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WorksheetsSurvival Unit Review
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 43mins
In "Through the Tunnel", all of the following are details that identify Jerry, except
In "Through the Tunnel", what does Jerry do before he gets up the nerve to swim the tunnel?
In "Through the Tunnel", what physical problems does Jerry experience as he prepares for his challenge?
In "Through the Tunnel", Jerry carefully counts the seconds he is underwater but becomes stuck on ______________seconds and keeps repeating this same number over and over.
The point-of-view of "Through the Tunnel" is
In the second paragraph of "Through the Tunnel",when the narrator says, “Contrition sent him running after her,” the reader can infer that the word contrition most nearly means
Using the dialogue between Jerry and his mother as well as the narrator’s details, what can the reader infer about the relationship between Jerry and his mother in "Through the Tunnel"?
on a beach in France
in the Pacific Ocean in Australia
at a beach resort in South Africa
on a beach in England
Which of the following details is the best context clue to determine the specific location of the setting in "Through the Tunnel"?
Which detail best supports the idea that the bay is a potentially dangerous place In "Through the Tunnel",?
When the narrator In "Through the Tunnel" notes, “He swam back to the big rock, climbed up, and dived into the blue pool among the fanged and angry boulders,” the ‘fanged and angry boulders’ is an example of_____________.
When the narrator In "Through the Tunnel" notes that Jerry’s mother is a “speck of yellow under an umbrella that looked like a slice of orange peel,” what figurative device is being used?
Which of the following descriptions from the story helps to create a mood of danger In "Through the Tunnel",?
All of the following details prove that Jerry has matured throughout "Through the Tunnel",, except
The author In "Through the Tunnel" uses the umbrella to symbolize
What is the most likely cause of Jerry’s nosebleeds In "Through the Tunnel"?
In The Most Dangerous Game, which event happens first?
Rainsford's trap kills Ivan.
Rainsford falls overboard.
Rainsford sleeps in Zaroff's bed.
Rainsford leaps into the sea.
In The Most Dangerous Game, which answer best describes the problem General Zaroff has before he invents his game?
He hates Ivan, but he needs his help for the hunt.
He loves hunting, but he hates to see animals suffer.
He cares only for hunting, but hunting has begun to bore him.
He hates Rainsford, but he must be hospitable to get him to stay.
In The Most Dangerous Game, what is the game that Zaroff invents?
He invites the world's greatest hunters to compete against one another.
He hunts human beings; sailors he lures to the island.
He invites other hunters to compete against Ivan.
He and Ivan compete against each other in tracking animals.
In The Most Dangerous Game, how does Rainsford finally defeat General Zaroff?
He makes a Malay mancatcher using a dead tree.
He digs a pit lined with stakes and conceals it with branches.
He refuses to participate in Zaroff's hunt any longer.
He swims back to Zaroff's house and ambushes him there.
In The Most Dangerous Game, what does General Zaroff list as important attributes of the animal he wishes to hunt?
It must be exceptionally strong, cunning, and able to reason.
It must be able to reason, be large, and cunning.
It must be cunning, courageous, and be able to reason.
It must be very large, strong and prey on animals.
In "The Most Dangerous Game," why does General Zaroff think he is justified in playing his game?
He feels rich people have more rights than the poor people
He resents the loss of his home in the Russian Revolution
He feels that people have the right to use whatever power they have.
He wishes to share the pleasure he feels in the game with others.
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Rainsford
Ivan
Zaroff
Whitney
Chose where the action best fits in the plot diagram structure: The dialogue between Rainsford and Zaroff when they first sit down to eat.
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Chose where the action best fits in the plot diagram structure: Zaroff’s death
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Chose where the action best fits in the plot diagram structure: Whitney and Rainsford speaking on the yacht.
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Chose where the action best fits in the plot diagram structure: Rainsford the night before he is to be hunted
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
In “The Seventh Man,” which statement best summarizes what happens in the weeks following K.’s death?
He falls ill and has nightmares.
He moves to Nagano.
He starts attending a different school.
He spends hours studying K.’s artwork.
Which excerpt from “The Seventh Man” best explains why the seventh man felt responsible for K.’s death?
I had always loved and protected K. as if he had been my own little brother.
He might have been so absorbed in whatever it was he had found that my call made no impression on him.
Or possibly I had not yelled as loudly as I had thought. I do recall that my voice sounded strange to me.…
I probably could have run over and dragged him out of the reach of the wave.…
In “The Seventh Man,” why does the seventh man’s view of the past begin to change?
Studying K.’s art, he sees K. was gentle and realizes that his last look was not one of hatred.
After his father dies, he returns home and realizes that he did not need to move to Nagano.
Studying K.’s art, he realizes that K. was gentle and did not mind dying in the wave.
After his father dies, he realizes that it was the second wave, not the first, that killed K.
In “The Seventh Man,” what is the most important discovery that the seventh man makes when he returns to his hometown?
He realizes that K. was a gentle and artistic soul.
He learns that his father has died of cancer.
He sees that the town remains the same as when he was a boy.
He realizes that the dark shadow of K.’s death has left him.
What does the giant wave most clearly represent to the narrator?
It represents death, which causes hatred among people.
It represents art, which can capture the spirit of nature.
It represents our fears, which hurt us if we turn away from them.
It represents nature, which is both beautiful and awe-inspiring.
At the end of the Seventh Man, the narrator says that if we “turn our backs on” fear, “we take the most precious thing inside us and surrender it to something else.” What does he most likely mean by these statements?
If we avoid our fear, we will lose our lives to a natural force such as a storm.
If we avoid our fear, then we give the fear power over ourselves and lose our freedom.
If we do not respect our fear, then we will need to surrender to our enemies.
If we do not respect our fear, then others will surrender their respect for us.
Since Pi had no bait, what did he cut up to fish with in the morning, after his leather shoe was unsuccessful?
The biscuits.
The British naval manual.
Flying fish.
The tiger's droppings.
When Pi was at first struggling with fishing, what happened to provide food for Richard Parker?
A swarm of flying fish flew up and many landed on the lifeboat.
A dorada jumped into the boat.
Pi gave him biscuits.
Pi gave him extra water.
True or False: Richard Parker hits Pi in the face.
True
False
In the selection from Life of Pi, why does the narrator have difficulty
killing his first fish?
The tiger has taken it from him.
Its skin is turning different colors.
He is a committed vegetarian.
It escapes as soon as he lets go of it.
In the selection from Life of Pi, what does the narrator say made
killing the dorado easier than killing the flying fish?
The flying fish is larger, so it is physically harder to fight and kill.
The dorado is a predator, which he dislikes because he is a vegetarian.
He has already killed one fish, so he believes that he has become used to
killing.
The dorado attacks him, so he views killing it as an act of self-defense.
Which is the best description of the men’s situation in the excerpt from Unbroken?
During World War II, they are fighting off airmen and sharks that are attacking their rafts.
They are drifting, lost on the ocean, during World War II, when the United States and Japan are at war.
They are sailing toward Japan during World War II, hoping to avoid capture by the Japanese.
They are in a Japanese concentration camp
In Unbroken which of the following choices DO NOT threaten the men's lives?
Starvation
Enemy Destroyer ships
Japanese Bomber planes
Shark Attacks
In the excerpt from Unbroken, how do Phil and Louie most likely feel about Mac just after his death?
They feel sorry that he died before they spotted the island.
They feel sorry that they did not share their water with him.
They feel he has made up for eating the food stores earlier.
They feel that not trusting him was the right decision after all.
What important discovery do Phil and Louie make at the end of the excerpt from Unbroken?
Their minds have been freed.
They will be rescued
They are approaching an island
The Japanese have captured them
What can you infer about Phil and Louie based on how Phil and Louie treat Mac when he is asking for water?
Phil is more practical than Louie
Louie is more compassionate than Phil
Phil is not a great person
Louie is naive
What kind of plane spotted the men when they were floating adrift at sea?
A Japanese bomber
An American search plane
A cargo plane
What did the plane that spotted the men do as it flew by them?
Shot at them
Dropped supplies
Dropped a note saying they would come back on a boat to rescue the men
What animal repeatedly attacked the men?
Sharks
Piranhas
Seagulls
How did Mac save Louie?
Mac saved Louie from a shark by hitting it with an oar
Mac gave Louie CPR
Mac gave Louie the last of his food
According to the author of “Seven Steps to Surviving a Disaster,” why were there far fewer deaths in an earthquake in Chile than in a
weaker earthquake in Haiti?
Far fewer people live in Chile than in Haiti.
The earthquake in Chile occurred in a deserted area.
Chile had laws that required buildings to be more earthquake-safe.
A large international search-and-rescue team helped people in Chile.
In “Seven Steps to Surviving a Disaster,” which step helped northern Vietnam reduce the loss of life and property
during Typhoon Wukong?
building homes on high platforms
planting mangrove forests
evacuating most residents
building high dikes
According to the author of “Seven Steps to Surviving a Disaster,”
how can a disaster help a country to prepare for a safer future?
When a country rebuilds after a disaster, it can build stronger buildings.
After a disaster, residents are more likely to take steps leaders suggest
Studying the disaster can help decision-makers see what they did wrong.
Disasters get attention and assistance from the international community.
In “Seven Steps to Surviving a Disaster,” which of the following are
among the steps listed by the author? Choose two options.
identifying risks
planting urban forests
setting aside a disaster fund
finding political champions
training the military in disaster response
In “Titanic vs. Lusitania,” which is the main topic of the study of the
two disasters?
how well social norms, such as helping children survive, hold up in a
disaster
how many people died on each ship, and what that shows about the
passengers
how many people on each ship were selfish, and how many behaved in
an ethical way
the percentage of first-class passengers and women who survived in each
case
In “Titanic vs. Lusitania,” what information did researchers gather
about each passenger aboard each boat? Choose four options.
age
gender
ticket class
number of family members with them
emplyment
According to “Titanic vs. Lusitania,” which characteristics helped
define the “reference” group—the group the researchers expected to
have the lowest survival rates? Choose three options.
being unmarried
traveling third class
being age 35 or older
traveling without children
traveling by ship for the first time
According to “Titanic vs. Lusitania,” which is an accurate
comparison of the time it took for the two ships to sink?
The Titanic sank much faster than the Lusitania.
The two ships sank in about the same amount of time.
The Titanic took a few minutes longer to sink than the Lusitania did.
The Titanic took more than two hours longer to sink than the Lusitania did.
According to “Titanic vs. Lusitania,” which statement about survival
rates on the two ships is accurate?
Older men without children survived better than other groups on both ships.
Children had better chances of surviving on the Lusitania than on the
Titanic.
Groups protected by social rules, such as young women and upper class
people, had better chances of surviving on the Titanic than on the
Lusitania.
Groups protected by social rules, such as young women and upper class
people, had better chances of surviving on the Lusitania than on the
Titanic.
