Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World Quiz

In the excerpt from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, what caused the men to become trapped?

• Icebergs cracked their boats into pieces.

• A large iceberg plowed through their camp.

• Their ship got stuck in a large piece of ice.

• Their ship was stolen after losing its course.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

In the excerpt from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, how does Shackleton try to encourage his tired and frustrated men?

• He gives them a diary to write in.

• He promises them a holiday feast when they get to shore.

• He shows them where nearby islands are.

• He teaches them how to track their location

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In the excerpt from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, why does Macklin kill the dogs?

• The crew needs to eat the dogs to survive.

• There is no room in the boats for the dogs.

• The dogs are no longer needed for navigation.

• The dogs taste better than anything else to eat.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the likeliest meaning of predictable as it is used in this sentence from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World? Choose the meaning based on context clues in the excerpt. Astronomers have long known that the celestial bodies—the sun, the moon, the planets, and the stars—follow regular and predictable paths through the heavens, and centuries of patient nighttime observation have produced detailed almanacs listing the daily positions of these bodies.

• hidden

• unusual

• expected

• uncertain

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the likeliest meaning of turbulent as it is used in this sentence from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World? Choose the meaning based on context clues in the sentence. The mechanism of Harrison’s chronometer could withstand the turbulent motion of a ship at sea, defy changes of temperature, and resist the corrosion of salt water and air.

• slow

• rough

• gradual

• unmoving

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the likeliest meaning of spared as it is used in this excerpt from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World? Base your answer on context.

• at risk

• worn out

• full of fear

• out of danger

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which phrase from the excerpt is the context clue that most clearly supports the answer to Part A?

• men watched

• closer and closer

• sigh of relief

• to the east

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Part A: In the excerpt from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, which best explains why the crew on the ice can do little to control their fate?

• They are unable to repair the damage to their boats.

• They have lost the equipment to track their location.

• They cannot launch their boats amidst the tightly packed ice.

• They are too cold to prepare for the rest of the journey.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Part B: Which sentence or sentences from the excerpt most clearly support the answer to Part A?

• Nobody liked to think what might happen if Worsley lost any of his instruments or tables.

• "If the ice opens we could land in a day," Hurley lamented in his diary. Yet the ice pack, with Patience Camp and its twenty-eight frustrated and helpless men, drifted past.

• As March continued, the weather turned to rain and then to snow, and the men crawled into their damp sleeping bags in complete, wretched misery.

• Then, during the early morning hours of March 28, their floe split in half. “Crack!” came a yell from Cheetham, on watch. “Lash up and stow!"

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

In the excerpt from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, the reader can infer that great danger lies ahead for the men once they launch their boats. Which detail from the selection best supports this understanding?

• The men no longer have the sledge dogs to help them.

• The men feel seasick after being on the ice for so long.

• It is bitter cold and the ocean’s swell is three feet high.

• Birds overhead indicate that the open ocean is nearby.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2