"Up the Creek!" Chapters 1-5

What adventure does Matt come up with?

• swim in Milligan Creek

• float down Milligan Creek

• bike alongside Milligan Creek

• write a story about Milligan Creek

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How does Dean get stuck in the muddy stream?

• his hat blew off in the wind and landed in the stream, so he went to get it

• Matt pushes him in

• his bike hit a rock and he flipped over into the stream

• Chad dared him to go into the stream

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

How did the boys get canoes for their adventure?

• they found old ones in a junkyard

• their parents bought them new ones

• they borrowed them from Dean's uncle

• they emptied their piggie banks and bought the canoes themselves

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

True or False.

Matt, Chad, and Andrew convince one of the parents to be the fourth member of their group.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

True or False.

Dean is scared of the powerful current of the creek.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which boy brings a lot of supplies?

• Matt

• Chad

• Dean

• Andrew

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What landmark does Mr. Loewen say the boys should not cross on their canoes?

• where he set up a red flag

• the pine forest

• the graveyard bridge

• the large dock

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What two names did the boys choose for their canoes?

• Thing 1 and Thing 2

• Unsinkable and UFO

• Millenium Falcon and Death Star

• Zeus and Poseidon

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What animal did the boys spot soon after starting their adventure?

• a beaver

• a deer

• a trout

• a bear

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

True or False.

Matt and Andrew's canoe got sucked into a culvert.

(a culvert is a tunnel carrying a stream or open drain under a road or railroad.)

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2