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WorksheetsOnward
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
True or False: Onward is a autobiography
true
false
Onward tells the story of an expedition to...
Antartica
South Pole
Alaska
North Pole
What did Matthew Henson have to sacrifice in order to go on 4 expeditions to the North Pole?
Stable family life
A chance at being a famous football player
Graduating college
Marrying his high school sweetheart
The explorers used a "sledge" to help during their voyage. What is a sledge?
wagon
sled to carry supplies
ice pick to get threw the ice
type of boat used to get through the ice water
Matthew Henson and his team had the help of the Inuit people. Why did they need them?
they helped carry the supplies
it was their home so they knew the terrain well
they provided the dogs to pull the seldge
the Inuit wouldn't allow them to enter their land
In the story it said, "Peary checked the position of the sun with his sextant." How did the Sextant help Peary?
It told him how far they had traveled
It helped him see through the ice
It told him how far the team was from the North Pole
It helped him see if Polar Bears were up ahead
Right before reaching the North Pole Matthew Henson experienced a dangerous situation that almost killed him. What happened?
He skipped on thin ice and swallowed frigid water that almost burst his lungs.
The sled dogs pulled him so hard he fell and hit is head on ice
He was attacked by a wolf while sleeping at night
Peary pushed Henson during an argument and Henson hit his head. They made up after the fight and got to the North Pole.
The author organized the story using this structure:
problem & solution
cause and effect
sequence of events (chronological order)
description
What method did the explorers use to keep moving forward on their voyage?
a relay
a plane would go ahead of them and drop supplies off
4-wheelers allowed them to move fast through the snow
How did this notebook act as a source?
It was the author's planner of the story
It is the journal that Peary kept (secondary source)
Matthew Henson told his story and and Inuit people took notes
It didn't. This was actually notes a student took while reading the story.
What is the purpose of this text feature?
the map shows the flight pattern when you fly to the North Pole
the map shows the team's boat ride to the North Pole
the map shows the different routes the teams took each time
this map shows the amazing journey the team had to take to reach the North Pole
When Henson & Peary finally made it to the North Pole, how did the Inuit people feel about that moment?
"Why did they spend so many years trying to reach this area? It's just ice out here."
"These guys are amazing, will they bring us back to New York City?"
"Are they going to give us a large tip for helping them?"
"Why did I have to hold the tiny flag?"
