Hatchet

After Brian dozed, he looked toward the lake and noticed strange tracks in the sand. What does dozed mean?

• to eat quickly

• to sleep lightly

• to make a plan

• to cut wood for a fire

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

After the pilot died, Brian left the plane running and holding altitude. What does altitude mean?

• the route you travel

• the amount of fuel used by a plane

• the height above ground

• the distance you travel

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

A tiny drone was the only warning Brian had that the plane was near. What does drone mean?

• a bright light

• the feeing that something bad is going to happen

• a low, steady noise or hum

• a rumbling sensation

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Brian scrambled down the bluff to look at the fish in the lake. What does bluff mean?

• a cliff that is high and steep

• a narrow ladder made of rope

• a wooden platform in a body of water

• a tree that produces acorns

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Between transmissions, Brian worked on how to land the plane. What does transmissions mean?

• calculations to determine your location

• messages sent through airwaves

• feelings of fear or panic

• severe shaking due to wind

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

When Brian went to get food from the plane, the water was murky. What does murky mean?

• rough water with many waves

• dark and cloudy

• disgustingly smelly

• cold to the point of freezing

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

When Brian looked back on the time he had cried in the dark cave, he thought of it as when he had learned the most important lesson of survival. What does survival mean?

• the ability to be happy with your situation

• the power to think in a creative way

• the state of enduring or continuing to live

• a close relationship between two living things

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Because the plane's main body was intact after the crash, Brian figured that the survival pack had survived. What does intact mean?

• unbroken or in one piece

• ability to be seen or visible

• resting on top of water

• positioned on the right side

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Brian once had an English teacher who was always telling the kids to get motivated. What does motivated mean?

• famous or known by many people

• realistic or honest

• driven to succeed

• immune from germs and diseases

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

When the plane took off, Brian felt the initial excitement of flying in a single-engine plane. What does initial mean?

• hidden from others

• at the beginning

• expected

• happiness

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4