Journeys Black Stallion

When is there the highest amount of tension during the story?

• When Alec gets better at horsemanship.

• When Alec gathers carragheen on the beach.

• When the horse answers to a whistle.

• When the horse gallops with Alec on his back. 

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is happening in this passage?
Should he wait a few more days? Go ahead--tomorrow. Don't do it! go ahead--

• Alec feels he will hurt Black

• Alec is having an inner struggle

• Alec doesn't want to ride black

• Alec is confident he will do well at riding black

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What is the theme of "The Black Stallion"? 

• Humans are meant to tame animals

• Gentleness and love go far to earn trust

• The ocean is a powerful force

• Humans cannot survive alone

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the setting of "The Black Stallion"?

• on a raft in the ocean

• on a farm with horses

• on a ship during a storm

• on a deserted island after a shipwreck

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Read these sentences from the passage. Did he dare attempt to ride the Black? Should he wait a few more days? Go ahead—tomorrow. Don’t do it! Go ahead—What do the sentences above show about Alec?

• He is experiencing an inner struggle.

• He is afraid he will hurt the Black.

• He is not interested in riding the Black.

• He is confident he will succeed at riding the Black.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which sentence from the passage best reveals the setting?

• Then they were in the air, sailing over the black hole.

• Alec jumped to the side, tripped on a stone and fell to the ground.

• He stepped up the side of the dune, his left hand in the horse's thick mane.

• His actioned shifted, and his huge strides seemed to make him fly through the air.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Both "The Black Stallion" and "Horse Power" contain the message of what?

• horse and people form special bonds

• snakes and horses are enemies

• people with disabilities can benefit from horses

• horses are better guide animals than a dog

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which of these best describes the most intense moment in the passage?

• Alec improving his horsemanship

• Alec gathering carragheen on the beach

• the Black answering Alec's beckoning whistle

• the Black taking off at a gallop with Alec on his back

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Read these sentences, in bold, from the passage.

Did he dare attempt to ride the Black? Should he wait a few more days? Go ahead—tomorrow. Don’t do it! Go ahead—

What do the sentences above show about Alec?

• He is afraid he will hurt the Black.

• He is experiencing an inner struggle.

• He is not interested in riding the Black.

• He is confident he will succeed at riding the Black.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which sentence from the passage best reveals the theme?

• “He had conquered this wild, unbroken stallion with kindness.”

• “When he reached the top of the hill, he saw the Black at one end of the beach.”

• “Then his hands gripped the mane tighter and he threw himself on the Black's back.”

• “The flame's shadows reached out and cast eerie ghostlike patterns on the Black's body.”

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2