The Wreck of the Zephyr

The broken TIMBERS lay at the foot of the cliff. The TIMBERS are _____.

• sails

• pieces of wood

• fallen trees

• bits of stone

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

The boy ignored the OMINOUS sky. Something that is OMINOUS is ______.

• a sign of trouble to come

• an unusual beautiful sight

• something that never changes

• dirty and polluted

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

The boy did not recognize the SHORELINE. A SHORELINE is ___.

• a group of islands off the mainland

• a hill above the sea

• a channel boats use to reach a harbor

• where a body of water touches the land

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Boats steered away from the TREACHEROUS reef. A TREACHEROUS reef is ____.

• a home to many types of fish

• protected from the sea

• too large to sail around

• unsafe because of hidden dangers

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

The SPIRE of the church was hidden by the fog. A SPIRE is a ___.

• stairway

• light

• bell

• steeple

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

The tops of trees brushed the boat's HULL. The HULL of a boat is its ___.

• mast

• outer surface

• sail

• steering lever

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

The boy in the old man's story is ____.

• daring but foolish

• afraid to take risks

• brave and wise

• careful and thoughtful

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

This story begins and ends ____.

• on the island near a reef

• in the open sea

• on the cliffs by a village

• in the village

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The boy wanted to sail through the air, but he knew he had to return home the next morning. To solve this problem the boy ___.

• woke the old sailor

• sailed a different boat

• went home a day late

• tried to sail on his own

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

The wind shifted and the Zephyr began to fall. The boy responded by ___.

• steering into the tree branches

• calling out to the people

• pulling hard on the tiller

• ringing the church bell

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2