Reading Quiz

According to paragraph 1 in Adventuring on the Nile, what does the word "crucial" mean ?

• Not important

• Decisive or critical

• Of great importance

• Survival

In what way in paragraph 2 do the context clues help support the word "terrain," to figure out the meaning?

• By the first paragraph and how it gives the answer.

• How in paragraph 3 it tells about the Blue Nile.

• In paragraph 2 the first three sentences leads straight into the meaning.

• The actual sentence in paragraph three sentence four it describes what terrain means.

What is the main focus that the author wants to bring out in this story ?

• To show the appreciation of the world

• To show and tell their friends about wonderful adventure.

• To inform the world of this monstrous river and tell of the importance it brings to the world.

• To inform of how impactful the Nile River was on these men lives and what it brings to the world.

In paragraph 4 what does the word " gorges" mean?

• A narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it.

• Fill oneself with food

• The throat

• Both a and c

What can be summarized to make it enjoyable and interesting for anyone to explore and visit based on the articles information.

• The Nile River flows through 11 African countries. The river is the longest river.

• The explores Gordan Brown and Pasquale Scaturro adventured through the Nile River on the boat. This river is the longest river in the world it took about four months to travel. It brought a lot of beauty but even more danger. This adventure was informative and life changing. It also shined a light on many African cultures that are hit by Nile River.

• The explores had many adventures and tons of fun. The scenery was marvelous . It came with lots of fun memories and Brown and Scaturro met a lot of people .

• There were a lot of explores had never taken on the Nile River but not Brown and Scaturro they took on the adventure head on. The got to experience the best and worst of the Nile River. The hope that many people will go and take on this experience.

How will this story help inform the world?

• By telling how fun the experience was.

• By informing about the adventure the explores took. And the details it tells of how the explores worked extremely hard . How they experienced something one else had in the world .

• By telling how complicated the world is and how none of it connects.

• By informing how much the explores endured. As well as how beautiful the adventure was and how it was taken in by the explorers .

In paragraph 1 what does the word "geophysicist" meaning?

• The physics of the earth

• The physics of the animals

• The physics of humans

• The physics of rocks

What does the word "archaeologist" in paragraph 3 mean?

• A person who studies dinosaurs bones

• A person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.

• A person who studies animals .

• A person who studies many things but mainly old artifacts .