Lesson 9 Storm Warriors Reading Comprehension Test

After reading the first paragraph of the passage, the reader can tell that the narrator is...

• on a boat.

• in the water.

• in the building.

• on the shore during a storm.

Read these sentences from the passage:

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.

What conclusion can the reader draw from this comment?

• The narrator thinks the surfmen are foolish.

• The narrator thinks the surfmen are in serious danger.

• 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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.6

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

• "Powerful waves smacked them in the chest."

• "One of them goes down, we'll haul them both back in."

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

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

• honest.

• important.

• normal.

• overwhelming.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

The ship's crew believes that...

• women and children should be saved first.

• the surfmen should have been able to save their ships.

• 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

• 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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

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

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which quotation from the passage is evidence that interaction with another character encourages Nathan?

• "'They've lost their footing!' I cried."

• "'You did study well, Nathan,' he said."

• "'Ain't he young to be a doctor?' he asked her."

• "'George, take over my place with the ropes,' he shouted to Daddy."

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

What conclusion can the reader 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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.W.5.9A

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

• He is going to quit fishing.

• He will become a brave surfman.

• He is not sure what his career will be.

• He will not continue to rescue ship crews.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1