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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As Juliane Koepcke's plane fell from the sky, she remembers "thinking that the jungle trees below looked just like cauliflowers." According to the author, what important fact about Juliane does this show?

She was able to observe the situation without panicking.

She was unaware that her life was in danger.

She used her imagination to distract herself from the terror.

She felt confident that the plane would not crash.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Juliane Koepcke do differently than the other passengers who landed in the Peruvian Jungle?

She traveled downhill to find water.

She gathered supplies from the wreckage.

She built a shelter to protect herself from the cold.

She waited near the plane for rescuers to survive.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When the title of text starts with "from" in lower case, this means that ....

We are reading an excerpt (a part) of the text, not the whole text.

We are reading a rough draft that has never been published.

We are reading a text that has not been checked for accuracy.

We are reading a text with a horrific ending.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The anecdotes Gonzales uses in this selection all help illustrate...

how to survive desperate situations.

how to avoid dangerous situations.

how he trained for endurance.

how he conquered his own fears.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In lines 77-89, Gonzales discusses people who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. These examples support his idea that...

following the rules is not always the best course of action in an emergency.

people's religious faith sometimes gives them a false sense of security.

terrorist attacks are fundamentally different than other survival situations.

listening to authority figures is the safest option in a major crisis.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What detail about Byron Kerns, the survival instructor, surprised Gonzales?

He wore an 18-inch Panamanion machete on his belt.

He spoke softly, as if we were in a church, and he laughed a lot.

He had worked at the famous Air Force Survival School in Washington State.

He asked Kerns and Gonzales to make a fire.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Gonzales, which of the following is the best way to ensure your own survival?

finding someone else to help

having plenty of poetry to recite

figuring out who is to blame

keeping your sense of humor

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

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