Frozen Dreams

At the beginning of the article, what did Matthew Henson dream of achieving?

• finding work on a ship as a skilled cabin boy

• getting back to camp before his feet froze

• learning to drive a dogsled like European explorers

• being one of the first people to reach the North Pole

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

In the sentence “Surely Henson was embittered by this injustice,” embittered means Henson was made ______.

• sad

• angry

• powerless

• indifferent

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What did the Inuit people do for Henson and Robert Peary?

• wrote stories of their adventures

• helped them survive in the Arctic

• returned to the bay to pick them up

• searched for routes from Europe to Asia

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CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

Which sentence from the article supports that the Inuit helped Henson and Peary?

• “They believed the area was cursed by ademon called Kokoyah . . .”

• “But they were still 700 miles from the NorthPole.”

• “One month later, they came ashore and setup camp near a bay.”

• “Henson’s Inuit friends taught him how to hunt and ice fish."

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What problems did Henson and Peary face on their Arctic expeditions? Choose TWO of the following:

• blizzards

• split boots

• lost dogs

• lack of food

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Soon after the expedition, who became famous for reaching the North Pole?

• Henson

• Ootah

• Henson and Peary

• Peary

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What conclusion can you draw from “Frozen Dreams”?

• No one will ever know if Henson was a great

  explorer or not.

• People forgot about Peary when they learned

  about Henson.

• Henson was as important as Peary to the

  success of their expedition.

• Henson would never have achieved anything

  great if he hadn’t gone to the Arctic.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which sentence from the article supports the answer to question 7?

A “By then it was clear to Peary how muchmore Henson could do . . .” B “The gravestone says: Matthew AlexanderHenson/Co-Discoverer of the North Pole.” C “Henson was rarely mentioned, except asPeary’s ‘manservant.’ ” D “But by the time Henson died in 1955,America was changing.”

• “By then it was clear to Peary how muchmore Henson could do . . .”

• “The gravestone says: Matthew Alexander Henson/Co-Discoverer of the North Pole.”

• “Henson was rarely mentioned, except asPeary’s ‘manservant.’

• “But by the time Henson died in 1955, America was changing.”

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

The ________ water hit his skin like millions of needles.

• capable

• expedition

• frigid

• blubber

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Peary got ______________ credit for discovering the North Pole.

• frigid

• embittered

• ambitions

• sole

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CCSS.L.5.5C