast as lightning.
• His team ran like the wind.
• His team clung to Mick’s like a shadow.
• His team looked as fresh as a daisy.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A synonym for the word snowstorm:

• tornado
• blizzard
• hurricane
• tsunami

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

About how long is the iditarod race?

• 1 inch
• 1,115 miles
• 26 miles
• 2 days

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CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.2.5

What is the meaning of the red word? "Almost everybody was rooting for Akiak to catch her team."

• watching
• searching
• crying
• cheering

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

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CCSS.RI.4.4

Which was NOT another dog on Akiak’s team?

• Little Foot
• Roscoe
• Flinty
• Big Boy

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

To sequence means...

• something you think.
• to say something is the same or different. 
• a lesson taught by a story. 
• to put events in order.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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