Exploring Chapter 10 of Island of Blue Dolphins

What season is described as the best time on the Island of the Blue Dolphins?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Autumn

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What did the narrator initially mistake for a ship?

• A large rock

• A dolphin

• A floating log

• A whale spouting

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What did the narrator do for protection during the storm?

• Kept a fire going

• Climbed a tree

• Built a shelter

• Moved to a cave

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Why couldn't the narrator seek advice from Zuma, the medicine man?

• He was away on a journey

• He had been killed

• He was too old

• He refused to help

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What did the narrator use to make the canoe slide into the water?

• Strips of kelp

• Ropes

• Animal skins

• Wooden planks

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What star did the narrator use to navigate towards the East?

• The North Star

• A red star

• A green star

• A blue star

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What did the narrator use to temporarily fix the leaking canoe?

• Black pitch

• A piece of fiber from the skirt

• Wooden planks

• Animal skins

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What made the narrator feel less lonely during the journey?

• Hearing birds

• The presence of dolphins

• The calm sea

• Seeing other ships

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

What did the narrator do when the canoe started leaking again?

• Stopped to rest

• Called for help

• Turned back to the island

• Kept paddling

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How did the narrator feel upon returning to the island?

• Disappointed

• Angry

• Indifferent

• Relieved

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3