What conclusion can be drawn from this comment? "It was unthinkable, what these men were doing. Violence swirled around us-a deadly, churning mix of wind and sea. And these surfmen were walking into it"

the narrator thinks the surfmen are in serious danger

the narrator thinks the surfmen are foolish

the narrator thinks the ship's crew will save the surfmen's lives

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

Which sentence from the passage is the best evidence that the passage is written in the first-person point of view?

"I would never be able to do what these men were doing"

"powerful waves smacked them in the chest"

"one of them goes down, we'll haul them both back in"

"Mr. Meekins was carrying something a little larger than a Lyle gun"

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

The reader can infer that the child is frightened because he

clings tightly to the narrator's neck

cries more softly as the narrator holds him

Which quote from the passage shows that Nathan starts to feel useful in his role as a surfman's helper?

"...I recalled the words from the medical books and they comforted me with their matter-of-factness"

"she patted his shoulder and smoothed the hair off his forehead"

"'no, only Arthur, she said. 'He took quite a fall when the ship ran aground'"

"...I held a compress against the man's head wound while Mr. Bowser began to remove his wet clothes"

What conclusion can the reader draw about Mrs. Gardiner?

she has a special relationship with the captain

she is helpless in an emergency

the has more medical knowledge than Nathan

she is more concerned about herself than helping others

What can the reader infer about Nathan after reading the passage?

he is going to study medicine to become a doctor

he is not sure what his career will be

he will not continue to rescue ship crews

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

Everyone will get safely back to the station.

Nathan will be come a brave surfman.

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

The storm will keep the people stranded on the shore.

Storm Warriors Comprehension Journey's Grade 5

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English

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5th Grade

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RL.4.3, RL.6.6, RI.5.1

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This quiz focuses on reading comprehension skills through analysis of "Storm Warriors," a narrative text about ocean rescue operations during a dangerous storm. The questions assess fifth-grade level comprehension abilities including identifying narrator perspective, making inferences about character motivations and emotions, drawing conclusions from textual evidence, analyzing point of view, and predicting outcomes. Students need strong foundational skills in distinguishing first-person narration, understanding character development through dialogue and actions, recognizing cause-and-effect relationships, and synthesizing information to make logical predictions. The complexity requires students to move beyond literal comprehension to analytical thinking, interpreting implicit meaning in character interactions and understanding how narrative perspective shapes the reader's experience of events. Created by Diana Mahar, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 5. This comprehension quiz serves as an excellent tool for reinforcing close reading strategies after students have completed the "Storm Warriors" text from their Journey's curriculum. Teachers can deploy this assessment as a formative evaluation to gauge student understanding of key literary elements, use it as guided practice during small group instruction, or assign it as independent work to reinforce comprehension skills. The quiz effectively supports classroom instruction by requiring students to cite textual evidence, analyze character perspectives, and demonstrate higher-order thinking skills essential for meeting reading standards. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.5.1 (quoting accurately from text), RL.5.3 (comparing characters and analyzing their interactions), and RL.5.6 (describing how narrator's point of view influences story events).

Storm Warriors Comprehension Journey's Grade 5

10 questions

After reading the first paragraph of the story, the reader can tell the narrator is

What conclusion can be drawn from this comment? "It was unthinkable, what these men were doing. Violence swirled around us-a deadly, churning mix of wind and sea. And these surfmen were walking into it"

Which sentence from the passage is the best evidence that the passage is written in the first-person point of view?

If the author had chosen one of the experienced surfmen as the narrator, the events would most likely seem less

The ship's crew believes that

The reader can infer that the child is frightened because he

Which quote from the passage shows that Nathan starts to feel useful in his role as a surfman's helper?

What conclusion can the reader draw about Mrs. Gardiner?

What can the reader infer about Nathan after reading the passage?

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

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