Airborn Comprehension Questions

First and Last name

Write your homeroom class: (5A, 5B, 5C)

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

1.) According to the details in the passage, Molloy’s journal can best be described as

• A. dirty.

• B. damaged.

• C. destroyed.

• D. decorative.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

2.) What does the author most likely mean in the first paragraph when he writes that Matt had moths dancing in his stomach

• A. Matt was excited about reading Molloy’s journal.

• B. Matt was afraid that he might lose Molloy’s journal.

• C. Matt was embarrassed to be caught reading Molloy’s journal.

• D. Matt was worried that he wouldn’t find anything useful in Molloy’s journal.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

3.) Who narrates the story?

• A. Kate

• B. Matt

• C. Molloy

• D. Sir Hugh Snuffler

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

4.) How are Matt and Kate different?

• A. Matt is not sure the creatures exist, but Kate wants to search for them.

• B. Matt believes the creatures are real, but Kate thinks they are imaginary.

• C. Matt hopes to find the creatures, but Kate has lost hope of ever seeing one.

• D. Matt wants to travel to the same regions as Molloy, but Kate feels that only experts should visit those areas.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.) What happens at the end of the story?

• A. Matt urges Kate to present Captain Walken with Molloy’s journal.

• B. Matt tells Kate that they should report the undiscovered creature to the Zoological Society.

• C. Matt encourages Kate to watch the volcanic explosion of Mount Mataurus as they fly over the Hawaiis.

• D. Matt promises Kate that he will see whether their airship flies over the same coordinates that Molloy noted.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How do you know Airborn is written in a fantasy genre? Provide text evidence in your answer.

Sentence starters (use both in your answer correctly for full points): I know Airborn is a fantasy story because the author writes about... On paragraph ___, it said "..." which is not something in real life.

How did Matt feel about Molloy in the beginning of the story compared to the end? Provide text evidence in your answer.

Sentence starters (use both in your answer correctly for full points): In the beginning Matt felt ____ about Molloy because on paragraph___ it said...

However at the end, Matt felt ____ about Molloy because he now thought...

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3