Antarctic Journal Story Test

How does the author organize the events in her journal?

• sequentially by date

• scientifically by creature

• systematically from east to west

• geographically by latitude and longitude

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

Which text from the journal includes a simile?

• "The careless scuff of a boot heel . . ."

• "Twilight falls and I crawl into my tent . . ."

• "Frustrated birds shriek like squabbling children . . ."

• "I have learned that the largest animal on Earth, the hundred-ton blue whale . . ."

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which text from the journal includes a metaphor?

• "It was three in the morning, bright outside . . ."

• ". . . I climbed in a stillness broken only by the noise of snow . . ."

• "Dressed in a watchman cap, three layers under my parka and boots . . ."

• "Near the top I heard a cracking sound, a slap magnified a million times . . ."

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

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

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

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

• at noon

• at dawn

• at sunset

• at three in the morning

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

When does the author leave Antarctica and go home?

• in March

• in January

• in February

• in December

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3