To build a fire

How cold is it when the story opens?

• 30 degrees above zero

• 30 degrees below zero

• 107 degrees below zero

• 75 degrees below zero

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The man is best described as

• intelligent and highly organized

• brave and heroic

• foolish and unimaginative

• very knowledgeable about the Alaskan wilderness

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

what was the advice the old timer gave him?

• don't go out alone when too cold

• don't go out at all when too cold

• always have your dog with you when it is too cold

• don't go out far when it gets to cold

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The main conflict in this story is one between

• human and nature.

• human and dog.

• warmth and cold.

• caution and foolhardiness.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the dog know that the man doesn't?

• It's too cold to be traveling
• There are a pack of wolves near their area
• The man has left his matches back at camp
• All the above

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

1. Which inference about the man is best supported by the events in the text?

• The man is trying to meet up with others where he will be safe.

• The man is involved in some kind of race across the wild forestland.

• The man is out on a hike enjoying the elements of nature around him.

• The man is searching for a missing person whom he needs to find soon.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which sentence from the excerpt supports “the man trying to meet up with others where he will be safe”?

• “Yet the sun was too far south on its winter journey to clear the horizon.”

• “He was pleased at the speed he had made.”

• “If he kept it up, he would certainly be with the boys by six.”

• /“He reflected awhile, rubbing his nose and cheeks, then skirted to the left, stepping gingerly and testing the footing of each step.”

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which sentence from the text best supports the idea that dangers are often disguised by seemingly harmless elements?

• "But rub as he would, the instant he stopped his cheekbones went numb, and the following instant the end of his nose went numb.”

• “Sometimes a skin of ice half an inch thick covered them, and in turn was covered by the snow.”

• “Once again, however, he had a close call; and once, suspecting danger, he compelled the dog to go on in front.”

• “He struck the fingers repeatedly and returned them to the mitten, baring the other hand for the purpose of eating.”

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What danger threatens the man and dog?

• Darkness
• Wild Animals
• Cold
• Other men

Which of the following phrases best describes the environment?

• Dark and extremely cold

• Cold and bright

• Foggy and Mysterious

• Warm and sunny

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3