Unit 5 Week 2 (2)

What message about human nature does the passage tell?

• People do not want to be taken advantage of.

• Most people naturally like to be left alone.

• People do not like to be made fun of.

Which word from the passage is a homograph for the word defined below?

limit; on the way

• avoid

• bound

• struck

Why does Big Bob become annoyed when the other prospectors say that gold follows him?

• It makes him sound greedy.

• It means they are plotting to steal his gold.

• They are ignoring the hard work he put into finding his gold.

Which word from the passage means "older" and is also the name for a small tree?

• elder

• stream

• prospector

Why does Big Bob take an exhausting route high into the mountains to his claim?

• His map is old and confusing.

• His horse is afraid of wild animals.

• He wants to make sure no one follows him.

Read these sentences from the passage.

"Too bad. Hoped you'd lead me right to it," bluffed Joe.

Which definition fits bluffed as it is used in the sentences above?

• to fool or mislead

• to hang from a cliff

• to control somebody

What evidence from the text tells you why Big Bob is successful in finding gold?

• Sure, he had struck it rich three times.

• Bob worked tirelessly on all of his gold claims.

• People wanted to set up diggings next to his new claim.

Which definitions show possible meanings for the homograph content?

• information; to tell of something

• the items inside something; satisfied

• to welcome; an expression of good wishes

What caused Bob to stop and find gold in the stream?

• Something shiny sparkled, and when Big Bob picked it up, it was a gold nugget.

• The sun got in Big Bob's eyes, and when he looked away there was a gold nugget.

• The water in the stream sparkled, and Big Bob's horse wanted a drink of water.

Read this sentence from the passage.

Next to the stream, something as bright as the morning sunrise sparkled on the bank.

What does the simile 'as bright as the morning sunrise' mean?

• cheerful

• early

• shining