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WorksheetsAngel of Long Point
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which statement reflects the main idea?
Winter storms on Lake Erie can be dangerous, as sailors have discovered over the years.
Abigail Becker lived with her husband and children in a cabin on Long Point.
Abigail Becker rescued sailors who had been caught in an early winter storm near her home on Long Point.
What did Captain Hackett know would happen if he didn’t sail across Lake Erie immediately?
He would not be home for Christmas.
His cargo would rot.
His crew would revolt against him.
Why did Abigail Becker first guess that a boat was in trouble?
She saw the Conductor’s crew lashed to the masts.
She heard the distant cries of the sailors.
She saw a small, empty boat floating.
What did Abigail do when she saw the captain having trouble reaching the shore?
She asked her children to rescue him.
She waded into the water to pull him to safety.
She built a rough log raft to rescue him.
Who was the only member of the crew Abigail did not rescue herself?
The captain
The first mate
The cook
An effective summary should reflect the most important events of a passage in a clear, efficient way that gives an overview of the entire passage to someone who has not read it. Which is the best summary of this article?
Abigail Becker was willing to try to rescue travelers who needed her help near her home in Long Point.
Captain Henry Hackett’s boat ran aground near Long Point. Abigail Becker rescued all of the crew members except the cook. Becker also proved her heroism in other situations and was called the “Angel of Long Point.”
Even though he knew a storm was coming, Captain Henry Hackett decided to take his boat filled with corn out onto Lake Erie. After his boat ran aground in a terrible storm, he and his crew lashed themselves to the masts and waited for someone to rescue them. When they were finally rescued, they were relieved.
Based on the events of this story, which is the MOST LIKELY prediction?
Captain Hackett will never again try to cross Lake Erie when he knows a storm is coming.
Captain Hackett with continue to take his chances outrunning winter storms.
Captain Hackett will never sail again.
Which word BEST describes Abigail Becker’s personality based on this account?
Honest
Brave
Friendly
The storm trapping the characters on the boat is an example of what type of conflict?
Character versus character
Character versus society
Character versus himself
Character versus nature
The captain had to decide whether to try to beat the storm or not. This is an example of what type of conflict?
Character versus character
Character versus society
Character versus himself
Character versus nature
What was the cause of the cook’s unwillingness to leave the boat?
He couldn’t swim.
He didn’t trust Abigail.
He was comfortable on the boat.
Which word means nearly the same as “heeled” in the sentence below from paragraph 3?
The Conductor ran into a sandbar a half mile from Long Point and heeled over onto its side.
Leaned
Sank
Stood up straight
Which word means nearly the same as “lashed” in the sentence below from paragraph 3?
There they lashed themselves to the masts so the wind would not blow them off.
Separated
Tied
Compared
Reread paragraph 2. Which phrase in the paragraph best helps you determine what the word “treacherous” means?
Early evening
A thin peninsula
Fearsome undertows
What was the author’s purpose in writing “The Angel of Long Point”?
To express an opinion about the importance of learning how to swim
To inform the reader about shipping on the Great Lakes
To describe a situation in which one person’s heroism saved many lives
Judging by the statements from the article “The Angel of Long Point,” what can you conclude the author wants the audience to think?
Captain Hackett always made good decisions.
Abigail Becker was brave and heroic.
Lake Erie can be dangerous in a storm.
What is the purpose of this sentence from the end of the first paragraph?
As it turned out, Captain Hackett should have stayed put.
To establish the setting of the story
To introduce the main character
To suggest the conflict that would develop
What motivated Captain Hackett to take the boat out on this day?
He concern that his boat would run aground and sink in the storm.
His concern that his cargo would be worthless if he waited.
He concern that the boat would get trapped away from its home port if he didn’t go.
Reread paragraph 9. What transition indicates that the information that comes after it contradicts the information before it?
With that
But
Somehow
Reread paragraph 10. Which transition indicates that the event that comes after it was happening at the same time as another event?
But
Meanwhile
Soon
