Winter Walk Comprehension Test

Choose the best definition of the word limber, given the context of the following sentence:

“That morning he felt stiff from sleeping curled up to stay warm, but he knew he’d feel more limber by the time he got back to the fire.”

• (adj.) - of or related to tree limbs

• (n.) - lithe or supple

• (adj.) - flexible

• (v.) - flexible

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the best word to complete the sentence:

"She noticed that they came in quietly, not in their usual _________ way."

• quiet

• boisterous

• happy

• calm

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Place the following events in order of appearance in The Winter Walk:

• Kipmalook returns home and wonders if the spirits are punishing him for taking too many furs.

• Qutuuq dreams of Kipmalook getting swept away on an ice floe.

• Qutuuq stays up late giving Kipmalook stinkweed medicine to treat his sickness.

• Back at home, Qutuuq remembers giving birth to Savogkenaq.

• Kipmalook goes on a 2-day trapping trip. He catches 3 ptarmigan.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Match the following themes to their correct examples:

• "Last night, the fever came, and I couldn't check any traps" (p. 123).

• family

• When Savogkenaq and Keenaq saw their father, they ran to him, yelling "Papa's home!" (p. 113).

• sickness

• Kipmalook "asked the spirits to forgive him for wanting too many furs" (p. 118).

• greed

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which words best describe the author's tone in the following passage?

“I inherited these blue earrings because my father was a great hunter”, she said. “They mean that you can have a good life because you can provide everything. When I married you, I felt that I was still worthy of owning them because you are a great hunter. Kipmalook, you must get well. Please, get well.”

She hoped that he had heard her, but it was okay if he didn't, because she wanted him to rest. When she said those words, they gave her the determination and strength to try and make him well.

• dark and somber

• bright and cheerful

• concerned but hopeful

• disinterested

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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

Match the following strategies to the correct example:

• After reading The First Catch, I can picture what Kipmalook's trapline may have looked like.

• Making predictions

• In Ilness Appears, Kipmalook worries about the lump on his neck while spending time with his family.

• Summarizing

• I think that Kipmalook will catch a wolf by the end of this chapter.

• Making connections

• Kipmalook's hand-made snowshoes remind me of the kind people wear in my village.

• Visualizing

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Match the following Connections with their correct examples:

• The survival theme in Winter Walk is reflected in Tristan's book The Cheechakoes.

• Text to World

• Kipmalook's trapline reminds me of my father's trapline back home.

• Text to Student

• The Inupiaq language that Qutuuq speaks is still spoken in Alaska today.

• Text to Text

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Read the following sentence from Winter Walk p. 101:

"As Qutuuq sewed her maternity undergarment, she thought back to the time when she gave birth to Savogkenak, her firstborn."

Given the context of this sentence, choose the best definition of maternity.

• (n.) - motherhood

• (n.) - the period during pregnancy and shortly after childbirth.

• (adj.) - of, relating to, or for the period in which a woman is pregnant or has just given birth to a child.

• (n) - a section of a hospital devoted to the care of women at childbirth and of their newborn infants.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Complete the sentence:

"In their family, newborn babies were given the names of people whose __________ they admired."

• praits

• hair

• characteristics

• kind

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In the chapter entitled Preparing to Leave, Qutuuq and Kipmalook build a cache with willow branches and ugruk rawhide (p. 49-50).

Which definition of the word cache best fits the description given in the book?

• cache (n.) - a place for storing food and tools away from predators

• cache (n.) - in computing, a storage place for data

• cache (adj.) - a bank account with lots of money

• cache (n.) - a grave

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4