Antarctic Journal Comprehension Quiz

How does the author organize the events in her journal?

• sequentially by date

• sequentially by creature

• sequentially from east to west

• sequentially by latitude and longitude

In her journal, the author describes a penguin rookery. What is a penguin rookery?

• a home for a single penguin family

• a place where penguins hunt for food

• a nesting area for hundreds of penguins

• a caged area for studying captured penguins

At Palmer Station, the author learns that blue whales eat krill. What is krill?

• one-celled plants

• a kind of green algae

• large animals similar to seals

• tiny shrimplike ocean animals

Which of these phrases from the journal does NOT help you understand the sequence of events?

• earlier today

• twilight falls

• it was three in the morning

• three miles from Palmer Island

The author falls into a crevasse. What is a crevasse?

• a deep, narrow river

• a wide, shallow lake

• a deep, narrow crack

• a wide, shallow canyon

Why does the author include the phrases After a few deep breaths and It was an hour before in the sentences below?

After a few deep breaths, I began to scramble out/ Terrified the crack would keep growing, I moved slowly. It was an hour before I was on firm ice.

• to create a sense of terror in the reader

• to show how metaphors can create a sense of suspense

• to demonstrate that she is not an experienced climber

• to show the sequence of events and the passage of time

When does the author see the green flash in the sky?

• at noon

• at dawn

• at sunset

• at three in the morning

When does the author leave Antarctica and go home?

• in March

• in January

• in February

• in December

With permission, the author takes home....

• snow from Antartica

• a piece of moss

• a penguin egg

• a whale bone

When the author falls into the crevasse, she....

• cries and yells for help

• hurts her leg and waits for help

• pulls herself out and crawls down the mountain

• waits for someone to come help her