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Iditarod Passage About Packing Sleds with Anchorage Daily

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What text organizer is used in the passage?

a)

Illustration

b)

Chart

c)

Caption

d)

Glossary

2.

Read the sentence from the passage below.


"With Trans-Alaska racing just days away, two Big Lake mushers turned their attention to packing for the journey Monday."


What does the prefix trans- mean in the word above?

a)

under, below

b)

across

c)

before

d)

greatest, most

3.

In paragraph 5 in the article, the word adequately means-

a)

impossible

b)

not

c)

inadequate

d)

sufficient

4.

Based on paragraphs 3-5, what is most likely the reason that Martin Buser chooses to carry a tent with him in his sled?

a)

His favorite hobby is tent camping

b)

He enjoys being alone and having privacy.

c)

He doesn't get along with other mushers.

d)

He is unorganized.

5.

Read the sentence below to answer the question.


"It's a fine balance between overpacking and forgetting something," Bacon said."


The bolded word above contains-

a)

a prefix

b)

a suffix

c)

nothing

d)

both a prefix and a suffix

6.

Read the paragraph below.


"Bacon, 45, has also refined her kit for this year's Iditarod. She's bringing super glue in case her fingers crack from the cold. And she's also bringing a satellite-connected device for messaging and GPS information, though she has yet to learn how to use it, she said. Race rules allow mushers to carry and use "two-way communication" devices, including cellphones, satellite phones, and satellite tracking devices."


Why does the author include the above paragraph in the story?

a)

to explain to readers of how to pack your sled bag in the Iditarod.

b)

To establish a connection between the reader and Kristen Bacon.

c)

To inform the reader of how Bacon chooses to pack her sled, compared to Martin Buser.

d)

to show how the Alaskan Wild affects the mushers.

7.

What happens after Buser is done packing his sled?

a)

He will eat dinner.

b)

Go visit the pediatric physical therapist.

c)

He has two more training runs to do and important decisions to make.

d)

Set up his tent.

8.

What genre is this passage?

a)

Historical Fiction

b)

Thriller

c)

Mystery

d)

Non-Fiction

9.

Why did the author most likely write this article?

a)

To explain how mushers prepare for the Iditarod and pack their sleds.

b)

To contrast the sled dynamics of the musher's sleds.

c)

To entertain the reader on a light-hearted story about two mushers.

d)

To demonstrate how to set-up a tent properly.