Death Valley

Which statement best expresses a theme of the article?

• People should never visit wild places.

• Nature always triumphs.

• Surviving a dangerous experience can make you stronger.

• The human body is fragile.

Below are four lines from the text Which line best supports your answer to question 1?

• "Having survived something so horrible, she says, she's prepared for anything life may throw at her."

• "Every year at least one person dies here".

• "The more than 3- million acre park is a geological wonder..."

• "Death Valley is the hottest place on earth."

What is the purpose of this passage from page 4?

"They drove. And drove. And drove."

• to convey time was passing

• to emphasize the distance the women were driving

• to evoke the vastness of Death Valley

• all of the above

What is the main purpose of the section "Extreme Heat"?

• to explain about Death Valley and the characteristics of the national park

• to evoke the hopelessness that the women felt

• to show the difficult nature of the search and rescue

• to explain what you need to pack for a trip

Which of the following details should NOT be included in a summary of the article?

• Gina, Donna, and Jenny got lost in Death Valley

• Death Valley is a beautiful and dangerous place.

• It is impossible to survive in Death Valley for long with out water.

• Gina gripped the passenger handle of the car so hard that it ripped off.

a very difficult experience

• stranded

• dehydrated

• ordeal

• historical

Death Valley is an

• heatstroke

• attraction

• jut

• historical

Jut means

• to run out of gas

• dry out

• stick up and outward

• get left behind

Some symptoms of heatstroke are

• fast heart rate

• dehydration

• confusion

• all of the above

Which detail did not occur in the story?

• Hot water gushed out of the hose.

• Jenny was a student from China visiting for the summer.

• Donna packed food and water for the trip.

• Donna called her daughter Sky.