Journeys Reading Comprehension Questions

Read this sentence from the passage. "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 a scene from a play.

• It is a tall tale from New England.

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

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

Read this sentence from the passage. "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 contains a comparison

• because it contains a wild exaggeration

• because it introduces the main character

• because it uses third-person point of view

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

• He wishes he had his own ship.

• He wishes he could grow taller.

• He wishes he would get more attention.

• He wishes he could be like everyone else.

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

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

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

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

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

Why is Stormy disappointed when he arrives in Boston?

• It is not far enough away from the sea.

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

• People recognize him and ask him for favors.

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

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

• when they find him sleeping in a rowboat

• when he teaches the sailors new sea songs

• when the captain first hires him as a cabin boy

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

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

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

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

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

• "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!"

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

• by following him to Kansas

• by making up songs about him

• by building a huge ship for him

• by asking him to return to the sea

How is "Stormalong" DIFFERENT from "Hoderi the Fisherman"?

• "Stormalong" is a traditional tale.

• "Stormalong" takes place in more than one setting.

• "Stormalong" describes a character who wants to fit in.

• "Stormalong" describes a character who becomes an outcast at the end of the story.

How are the events in "Stormalong" SIMILAR to the events in "Hoderi the Fisherman"?

• Both passages describe the adventures of fishing.

• Both passages describe how characters fall in love.

• Both passages describe characters who go on a quest.

• Both passages describe why leaving home is too dangerous.