Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod Comprehension and Vocabulary

The author organized the sections of this book by:

• Days
• Weeks
• Chapters

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Why did the volunteers think Akiak would follow the race trail? 

• They saw her footprints in that direction
• because she was an experienced lead dog
• they just randomly guessed

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

When Akiak ran into the community hall how did she escape? 

• She snuck out
• someone opened the back door
• all the lights turned out 

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

Then Akiak was starving and thirsty how did she survive? 

• drank food and water from cracked ice
• ate leftover food
• Both of these answers

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

The volunteers changed in what way throughout the story?

• They stopped trying to catch her and started cheering her on
• They used to like Akiak and now they hated her
• They started out supporting her and then they tried to stop her 

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Being on the Iditarod Sled Race seems like it would be fairly easy

• True 
• False

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

At the end of the book: 

• Akiak's team won the race
• She died 
• They lost the race

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2