"Vanished" Vocab & Comprehension Quiz

What is an aviator?

• A person who controls an aircraft

• A person who builds ships

• A person who navigates submarines

• A person who designs cars

What is a beacon used for?

• To guide ships or airplanes

• To cook food

• To build houses

• To plant trees

What does it mean to circumnavigate?

• To travel completely around something in a circle

• To climb a mountain

• To dive underwater

• To fly a kite

What does the word "daunt" mean?

• To make someone feel less confident and scared

• To make someone feel happy and excited

• To make someone feel hungry

• To make someone feel sleepy

How is the word "uninhabited" generally used?

• To describe a place with many human inhabitants

• To describe a place without any human inhabitants

• To describe a place full of animals

• To describe a busy city

Which of the following could be described as uninhabited?

• A bustling city

• A deserted island

• A crowded market

• A busy highway

What should you do to understand the meaning of a new word according to the directions?

• Ignore it

• Use context clues and look it up in dictionaries

• Ask a friend

• Guess its meaning

What is the purpose of discussing the meaning of a word with your teacher or peers?

• To memorize it

• To better understand its meaning

• To forget it

• To confuse others

What text structure does Carro use in the section "Starting to Worry"?

• compare and contrast

• description

• problem and solution

• sequence of events

Which statement best describes the public's attitude toward Amelia Earhart?

• They worries about her and though she was taking too many risks.

• They judged her for not acting as women were expected to at the time.

• They admired her and were fascinated by her adventures.

• They showed little interest in her until after her disappearance.