Reading Comp: The Twenty-one Balloons

Which choice best describes this story?

• a story made up by the author using his imagination and creativity

• a story of a real person's life written by that person

• a story of a real person's life written by someone else

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The people of Krakatoa are very concerned about their

• wildlife

• diet

• appearance

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which word best describes the narrator's condition when he wakes up?

• sick

• confused

• excited

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Based on what you've read, you can predict that the narrator will probably

• choose to stay on the island

• be prevented from leaving the island

• leave the island on the next ship

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

The rest of the world is convinced that Krakatoa is uninhabited because

• that part of the ocean is too hot

• there is no food and little water there

• there is a volcanic mountain on the island

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of the following is a statement of opinion rather than fact?

• This man wasn't a native, and didn't suggest an explorer or traveler.

• "This isn't Heaven. This is the Pacific Island of Krakatoa."

• "I am quite certain you will be rather impressed with the way we live and the various aspects of our Island."

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Choose the sentence that correctly restates the following sentence from the selection: "And we who live here are most pleased that the rest of the world is still convinced that Krakatoa is uninhabited."

• We are happy that everyone believes no one lives on Krakatoa.

• Those who live on Krakatoa like to pretend they live alone.

• We like Krakatoa because it is different from other places.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The man wants to be sure that the information that there are people on the island is

• reported in a new's story.

• known only by the narrator's friends.

• kept a secret.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The man who wakes the narrator speaks

• Krakatoan

• English

• Pacific Islandian

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The man was concerned about he narrator's

• rudeness.

• clothes.

• appetite.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6