L5: Stormalong Reading Comprehension Quiz

But all the time Stormy was watering, hoeing, picking, and planting, he knew he still had not found a home.

What does the sentence above reveal about the passage?

• It is told in third-person point of view.

• It is told in first-person point of view.

• It is a tall tale from New England.

• It is a scene from a play.

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A giant baby three fathoms tall—or eighteen feet!—was crawling across the sand, crying in a voice as loud as a foghorn.

Why is the sentence above an example of hyperbole?

• because it uses third-person point of view

• because it introduces the main character

• because it contains a wild exaggeration,

• because it contains a comparison

How does Stormy feel as a child growing up on Cape Cod?

• He wishes he could grow taller.

• He wishes he had his own ship.

• He wishes he could be like everyone else.

• He wishes he would get more attention.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.6.6

Which text from the passage shows that Stormy loves the ocean?

• "... all the Yankee clipper crews wanted him to sail with them."

• "... folks used to say he had salt water in his veins."

• "...folks always guessed he was a sailor and asked him questions about the sea."

• "... no ship, not even The Lady of the Sea, was big enough for him."

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Why is Stormy disappointed when he arrives in Boston?

• The buildings are the same size as the ones in Cape Cod.

• People recognize him and ask him for favors.

• The only job he can find is being a cabin boy.

• It is not far enough away from the sea.

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When do the sailors on The Lady of the Sea begin to accept Stormy?

• when the captain first hires him as a cabin boy

• when they find him sleeping in a rowboat

• when he fights a giant octopus for the ship's anchor.

• when he teaches the sailors new sea songs

Which of these sentences from the passage is NOT an example of hyperbole?

• "The vessel was so big that once, when she hit an island in the Caribbean Sea, she knocked it clear into the Gulf of Mexico!"

• "Stormy felt like an outcast as he packed his trunk, hoisted it over his shoulder, and started away."

• "Sailors in every port told how he ate ... a hundred gallons of whale soup for lunch."

• "The ship's towering masts had to be hinged to let the sun and moon go by."

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How do the sailors show how much they care about Stormy?

• by making up songs about him.

• by building a huge ship for him.

• by following him to Kansas.

• by asking him to return to the sea.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

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What is stormalong's nickname?

• Stork

• ABS

• Stormy

• Alfred

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How many people carried Stormy when he was a baby?

• 15 people

• 10 people

• 8 people

• none of the above

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