Island of the Blue Dolphins #1

sinews

• large fish-eating birds having a pouch under their beak
• people who make bad decisions
• tendons; the tissues fastening a muscle to a bone
• happened to

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

to bite or nibble on something

• swallow
• gnaw
• slash
• basin

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.RI.5.4

large coarse, brown seaweed

• kelp
• parley
• ravine
• mesa

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

a deep, narrow cut in the earth

• ravine
• mesa
• league
• pelt

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

A narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea.

• Awl
• Headland
• Clamor
• Trinkets

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CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is shellfish?

• sea creatures
• beach pebbles 
• water birds
• river stones

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Where the story take place?   

• Mexico 
• Alaska 
• An island off the coast of Mexico
• An island off the coast of California 

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why does Karana want to kill the wild dogs?

• because they have yellow eyes
• because they are dangerous
• because she wants their lair
• because she planned to do it

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is Karana's secret name?

• Won-a-pa-lei
• Secret Karana
• Mo-mi-ma-moo
• Little Karana

The book is based on a real-life person.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10