Death Valley

How did the women become lost in Death Valley?

• They lost track of their car.

• They took a wrong turn.

• They crashed their car.

• Their car was stolen.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What was the biggest danger the women faced in Death Valley?

• dangerous creatures

• bitter cold

• extreme heat

• natural disasters

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

The women found the water they needed to survive in a __________.

• tree

• cactus

• hose

• lake

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the main purpose of the section “Blazingly Hot”?

• to explain why Death Valley is a national park

• to explain why the women decided to visit Death Valley

• to show the difficult nature of the search and rescue

• to evoke the hopelessness that the women felt

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Why did Gina say, “You have to be thankful for every day you get”?

• She enjoyed her experience in Death Valley.

• She thinks others will be more grateful if they visit Death Valley.

• She is thankful to the people who left trailers in Death Valley.

• She feels lucky to have survived Death Valley.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the purpose of this passage from page 4? “They drove. And drove. And drove.”

• to convey that time was passing.

• to emphasize the distance the women were driving.

• to evoke the temperature of Death Valley.

• to show how well the car was made.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

The author wrote this selection to.....

• share an experience of a group of ladies who accidentally got lost in one of the hottest deserts.

• to entertain with a story about a group of ladies who get lost in a desert.

• to convince the reader to visit Death Valley.

• to inform about a vacation experience to the Pacific ocean.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

In the selection the author used the word "stranded" selection?

• found

• stuck

• lucky

• seen

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why were Donna, Gina, and Jenny in danger?

Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

Match the following words to their correct meaning.

• to stick out, up, or forward

• dehydrated

  (page 8)

• made loud sounds like explosions

• heatstroke

  (page 8)

• dried out

• sputtered

  (page 6)

• a sickness caused by too much heat

• attraction

  (page 6)

• interesting that people want to see

• jut

  (page 5)

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4