Rescue at the Water's Edge & Ch 1 of Ground Zero Comprehension

In the introduction of "Rescue at the Water's Edge", author Allison Friedman portrays the Twin Towers as...

• beautiful and iconic

• old and charming

• small and simple

• new and unusual

Friedman writes, "At first Perez didn't take the alarm seriously. Lately it had been malfunctioning." Based on context clues, malfunction means ​ ​ (a)  

• to not work properly
• to run out of power
• to turn off and on
• to work well

In the section "All Available Boats!", Friedman uses a ​ (a)   test structure to ​ (b)   .

• chronological
• show how mariners evacuated people from Manhattan
• cause and effect
• list
• compare and contrast
• explain why people had to be evacuated
• show how many people helped evacuate people
• show the differences between different evacuations

What is the purpose of the section "The Long War"?

• to explain who the Taliban are

• to show how the September 11 attacks affected Thomas Panevino

• to describe the U.S. military response to the September 11 attacks

• to describe the search for Osama Bin Laden

Friedman writes "And that's when he saw it: dozens of boats, of all shapes and sizes -- bright-orange ferries, hardy little tugboats, double-decker party boats, fancy yachts, inflatable rafts -- all speeding to the seawall..." This line helps readers ___________. (choose TWO)

• understand how many people came to help

• understand which boats work best during an evacuation

• picture the many kinds of boats the Coast Guard had

• picture the scene of the evacuation

Choose TWO reasons why Friedman most likely wrote this article.

• to detail the history of the Twin Towers

• to inspire readers with a story of strength and courage in the face of disaster

• to help readers understand what it is like to be in the Coast Guard

• to inform readers about the events of September 11

How does the map on page 6 contribute to the article?

• it shows the layout of the city and helps the reader visualize everything the size of everything

• it shows the path taken by each of the planes that hit the towers

• it explains why the World Trade Center was an easy target for the attack

• it shows how tall and noticeable the towers were compared to the Statue of Liberty and the rest of the city.

Rescue at the Water's Edge is a ​ (a)   story while Ground Zero is a ​ (b)   .

• narrative nonfiction
• historical fiction
• science fiction
• autobiography
• informational writing

The purpose of the introduction (the first chapter) of Ground Zero is to . . . (select ALL that apply)

• introduce the characters

• provide the setting

• explain why the characters are in one of the Twin Towers

• explain the details of what happened on September 11, 2001

• explain why the attack on the Twin Towers happened

Compare and contrast the two stories.

• Ground Zero is a true story while Rescue at the Water's Edge is not. Both stories we read today were written to entertain and to provide important details about 9/11.

• Rescue at the Water's Edge is a true story while Ground Zero is not. Both stories were written to entertain and to provide perspectives of people who were affected by the attacks of 9/11.

• Both stories are based on a true story but are not real. They both were written to entertain, but only Rescue at the Water's Edge provided information about why the attacks happened and what happened afterward.

• Both stories are real but written in a way to entertain the reader. Only Ground Zero provided information about why the attacks happened and what happened afterward.