Fluency. Alone in the Woods (Unit 3)

“How did I get here?” That was the question that kept going through Josh’s mind. He had been camping in the woods since he was a little kid. He knew enough to stay close to the

campsite. Yet here he was, _ in the wilderness with no camp in sight.

• stranded

• camping

• hiding

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

He had gone down to the stream to wash his hands before dinner. It must have been two hours ago. When he started to walk back, he must have taken a wrong turn. One wrong _ was all it took.

• back

• walk

• turn

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The immense trees towered overhead. Josh didn’t want to admit it, but he was _ petrified.

• acting

• jumping

• feeling

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

He shivered and pulled his cap down as far as it would

go. The night was getting colder, and he was still in the

short-sleeved shirt he’d been _ all day.

• sleeping

• wearing

• falling

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

“Hello?” he called out. The only answer he got was the hoot of a solitary owl perched in a tree _. He knew owls weren’t the only things that lived in these woods: Earlier in the day, he and his dad had seen bear tracks. What if he perished out here?

• above

• below

• beside

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

Josh stopped walking. He had to abolish these negative thoughts from his mind. All they were doing was making him more _. He adjusted his glasses and thought deeply.

• aware

• scared

• feeling

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Now, what did he know about the campsite? He remembered his father saying it was on the northern side of the forest. He looked up and breathed a sigh of relief. There it was, hanging _ in the sky: the North Star. If Josh followed that star, he might have a chance of finding the campsite.

• bored

• bigger

• brightly

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Josh walked in the direction of the star, calling out for help along the way. Suddenly, in the distance, he heard the sweetest _ he could imagine: the sound of his own name. Someone was calling for him! “Mom?” he yelled. “Dad?”

• sound

• star

• hear

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

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CCSS.RL.5.4

“Josh?” the voices answered back.

Far up ahead, he could see a campfire, burning in the woods like a miniature night-light. He started to run. His mom and dad stood in _ of the fire, waving their arms like crazy.

• side

• out

• front

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

He began to laugh. A few minutes ago, he had been terrified of getting attacked by a bear. Now all he _ was a great big bear hug.

• felt

• wanted

• saw

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3