Reading Comprehension Quiz

Organize the four sentences to create a summary of the passage.

Put the events in time order by dragging them into the correct order.

• The sailor was finally rescued after two years but later regretted leaving the island.

• Once, when a ship came to the island, the sailor thought he would be taken prisoner rather than rescued, so he hid.

• While a young sailor was sick, his shipmates left him behind on an island.

• The sailor survived by learning what he had to do to take care of himself.

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CA.RL.5.2

Which sentence states a theme of this passage?

• Do not make assumptions about strangers.

• Being your own boss is worse than answering to others.

• Difficult situations help you learn important things about yourself.

• When choosing friends, pick people who will stand by you.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which TWO details support the theme "difficult situations help you learn important things about yourself"?

• Jemmy was afraid he'd be in trouble with his captain for staying out late.

• Jemmy's shipmates thought he had died on the island.

• Jemmy found he was able to do much more than he had ever realized.

• Jemmy had to hid to keep the Spanish sailors from finding him.

• Jemmy was able to summon up great physical strength when he needed it.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which TWO sentences in the passage support the idea that being on your own may be difficult but also brings freedom?

• "Many a time he wished he had remained as he had been: a prisoner of the island and yet gloriously free."

• "He resumed the grueling life of a sailor, with it's backbreaking, dangerous work and its strict discipline."

• "On the island, he answered no authority and relied on no one but himself."

• "Though Jemmy had been stranded for so long, he felt no distress about being alone again."

• "They would scarely miss his labors; he was only a lad in training, not even an able seaman."

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Why did Jemmy think the ship's crew would probably not miss him?

• He did not know any of the crew.

• He was not yet a skilled sailor.

• He failed to collect any water on shore.

• He was not well-liked by the crew.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

Which sentence supports that he was not yet a skilled sailor?

• "Memories returned: of achiness, dizziness, and sweating."

• "Perhaps his abandonment had been driven by fear that he would pass along the disease."

• "They would scarcely miss his labors: he was only a lad in training, not even an able seaman."

• "Because the island was not a usual stopover for ships, Jemmy knew there was little probability of being rescued soon."

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

In paragraph 3, what is the meaning of the word probability?

• state of being probable

• will become probable

• almost probable

• not probable

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

How did Jemmy respond when he realized the boat approaching the island was a Spanish boat?

• He covered up evidence that he was living there and hid in a cave.

• He quickly gathered wood and lit a signal fire to attract their attention.

• He fled from the island in a small boat and returned after the Spanish had left.

• He considered joining the Spanish crew if the captain would take him home.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

In paragraph 2, the word abandonment means -

• one who abandons

• after being abandoned

• the state of being abandoned

• in an abandoned way

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

In paragraph 5, the word isolation means -

• in an isolated way

• not isolated

• one who isolates

• the state of being isolated

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4