WorksheetsRogue Wave Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 11mins
What makes rogue waves especially dangerous?
They travel great distances.
They are driven by winds.
They cannot be predicted.
They occur in warm waters.
What evidence in the text supports the inference that Sully was a competent sailor?
Scoot thought he was a good teacher.
He’d been around boats for most of his life.
He’d borrowed the boat from a family friend.
He thought the Sea Dog was the best in her category.
What gave Sully hope that Scoot could survive for some time in the cabin?
The Sea Dog was heavy and sturdy.
There was enough room to stand and walk around.
There was at least a three-foot air pocket.
The hatch doors were still closed.
Which word best describes Sully’s feelings while he was diving repeatedly, trying to free Scoot?
confused
resentful
confident
frustrated
Why did Sully think that they might be found by another boat?
They were within twenty miles of the coast.
The weather was clear.
The Sea Dog had the latest equipment.
He was waving frantically.
Scoot began to feel certain that she’d survive
when she remembered the flashlight.
when she heard Sully pounding.
when she came out of shock.
when she found the toolbox.
A swell is a type of
wind.
wave.
cloud.
current
A sailor uses navigation equipment to
communicate with other boats.
repair the boat’s engine.
guide the boat on its course.
If a boat is submerged, it is
covered by water.
upside down.
vertical.
broken apart.
What is a porthole on a boat?
a door
a drain
a storage compartment
a window
Which quote from the story best explains why Sully thinks "Maybe the best hope for poor Scoot was that she was already dead" ?
Treading water, trying to collect his thoughts, he yelled, “Scoot,” but there was no answer.
The water would torture her, then it would drown her.
He fought back tears of frustration. There was no way to reach Scoot.
Almost half an hour passed, and he finally broke down and sobbed.
