CKLA U8 L3 Comprehension Questions

Why did Jim and his mother wait in a ditch?

• They wanted to avoid a mob of angry townspeople.

• They were looking for their dog.

• They were hiding from pirates ransacking the inn.

• They were lost.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is a simile?

• A type of metaphor

• A comparison using like or as

• A description without using comparisons

• A narrative technique

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Name two different settings mentioned in Chapter 2 of "The Sea Chest and the Blind Man."

• The Admiral Benbow Inn and Dr. Livesey's House

• The ditch and the forest

• The town and the inn

• The sea and the forest

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What does the idiom "hold their ground" mean as used in the sentence on page 14?

• collect dirt from the side of the road

• stay in place and not give up

• run away quickly

• have a meeting

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

According to the text on page 20, what does the phrase "do not breathe a word of what we've found" suggest?

• The men must keep their findings secret.

• The information and journey are dangerous.

• The squire should tell people what they have found to assemble the best crew possible.

• The squire is feeling ill.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the Jolly Roger?

• A type of ship

• A pirate flag

• A treasure map

• A famous pirate

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What was the purpose of the Jolly Roger?

• To scare other ships

• To mark buried treasure

• To signal surrender

• To celebrate victories

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What do Jim, Dr. Livesey, and Squire Trelawney decide to do after opening the treasure map?

• They turn the map over to the authorities.

• Squire Trelawney decides to go to Bristol to hire a ship and crew.

• The doctor and squire agree to pay Jim a handsome sum for the map.

• Dr. Livesey decides to go to Bristol to hire a ship and crew.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Whom does Squire Trelawney hire to be the cook on the Hispaniola?

• Long John Silver

• Captain Smollett

• Black Dog

• Ben Gunn

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What does the simile "busy as a bee" mean?

• It means someone is making a buzzing sound.

• It means someone is very busy.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D