Bootcamp Day 10

Which detail from the story best describes Turtle’s main conflict?

• ...Turtle crawled from his river home in the early morning... (paragraph 1)

• ...Turtle lumbered slowly along hunting for good things to eat... (paragraph 2)

• ...Turtle had a problem...the hotter it grew, the slower he moved. (paragraph 2)

• ...Turtle didn’t think he was singing and didn’t want to admit he was crying. (paragraph 4)

Why is it important to the plot that Turtle knows that river turtles will die if they get too hot and dry from being in the sun too long?

• His knowledge makes him stay out longer and continue hunting for food during the day.

• His knowledge helps him recognize that he cannot make it back to the river in time, causing him to hide in a crevice.

• His knowledge makes it possible for him to return to the river before the day gets too hot and dry for river turtles.

• His knowledge causes him to find a damp, dark place to hide during the day.

How does Turtle’s crying advance the plot of the story? Select TWO correct answers.

• It gets Coyote’s attention.

• It helps Turtle cool down.

• It causes Coyote to feel sorry for Turtle and offer to help him.

• It results in Coyote’s threat to throw Turtle in the river.

• It allows Turtle to teach Coyote the song.

Why is Coyote’s interaction with Turtle in paragraph 5 important to the plot?

• The interaction helps explain why Coyote thinks that Turtle is singing a song.

• The interaction shows that Turtle is embarrassed that he is crying.

• The interaction reveals that Coyote will throw Turtle into the river if he doesn’t teach him the song.

• The interaction tells details about how Turtle became stuck in the crevice.

Based on the details in paragraphs 6 and 7, what can the reader infer?

• Turtle is too tired to fight Coyote.

• Turtle is afraid of Coyote.

• Turtle does not know how to swim.

• Turtle wants to be thrown in the river.

What is the main theme of the story?

• Practice good habits every day.

• Treat others how you want to be treated.

• Others’ bad intentions may work out in your favor.

• Don’t judge people by the way they look.

Which sentence from the story best supports the answer to Part A?

• Coyote picked up Turtle in his big mouth and threw him into the river. (paragraph 7)

• You have saved my life. (paragraph 7)

• Coyote could only trot away, very angry that Turtle had fooled him. (paragraph 8)

• Sometimes we can’t trust others to help us, but we may yet benefit by their actions. (paragraph 8)

In paragraph 8, why does the author use the figurative phrase “in a way this ending evened the score” to describe the ending of the story?

• To suggest that Coyote has tricked Turtle before

• To show that Coyote usually tricks others, but this time he was tricked

• To indicate that the animals keep count of how many times Coyote tricks them

• To explain why Turtle tricked Coyote into throwing him into the river

Which of the following sentences should replace sentence 1 to improve this paragraph’s opening?

• It was a glorious summer day.

• This happened during the day.

• During the day, events happened.

• The day is when things normally happen.

What change needs to be made in sentence 3?

• Change found to finded

• Change flys to flies

• Change that he to that him

• Insert a comma after away