The Ravine Vocab and Comprehension Study Review Guide

What is most IMPORTANT about the setting of the story?

• It is a jungle ravine in Hawaii

• It is a deep jungle

• It is muddy and slippery

• It is a place where a boy died

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Vinny feel about going to the pond?

• nervous and anxious

• calm and peaceful

• bored and tired

• excited and adventurous

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is IMPORTANT about the legend of the stone goddess?

• It is Starlene's attempt to say that the boy didn't die

• Vinny believes the legend

• It is Hawaiian Legend

• Starlene tells Vinny about it

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why does Vinny call Joe-Boy "an idiot"?

• Joe-Boy jumped without Vinny

• Vinny wants to make Starlene angry

• Joe-Boy is not Vinny's best friend

• Vinny is angry at Joe-Boy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What motivates Vinny to climb up to the highest ledge?

• He likes to climb to high places

• He doesn't want his friends to know he is afraid

• he wants to see what the pond looks like from there

• he wants to jump off it

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Vinny change by the end of the story?

• He becomes brave enough to jump

• He does whatever his friends tell him to do

• He learns that it is okay to say no to his friends

• He becomes embarrassed about not jumping

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What point of view is the story told in?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person omniscient

• 3rd person limited

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

If something is GNARLY it is...

• smooth

• bumpy

• soft

• wet

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A RIVULET is a....

• pond

• waterfall

• small stream

• big river

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does CASCADE mean...

• to go up

• to rain

• to drop straight down

• to fall in stages

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4