The Cay Review

What did Phillip's mother convince his father to do?

• send them to Miami on the S.S. Hato

• fly them home to Texas

• have to entire family move back to the United States

• move to the Netherlands

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Being able to fish by himself made Phillip  confident enough to climb the coconut trees.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does Phillip want to do when he gets older?

• He wants to be a fisherman.

• He wants to travel the world.

• He wants to build a monument to Timothy.

• He wants to travel the Caribbean and find the island he was stranded.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Read this passage from Chapter 11:

"Where is Stew Cat?"

Timothy was silent.

I asked again.

"B'gettin' his own slef a lizzard, mebbe, mebbe," he answered, but there was something conniving in his voice.

Use context clue to determine the meaning of conniving.

• full of laughter or joy

• to cooperate sneakily; to scheme

• to approve or compliment

• forgetful

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Match the following

• catchment

• The storm that hit the cay and killed Timothy

• Devil's Mouth

• What Timothy and Phillip were hoping would fly by and see them

• coral reef

• Surrounded the cay, prevented Phillip and Timothy from getting out or rescuers in

• hurricane

• What Timothy and Phillip stored the water in

• aircraft

• The area Timothy thought that they were in

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What did Phillip's family do after he was rescued?

• They moved back to Curacao

• They moved to the island

• They moved to Europe

• They moved to Virginia

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What did Timothy do so that Phillip could fish on the reef?

• He used a rope to mark a path

• He drove sticks into the reef to mark a path

• He told Phillip to crawl onto the reef

• He told Phillip not to go near the reef because it was unsafe

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How did Phillip feel about Timothy in the beginning?

• like he was different and he should avoid him

• like he was lucky

• glad he was there to take care of him

• as a best friend

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why is Timothy worried about the cay?

• it is very small

• there are no people on it

• it could be in the Devil's mouth

• there is not a good place to build shelter 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Why had Timothy chosen the highest point on the cay to set up camp in Chapter 14?

• To avoid all the lizards living near the ground

• To see if any ships or planes came their way

• To allow Phillip an easy way to find his way back

• To stay above the water level in case of flooding

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2