Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World Week 1

Shackleton is which of the following?

• A Polar Explorer

• A doctor

• A whaler

• A ship builder

What was the name of Shackleton's ship?

• Nina

• Dover

• Corrine

• Endurance

What makes the Antarctic so dangerous?

• floes

• icebergs

• sea creatures

• all of the above

What innovative food did Shackleton include in the supplies on his ship?

• energy bar of fats and carbs

• freeze-dried fruit

• vitamin enriched yogurt

• sledging rations

When progress could not be made through the ice pack, the ship --

• moored to a large flow so the men and dogs could get exercise

• turned back in hope of finding another route

• broke a path using pick axes and small charges of dynamite

• lightened the load so the ship would ride higher requiring less space

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

Large chunks of ice that scraped and rumbled past the sides of the ships were called

• floes

• icebergs

• growlers

• sheets

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

What was the goal of the "Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition"?

• be the first to reach Antarctica

• be the first to cross Antarctica on foot

• be the first to sail all the way around Antarctica

• be the first to see Antarctica

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.6

Sir Ernest Shackleton, "The Boss", had a tough time putting together a crew for this expedition.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.6.3

Which of the following statements best describe the crews eating habits in the chapter, "Winter on the Pack"?

• The crew completely ran out of food

• The crew had to eat the dogs

• The crew had to hunt seals to supplement their food supply

• The crew had an abundance of food and ate like Kings

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Why had so many of the dogs died?

• The dogs were attacked by leopard seals

• The dogs had worms & didn't have the proper medication

• The dogs froze to death

• The dogs had to be eaten by the crew to survive

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2