Scholastic Action - Trapped in a Cave (May 2023)

VOCABULARY: In June 2018, a group of young soccer players visited a cave that had big ____________________ and narrow passages.

• filtered

• stalactites

• climate

• murky

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

VOCABULARY: The boys didn’t expect heavy rain that day, but the ____________________ in the area had been changing.

• climate

• stalactites

• caver

• current

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

VOCABULARY: When the cave flooded, many people, including an expert ____________________, worked together to rescue the boys.

• current

• filtered

• climate

• caver

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

VOCABULARY: While they were trapped, the boys drank water that had been ____________________ through the rocks of the cave.

• stalactites

• filtered

• murky

• caver

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

VOCABULARY: It was hard for divers to swim through the cave because the _________________ was strong.

• current

• caver

• climate

• stalactites

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

VOCABULARY: It was also hard for the rescuers to see where they were going because the water was ____________________.

• climate

• current

• murky

• filtered

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In what year did the events in the article take place?

• 2010

• 2014

• 2018

• 2022

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The climate in the area of the cave was different from the usual climate at that time of year. This means ______.

• no one was around

• the weather was different

• the cave was crowded

• the cave smelled strange

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Based on the article, which of the following is a problem the boys faced while they were trapped in the cave?

• They had no water to drink.

• They had no food to eat.

• Animals were attacking them.

• Some of them had broken bones.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which event in the article happened first?

• Divers brought food to the boys.

• The boys found dry ground and went to sleep.

• Navy SEALs arrived at base camp.

• The boys realized they were trapped.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10