Survival is Your Responsibility

What does the author of “Survival is Your Own Responsibility” say is the most important objective of a wilderness trip?

• developing superior outdoor skills

• experiencing a wilderness adventure

• completing a safe journey out and back

• appreciating a pristine environment

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

In the article “Survival is Your Own Responsibility,” what does the author say is the most likely cause of death in the wilderness?

• getting lost

• traveling alone

• making a mistake

• taking a calculated risk

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CCSS.RI.8.1

According to the author of “Survival is Your Own Responsibility,” what is the best way to avoid a crisis in the wilderness?

• carry the right equipment

• use a cell phone to call for help

• trust that rescuers will reach you

• make decisions to prevent emergencies

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

Based on context, choose the likeliest meaning of proficiency as it is used in this passage from “Survival is Your Own Responsibility.”

Some incidents stem from a lack of judgment, some from a lack of training. Outdoor proficiency should come from a long, mentored apprenticeship that presents the opportunities to deal safely with increasingly precarious situations.

• activities

• expertise

• adventure

• possibilities

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the likeliest meaning of opting as it is used in this passage from “Survival is Your Own Responsibility”?

Choose the meaning based on context clues in the passage.

Errors in judgment are educational if they send the right message—that turning around at the right time or opting not to go on are decisions that will save your life time and time again

• daring

• hoping

• choosing

• expecting

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4B