The Run #4

What injury does Anna have?

• a sprained wrist

• a gash on her leg

• a cut on her forehead

• a broken ankle

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

The climax of a story is the most exciting or intense point in the story. What is the climax of this story?

• the boys' conversation about whether Anna will be okay

• Anna's disappearance from the camp

• Mac cleaning and dressing Anna's wound

• Mac deciding not to voice his fears about Anna's cut

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Over the course of the story, Anna's wound is getting worse. What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?

• "...the gash seemed to be intensifying in color. It had deepened into an unnatural shade of purple that almost glowed in the fading daylight."

• "[Anna] winced as the clear gel made contact with the wound, but she didn't complain."

• "[Mac] hastily covered the cut with the friendlier hues of the bandages. 'You're all set,' he tried to grin."

• "Her eyes were wide with horror as she stared down at the gash on her leg."

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Anna asks Mac if he thinks she's going to become "one of them." Who might she mean by "them?"

• doctors and nurses

• Dennis and Jeremiah

• the three boys

• the zombies

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the main idea of this text?

• Four friends go on a camping trip in the woods, but one of them gets hurt.

• An injured girl asks for help from some boys she comes across in the woods.

• Three boys help and injured girl as they find a spot in the woods to stay safe from plague-ridden zombies.

• Three boys hide from an injured girl who they fear will get the plague and become a zombie.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Read these sentences from the text:

"Maybe it was his imagination, but the gash seemed to be intensifying in color. It had deepened into an unnatural shade of purple that almost glowed in the fading daylight."

Based on these sentences, what might the word "intensify" mean?

• to become stronger or deeper

• to become weaker or lighter

• to become more painful

• to become worried or anxious

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence:

Mac didn't want to scare Anna or Jeremiah further, he decided not to voice his fears about Anna's cut.

• although

• while

• but

• so

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A