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

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

To where were the animals running?

• The river

• The lake

• The forest

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

"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.

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

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

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• simile

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

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

What did Josh do next?

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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

• A branch

• A rock

• The wire from the zip line

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1