Island of the Blue Dolphin Reading Street Comprehension

What is the setting of this story?

• a city in California

• an island off the coast of California

• an island near Florida

• a city in Florida

Why was Karana alone on the island?

• She was left there by her parents.

• She was left alone after her brother was killed by wild dogs.

• She kayaked to the island.

• She was shipwrecked on the island.

What type of place was she looking to build her shelter?

• It needed to be sheltered from the wind.

• It needed to be not too far from Coral Cove.

• It needed to be close to a good spring of water.

• All of the above.

What finally made Karana decide where to build her shelter?

• the closeness to the caves

• the noise of the sea elephants

• the high tides

• the low tides

What was the main reason she chose not to build near the destroyed village of Ghalas-at?

• There were too many wild animals.

• There was not enough food to eat.

• She didn't want the reminder of the people that were gone.

• She knew it was too close to the water.

What did she need to build to protect her and her food from the wild animals?

• a hut

• a fence

• a trap

• a hole in the ground

What did Karana use to build her fence?

• wood and wire she found around the island

• the rib bones from wolves

• the branches from trees that fell during a storm

• the rib bones from whales found washed up on the sandpit

Karana chose to use strands of bull kelp instead of seal sinew to tie her fence together. Why?

• Wild animals would have gnawed the sinew bindings down to knock down the fence.

• The bull kelp was prettier.

• The bull kelp was stronger.

• She didn't have any sinew.

What characteristic trait would you use to describe Karana in the building of her shelter?

• resourceful

• speedy

• lazy

• poor judgement

What was Karana able to use for food?

• seals

• whales

• wild dogs

• shellfish and perch