How many days had the old man gone without catching a fish?

• 34

• 84

• 74

• 94

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The boy’s parents say that the old man is salao, what does this word mean?

• very old

• very happy

• the worst form of unlucky

• very unprepared

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

After 40 days, the young boy’s parents decided that the old man is _______________________so they ordered him to join another boat.

• a bad influence

• unlucky

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

 

On page 10 of the book we can read that “the old man taught the boy to fish and the boy ____________ him” . fill in the blank

• loved

• followed

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

 

Santiago’s eyes were not old- they were the same color of the sea and were ______________ and ________________. ( page 10)

• excited, accomplished

• sad, frustrated

• cheerful, undefeated

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How did the other fishermen treat the old man and how did he feel? ( page 11)

• They respected him and it made him feel accomplished

• They made fun of him and it made him very angry

• They made fun of him but it did not make him angry

What used to hang on the walls of the old man’s shack that he had to remove because it made him too lonely?

• a picture of his wife

• his wedding license

• a picture of his parents

• a drawing that his wife made

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the old man say is his “alarm clock” ?

• the boy

• the noise

• age

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The Old Man always thought of the sea as La Mar, - what does this mean?

• a woman he loved

• his mom

• his daughter

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What has hurt the old man’s eyes all of his life?

• reading small print

• the early sun

• the saltwater

• the turtles

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10