The Canyon Rescue

Choose the character trait that BEST describes Mrs. Vernon?

• Excited

• Comforting

• Scared

Who are the story’s main characters?

• Mrs. Vernon and the pilot

• Mrs. Vernon and her two daughters

• the river and the canyon

When and where does the story take place?

• in the present in a canyon

• 100 years ago on a hiking trail.

• 100 years from now on Mars

What is the story’s main problem?

• how the pilot will find the Vernons

• how the Vernons will get out of the canyon

• how the Vernons will make themselves comfortable on the ledge

Which event leads to solving the problem?

• the Vernons doing all they can to make themselves comfortable

• the helicopter pilot spotting the Vernons

Who is the main character in this story?

• Sally

• Ma

• Amanda

Where does most of the story take place?

• at the family home

• in the general store

• on the road to town

What is the problem in the story?

• Pa has to sell a dozen sacks of grain.

• The wagon gets stuck

• The horses toss their heads nervously

What is one of the steps that helps to solve the problem?

• Pa takes a watch out of his pocket

• The family unloads the grain

• Sally chooses a green fabric

What is the most important reason that the family needs to get to town?

• Pa needs to sell the sacks of grain.

• They need to get the wagon wheel fixed.

• Pa needs to get a new watch.