Antarctic Journal

How does the author organize the events in her journal? 

• geographically by latitude and longitude 
• scientifically by creature 
• sequentially by date
• systematically from east to west

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

In her journal, the author describes a penguin rookery. What is a penguin rookery? 

• a home for a single penguin family
• a place where penguins hunt for food. 
• A nesting area for hundreds of penguins
• a caged area for studying captured penguins

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

Which of these phrases from the journal does NOT help you understand the sequence of events? 

• earlier today
• twilight falls
• it was three in the morning
• three miles from Palmer Island

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

Which text from the journal includes a simile? 

• "The careless scuff of a boat heel..."
• "Twighlight falls and I crawl into my tent..."
• "Frustrated birds shriek like squabbling children..."
• "I have learned that the largest animal on Earth, the hundred-ton blue whale..."

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

In the story, the author falls into a ^{crevasse. What is a crevasse?}

• a deep, narrow river
• a wide, shallow lake
• a wide, shallow canyon
• a deep, narrow crack

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which text from the journal includes a metaphor? 

• "It was three in the morning, bright outside..."
• "I climbed in a stillness, broken only by the noise of the snow..."
• "Dressed in a watchman cap, three layers under my parka and boots..."
• "Near the top I heard a cracking sound, a slap magnified a million times..."

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

When does the author see the green flash in the sky?

• at sunset 
• at dawn
• at noon 
• at three in the morning 

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

When does the author leave Antarctica and go home? 

• in March
• in January
• in February
• in December

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

Why does the author include the phrases, "After a few deep breaths" and "It was an hour before" in the sentences below?
After a few deep breaths, I began to scramble out. Terrified the crack would keep growing, I moved slowly. It was an hour before I was on firm ice.

• To create a sense of terror in the reader
• to show how metaphors can create a sense of surprise
• to demonstrate that she is not an experienced climber
• to show the sequence of events and passage of time

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

At Palmer Station, the author learns that blue whales eat Krill. What is Krill? 

• one-celled plants
• tiny shrimp like ocean animals
• large animals similar to seals
• a kind of green algea

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2