Island of the Blue Dolphins

What is another word for pursued?

• rolled

• chased

• jumped

• hungered

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5C

The Island of the Blue Dolphins is deserted. What does deserted mean?

• is surrounded by coral beds

• is a desert

• has no people on it

• has a large sandy beach

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.4

Karana dozed while she was in the canoe. What does dozed mean?

• slept lightly

• removed water

• steered

• paddled hard

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.4

Karana paddles her canoe through the tides. What are tides?

• large pieces of driftwood

• plants with their roots in the bottom of the sea

• schools of fish

• changes in the sea level

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

Which suffix means "state or quality of"?

• -ful

• -less

• -or

• -ness

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

Where was Karana when the selection begins?

• on a rock

• in a canoe

• in a cave

• in a forest

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

What happens the first night Karana moves her bed?

• Dogs try to attack her.

• She thinks she sees a ship.

• She has terrible dreams.

• The winds blow out of the west.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Who is the narrator of this selection?

• an ancestor of the people living on the island

• a girl who had been left behind accidentally

• someone telling about what they think a dolphin is seeing

• an experienced sea captain

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

What makes Karana decide to turn back to the island?

• She gets very tired.

• It gets dark.

• The tides are too strong.

• The canoe springs a leak.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

From what point of view is the selection told?

• second-person point of view

• first-person point of view

• third-person point of view

• a dolphin's point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.6