Spirit of Endurance

Which of these belongs on the blank line?

• The men had to stop their journey and build a camp on the ice floe.

• Shackleton hiked across the island to the whaling station.

• The men reached the island, but there was no one there to help them

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Shackleton wanted to be the first explorer to

• explore the entire world

• reach Elephant Island

• travel all the way across Antarctica

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which problem did the men face once the Endurance reached Antartica?

• Melting ice

• Bad weather

• Low amounts of food

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What did the men on Elephant Island do white Shackleton and others left for South Georgia Island?

• Got more equipment off the Endurance

• Tried to make a journey to a new ice floe to set up camp

• Built a structure to protect themselves from the weather

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

How did the crew of the Endurance feel about Shackleton?

• They thought Shackleton was a great storyteller

• They were angry at Shackleton for putting them in danger

• They trusted him and accepted his decisions

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

How does the reader know that this article is nonfiction

• It tells a made-up story about interesting characters

• It takes place in a faraway land

• It gives facts and details about real people and events

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

The word abandon means

• clean up

• take apart

• leave behind

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The word uninhabited means

• the weather was terrible

• it was covered in ice

• no one lives there

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word means the same as labor

• Hiking

• Weather

• Work

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does expedition mean?

• An experiment

• An athletic activity for a large group

• A trip made for a purpose

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4