Lesson 15 comprehension

What is similar about the overall structures of the two biographies in this article?

• There are several flashbacks in the narration
• The events are described in sequential order. 
• They compare and contrast a child and father.
• Each paragraph provides a problem and a solution. 

How does the sidebar "recruiting for the Continetental Army" help the reader understand more about Joseph's life during the Revolutionary.

• It explains why Joseph would never be able to enlist in the Continental Army. 
• It suggests that Joseph hesitated to become a soldier because of the job's low pay. 
• It helps the reader understand how a boy like Joseph would hesitate to become a soldier. 
• It provides facts about the ages and hometown of the Continental soldiers who were recruited.

Which statement best describes the purpose of the quotation that appears near the title of each biography?

• If gives the reader a sense of the horrors of war.
• It provides information about the article's setting. 
• It reveals something about each speaker's personality.
• It communicates the author's admiration for each speaker.

Which text feature helps explain some of the illustrations in the article?

• captions
• quotations
• sidebars
• titles

Sybil shows she is more interested in fighting than Joseph is by

• watching men drill in the pasture.
• riding farther than Paul Revere did. 
• writing a diary of the Revolutionary War. 
• agreeing  to get involved  with no hesitation. 

How can you tell that Joseph is less eager to fight in the war than Sybil is?

• He is too young to enlist.
• He enlists for the shortest time possible.
• He says he believes that he is a coward.
• He hates to stay home while his friends are at war.

Joseph and Sybil both become involved in the war by

• fighting a battle in New York.
• riding all night on horseback.
• risking their lives for the cause.
• enlisting in the Continental army.

How are Joseph and Sybil similar?

• They both own horses.
• They both work and live on farms.
• Their fathers are officers in the militia.
• Their actions help the colonists defeat the British.

How does the author organize the ending of each biography?

• as the last entry in a historical timeline.
• as an expanded caption to an illustration
• in a poem written by the subject of the story
• in a feature called "WHAT HAPPENED TO..."

Joseph and Sybil each

• marry someone.

• live to the age of ninety.

• have bronze statures of themselves.

• write books about their experiences.