Scholastic Action - Trapped in a Cave (May 2023)

VOCABULARY: In June 2018, a group of young soccer players visited a cave that had big ____________________ and narrow passages.

• filtered

• stalactites

• climate

• murky

VOCABULARY: The boys didn’t expect heavy rain that day, but the ____________________ in the area had been changing.

• climate

• stalactites

• caver

• current

VOCABULARY: When the cave flooded, many people, including an expert ____________________, worked together to rescue the boys.

• current

• filtered

• climate

• caver

VOCABULARY: While they were trapped, the boys drank water that had been ____________________ through the rocks of the cave.

• stalactites

• filtered

• murky

• caver

VOCABULARY: It was hard for divers to swim through the cave because the _________________ was strong.

• current

• caver

• climate

• stalactites

VOCABULARY: It was also hard for the rescuers to see where they were going because the water was ____________________.

• climate

• current

• murky

• filtered

In what year did the events in the article take place?

• 2010

• 2014

• 2018

• 2022

The climate in the area of the cave was different from the usual climate at that time of year. This means ______.

• no one was around

• the weather was different

• the cave was crowded

• the cave smelled strange

Based on the article, which of the following is a problem the boys faced while they were trapped in the cave?

• They had no water to drink.

• They had no food to eat.

• Animals were attacking them.

• Some of them had broken bones.

Which event in the article happened first?

• Divers brought food to the boys.

• The boys found dry ground and went to sleep.

• Navy SEALs arrived at base camp.

• The boys realized they were trapped.