The Wonder Island Boys

Select TWO correct answers.

1. Because George, Harry, and the Professor are stranded on an island, they must —

• A. struggle to survive

• B.  try to make friends with the savages

• C. train animals to help with the work

• D. use fear as a motivation

• E. take a casual attitude toward their possessions

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Select TWO correct answers.

2. Which sentences should be included in a summary of the text? Select TWO correct answers.

• A. George, Harry, and the Professor are stranded on an uncharted island.

• B. Since the explosion of their ship, they have constructed various tools, weapons, and even crude machinery with which to survive.

• C. When their yaks and make-shift wagon go missing, George, Harry, and the Professor set out

  in search of them.

• D. Their pet orang-outan, whom they have named Red Angel, swings from tree to

  tree.

• E. During the search, there is much discussion concerning the clues they encounter.

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3.  How does the author build suspense in paragraphs 14 through 18?

• A.  By explaining when the characters discovered Red Angel

• B.  By detailing how Red Angel swings from tree to tree

• C.  By describing how the boys educated Red Angel

• D. By having the characters follow Red Angel

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4. The word peculiar in paragraph 7 means —

• A. wonderful

• B. following

• C. unusual

• D. gracious

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5. Which detail from the text supports the idea that George, Harry, and the Professor are resourceful?

• A. terrific explosion at sea cast them adrift in mid-Pacific Ocean, and after five days of suffering

  they were cast ashore on an apparently uncharted island, without any food, and entirely devoid of

  any tools. (paragraph 4)

• B. They gradually dug from mother earth the articles necessary to sustain life, and eventually they

  found different ores from which various implements and weapons were made. (paragraph 5)

• C. During those trips numerous evidences were found to show that savages were there, and some

  indications that civilized people had visited the island. (paragraph 6)

• D. The ground was covered with leaves, and the only sort of trail left in a forest, under those

  conditions, is the slightly depressed tracks which the wheels make. (paragraph 10)

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6. Which of these best identifies the text as a mystery?

• A. The story begins with a missing object and the characters observe clues to solve the problem.

• B. The story is based on true events which are set during a recognizable period in history.

• C.  The story contains events that are revealed in chronological order.

• D. The story includes a character who is a talking animal.

7. What event does paragraph 10 foreshadow?

• A. The encounter with Red Angel

• B. The appearance of scattered articles

• C. The discovery of the wagon

• D. The return home in the morning

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8. How does the calm demeanor of the characters affect the events?

• A. The characters are skeptical about the clues they observe.

• B. The characters recall items that have gone missing in the past.

• C. The characters take a casual approach to the lost items.

• D. The characters think logically as they follow the clues.

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