5th- U4W2

Which clues in the first paragraph show this passage is told from the third-person point of view? Mark two choices that apply.

• looked just like a regular girl

• her

• ride a horse

• she

Find the details from the first and second paragraphs that describe Calamity Jane. Mark all that apply.

• "She bravely tamed wild broncos and hunted better than any man on this side of the Mississippi."

• "Jane was too scared to join the navy."

• "But she sure was special, for little Martha could ride a horse before she could even talk!"

• "By the time she was in her teens, Martha was more than six feet tall!"

What is one detail that is exaggerated and probably not true?

• "By the time she was in her teens, Martha was more than six feet tall!"

• "When she was twenty, Martha joined the army."

• "She bravely tamed wild broncos and hunted better than any man on this side of the Mississippi."

• "But she sure was special, for little Martha could ride a horse before she could even talk!"

What does the narrator think about Calamity Jane? Use the details in the text that support your answer.

Based on paragraphs 3 and 4, what can you infer about traveling in the Wild West? Include evidence from the text (quotes) to support your answer.

I can infer...

I read, "..."