Journeys Lesson 13 - Onward

What is the selection mainly about?

• The frigid weather of the Arctic

• The friendship between Henson and Peary

• The first Americans to reach the North Pole

• The dangers of traveling in freezing climates

To organize the selection and decelop the main idea, the author _________

• explains effects first and then their causes

• describes each crew member one at a time

• tells the final outcome first then the details

• describes events in the order they happened

The last paragraph on page 333 is mainly about______

• why the crew needed special sledges

• what the crew used as sleeping sacks

• how bearskin differs from deerskin and flannel

• how the Inuit women made clothing for the crew

To prevent supplies from getting buried in deep snow, Peary decided to ______

• redesign and build Inuit sledges

• use six relay teams with supplies

• have Henson accompany him to the Pole

• Have crew members build igloos at the camps

The fact that crew members had to keep moving their limbs in order to keep their blood circulating supports the idea that _______

• the expedition was poorly planned

• the temperature was dangerously cold

• the crew members wanted to stay active

• Peary had suffered severe frostbite

Henson knew he would be the one to accompany Peary to the North Pole when_______

• Peary ordered Bartlett to retreat

• he survived the fall into the lead

• he helped Peary build the sledges

• the Inuit asked him to go with them

What are pages 335 and 336 mostly about?

• How crew members had to conserve fuel and supplies

• Why crew members had to move campsites so often

• The dangers the expedition encountered as they moved north

• The reason many support parties were sent back to the base camp.

The fact the Ootah pulled Henson from the water and warmed his feet supports the idea that _______

• the Inuit knew how to survive in the extreme conditions

• the crew members often fell through the ice and into the water

• Henson had made four previous attempts to reach the North Pole

• the Inuit took the expedition more seriously than the new crew members

From the caption on page 340, the reader can conclude that the Inuit______

• looked forward to returning home

• were unimpressed with the North Pole

• resented having to hold the flags for the photo

• were proud of their contribution to the expedition

What did Henson, Egingwah, and Seeloo do to ensure they had actually reached the North Pole

• They planted flags in a large pressure ridge

• They use a sextant to check the position of the sun.

• They drove the sledges in a large rectangle around the campsite.

• They took a photograph of the men holding flags they had brought.