WorksheetsLowman Day 13 Assignment
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The author's use of phrases like "strange creatures shrieked" and "huge snakes slithered" most contributes to the author's voice by—
creating a humorous tone about the explorers' fear.
Establishing a formal and informational tone.
allowing the reader to visualize the difficulties and dangers faced, creating an engaging and descriptive voice.
emphasizes the scientific names of the animals in the jungle.
The author of the text uses a question, "Can you guess the name of the great river Orellana was exploring?" This technique contributes to the overall author's purpose and voice by—
ensuring the reader knows the answer before reading further.
creating an informal tone, suggesting the author is not serious about the topic.
building suspense and drawing the reader into the historical tale.
proving that the author knows more about the topic than the reader.
In the final paragraph, the author writes: "After their long journey down the Amazon, the Spaniards came to a place where the river was so wide they could not see banks on either side!" The author's use of the exclamation point in this sentence primarily serves to—
indicates that the river was very dangerous to cross.
emphasize and convey a sense of wonder at the immense size of the river.
suggest that the explorers were angry at the difficulty of the journey.
highlight a new vocabulary word for the reader to circle.
Which literary device is best exemplified by the phrase: "Flesh-eating piranhas patrolled the rivers"?
Simile, because it uses the word "like."
Hyperbole, because it is an extreme exaggeration.
Metaphor, because it states one thing is another.
Personification, because it gives the human-like quality of "patrolling" to the piranhas.
The author's overall voice in the selection can best be described as—
purely technical and formal, focusing only on dates and measurements.
humorous and sarcastic, making light of the explorers' hardships.
engaging and descriptive, mixing historical facts with vivid details of the journey.
thoughtful but informal, using very short and choppy sentences.
Based on the context of the passage, the word "scarce" in the sentence, "Food was very scarce," most closely means—
A. dangerous to find.
B. very old or spoiled.
C. not enough of something.
D. found in large quantities.
What was Gonzalo Pizarro's original motivation for exploring the jungle regions surrounding the Napo River?
He wanted to meet the Indian tribes.
He wanted to follow his brother Francisco.
He wanted to return home to Peru.
He looked for El Dorado and hoped to find more gold.
The explorers decided to name the river the Amazon because—
they correctly identified a tribe composed only of tall women warriors.
it was the Spanish word for a very wide river.
the powerful warriors they encountered reminded them of the fierce Amazon women from ancient Greek legends.
it was the name of the tribe that offered them food.
Which phrase from the text describes a basin?
A. A small South American freshwater fish.
B. The point where the river empties its water into another body of water.
C. An extreme exaggeration of the truth.
D. All of the land drained by a river and the streams that flow into it.
Which statement is supported by the facts presented in the final paragraph of the selection?
The Nile River is the longest river in the world.
Orellana was the last explorer to follow the route down the Amazon.
The difficulty of traveling through the Amazon region is the reason parts of it remain unexplored today.
Orellana traveled the 4,000 miles alone after his crew returned home.
What is the significance of Francisco de Orellana's journey, according to the text?
He was the first person to travel to Brazil.
He was the first to realize that El Dorado did not exist.
He explored the world’s second-longest river from its source to its mouth, a feat few have been able to replicate.
He proved that the warriors he encountered were men with long hair.
The author includes information such as the difficulty of the jungle journey, the scarcity of food, and the encounters with fierce warriors to primarily achieve what purpose?
To persuade readers to avoid visiting the Amazon.
To criticize the decision of Pizarro and his men to turn back.
To highlight the immense challenge of the journey, emphasizing the amazing accomplishment of the explorers.
To compare the Amazon River with other large rivers like the Nile.
