I Survived The California Wildfires - Chapters 13-15

"Josh's blood turned to ice as the mountain lion exploded off the ground and came charging toward them." Based on the excerpt, which best describes how Josh is feeling?

• anxious; nervous

• enthusiastic; excited

• terrified; frightened

Cause: The kids saw a wall of flames moving toward them. What is the effect?

• Holly and Josh turned and ran.

• Holly and Josh crouched down and covered themselves with a fire shelter.

To where were the animals running?

• The river

• The lake

• The forest

"We made it!" What problem did Josh and Holly encounter as they approached the river?

• The fire was burning on the river.

• The river was full of wild animals.

• There was a wall of fire blocking the river.

True or False: Josh grabbed the burning bark with his hand to remove it from his arm.

• True

• False

True or False: The tree with the zip-line had spindly branches, no leaves, and was brown.

• True

• False

True or False: Holly and Josh swam across the river to escape the fire.

• True

• False

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence: "It crackled and hissed like a rabid rat."

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• simile

Josh looks for Holly. He notices a rock-like object floating in the water, and realizes it is Holly.

What did Josh do next?

What was Holly's leg caught on in the water?

• A branch

• A rock

• The wire from the zip line