Island of the Blue Dolphins Comprehension 11 - 13

What material does Karana use to make her fence?

• Palm fonds

• Old Canoes

• Whale Ribs

• Wild Dog Ribs

How large is a baby sea elephant?

• The size of a cat

• The size of an elephant

• The size of a man

• The size of Miss. B

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Does Karana kill the young male sea elephant?

• No, her arrow misses him

• No, but she injuries him with spear.

• Yes, she kills him with one arrow

• No, but injuries him with her arrow

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The main reason that Karana didn't choose one of the sites for her new home was that it...

• was located far away from the wild dogs' lair

• was a place near the sea elephants

• had higher rocks than those on the headland

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

In order to make a good spear, Karana needed...

• the tusk like teeth of a bull sea elephant

• the bone from a whale

• spearheads from the Aleuts

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

When Karana observed the bull sea elephants, she noticed that they...

• played freely with the cows and babies

• only played with other bull sea elephants

• sat alone because they are bad tempered

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The old bull elephant attacked the younger one because...

• he liked to fight other bull sea elephants

• the younger bull was going after the cows in the old bull's herd

• the younger bull attacked him the day before

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What sort of fears did Karana have before going to hunt the sea elephants?

• whether her weapons would even work because of her people's laws

• if her weapons would pierce the animal's tough hide

• was afraid a sea elephant would turn on her

• was afraid she'd have to fend off the wild dogs all the way home if she was injured

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why was it difficult for the baby sea elephants' mothers to push them into the water?

• because of their size

• because they couldn't catch them

• because the babies couldn't swim yet and would run away from their mothers

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Why didn't the bull sea elephants sit together?

• because they were bad-tempered

• because they were jealous by nature

• because they were quick to fight over anything that displeased them

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2