Journeys 5th grade Lesson 9 Comprehension

After reading the first paragraph of the selection, you can tell that the narrator is ___.

• on a boat

• in the water

• in the building

• on the shore during a storm

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CCSS.RL.5.1

What conclusion can you draw from the following: "It was unthinkable, what these men were doing. Violence swirled around us- a deadly churning mix of wind and sea. And these two surfmen were walking into it."

• The narrator thinks the surfmen are foolish.

• The narrator thinks the surfmen are in serious danger.

• The narrator thinks the surfmen will fail to save the ship's crew.

• The narrator thinks the ship's crew will save the surfmen's lives.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.W.5.9A

The ship's crew believes that ___.

• women and children should be saved first

• the surfmen should have been able to save their ship

• the captain should have been the last one to leave the ship

• Nathan saved all their lives because of his medical knowledge

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CCSS.RL.5.1

You can infer that the child is frightened because he ___.

• is wet and shivering

• gets wrapped in a warm blanket

• clings tightly to the narrator's neck

• cries more softly as the narrator holds him

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CCSS.RL.5.1

When Nathan says, "Treat the bleeding first, then the hypothermia," you can tell that Nathan ___.

• likes to give orders

• wishes he were a surfman

• is studying to become a doctor

• knows some medical information

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

You can tell that Nathan ___.

• is a coward

• likes to help people

• feels helpless during the rescue

• blames himself for the sailor's injury

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.9A

How does Nathan most likely feel after the rescue?

• ashamed that he is not a surfman

• proud that he is learning important things

• hopeful that he will lean to become a sea captain

• scared that he will get stuck in a violent storm again

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CCSS.RL.5.2

What conclusion can you draw about Mrs. Gardiner?

• She is helpless in an emergency.

• She has a special relationship with the captain

• She has more medical knowledge than Nathan.

• She is more concerned about herself than about others.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.W.5.9A

What will most likely happen after the last paragraph in the story?

• Everyone will get safely back to the station.

• The surfmen will return to the ocean to save the ship.

• The storm will keep the people stranded on the shore.

• Nathan will decide to work harder to become a surfman.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What can you infer about Nathan after reading the story?

• He is going to study medicine.

• He will become a brave surfman.

• He is not sure what his career will be.

• He will not continue to rescue ship crews.

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CCSS.RL.5.1