Disappearing Island

Which of these sentences from the text is an example of personification?

• "We each took a corner of the beach blanket and let it flap free of sand in the wind."
• "The tide was coming in faster now, eating up the beach, eating up the island."
• Grandma stood up. "Time to get going," she said.
• "When our hands came together, Grandma kissed my knuckles and my nose."

During the story, the pages change color from blue to orange. What purpose does this serve?

• The author is showing details from the past.
• The character is remembering what life was like for her grandma.
• The author was showing that the girl is using her imagination.
• The author is showing the lighthouse keepers memories.

Read the following sentence. "What I love about a place like this is that it reminds us that nature still can have its way once in a while." What type of figurative language is used.

• Idiom
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification

Read the sentence from the text. "When the sea started eroding the island, people moved off and took their houses with them." Which word could best replace eroding without changing the meaning.

• build up
• washing away
• carrying
• leaving

What question can be answered from reading page 192 - 193.

• How has the island changed over time?
• How did people feel about moving off the island?
• What could be done to save the island?
• What present did grandma give to Carrie?

What point of view is used in "Disappearing Island"

• 3rd person through a narrator
• 1st person through grandma
• 1st person through Carrie
• 2nd person through an unknown character

Read this paragraph. What is the meaning of the word "toppled?" "That was the second lighthouse out here. The first one toppled into sea. They built this one further inland and they built it out of brick. They thought it would last forever.

• to design
• to create
• to plan
• to fall

Read the following sentences. What is the author's use of figurative language? "Now the tide was coming back in. It moved slowly at first, as if making up its mind, and then it started claiming the edges of the beach."

• It changes the mood of the text.
• It informs the reader if factual information.
• It persuades the reader that the tide is bad for the island.
• It convinces the reader that they should do more to stop the tide.

"I looked back as Bilingsgate Island began to disappear in the distance and in the sea. The spot where Grandma and I had had our picnic would soon be underwater." If appear means to "come into sight" what does disappear mean?

• To become bigger
• To vanish from sight
• To come into sight again
• To change a person's sight

Why did Carrie decide to keep the old, charred brick?

• She thought it was proof that the island was there in the past.
• She thought it was very valuable and expensive.
• She wanted to use it as decoration.
• She liked the way it smelled like the ocean.