Unit 3 Week 2 Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

What is the setting of the passage?

• present-day Maine

• coastal town in Maine in 1911

• Boston, Massachusetts, in 1911

• present-day Boston, Massachusetts

What happens to Lizzie?

• She gets lost.

• She gets into trouble.

• She badly hurts her head on a rock.

• She climbs onto rocks she is not supposed to.

All of the following made the trip on the water

difficult except

• night falling.

• the choppy waves.

• trying to keep Lizzie awake.

• worrying about being in trouble.

What did Turner see in the water?

• dolphins

• fish

• jellyfish

• whales

Which word best describes Turner at the end of

the selection?

• confident

• content

• helpless

• scared

Which word has almost the same meaning as the

word persistent?

• determined

• expired

• lazy

• relevant

What does the word summon mean?

• to require a signature

• to follow up on a given order

• to request additional funding

• to call upon for specific action

Which word has almost the same meaning as the

word dilemma?

• attraction

• miracle

• problem

• solution

What does the word recoiled mean?

• drawn toward something

• tried something a second time

• requested a formal introduction

• forced back under pressure or shock

Which word has the opposite meaning of the

word feebly?

• inadequately

• powerfully

• similarly

• weakly