Tucket's Travels Comprehension

What do Francis and the children do after the bolt of lightening hits close to them?

• They wake up the Comancheros.

• They wake up Billy.

• They take cover under a ledge.

• They run to find shelter under the trees.

What is the effect of the author's shift in nouns from mile to yard to step in the sentence above?

• It helps the reader understand how old Billy is.

• It signals that the author is about to flash back in time.

• It shows that the task of carrying Billy is getting harder.

• It provides an accurate measure of the distance Francis travels.

The author says that Francis carried Billy piggyback for mile after mile, then yard after yard, and finally step after step. Why does the author go from mile, to yard, to step?

• It provides an accurate measure of the distance that Francis and the children have traveled.

• It signals that the author is about to flash back in time.

• It helps the reader understand how old Billy is.

• It shows that carrying Billy was getting harder

Which sentence from the story uses verbs to create swift action?

• He had never seen such rain

• The streambed filled in the heavy downpour

• He pushed against Billy, who slammed into Lottie.

• He straightened slowly, working the pain out of his legs.

How do the Tucks eat?

• At a table with silverware

• Anywhere they can find a seat in their house

• Outside by the pond

• Upstairs in the loft

What do Francis and the children do after the bolt of lightening hits close to them?

• They wake up the Comancheros.

• They wake up Billy.

• They take cover under a ledge.

• They run to find shelter under the trees.

What is the effect of the author's shift in nouns from mile to yard to step in the sentence above?

• It helps the reader understand how old Billy is.

• It signals that the author is about to flash back in time.

• It shows that the task of carrying Billy is getting harder.

• It provides an accurate measure of the distance Francis travels.

The author says that Francis carried Billy piggyback for mile after mile, then yard after yard, and finally step after step. Why does the author go from mile, to yard, to step?

• It provides an accurate measure of the distance that Francis and the children have traveled.

• It signals that the author is about to flash back in time.

• It helps the reader understand how old Billy is.

• It shows that carrying Billy was getting harder

Which sentence from the story uses verbs to create swift action?

• He had never seen such rain

• The streambed filled in the heavy downpour

• He pushed against Billy, who slammed into Lottie.

• He straightened slowly, working the pain out of his legs.