News Article Quiz

"Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life" is an example of

• a tv interview

• an online news article

• an editorial

• a podcast

The purpose of the online news article, "Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life" is

• to persuade and express thoughts

• to entertain

• to inform

What is the central idea of the online news article "Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life"?

• It's a parent's responsibility to protect his/her life.

• Abby's family thinks that she was capable of making the trip.

• There is a debate about whether or not Abby should have been allowed to go on her trip.

Select two: Supporting details can be

• facts and statistics

• a counterargument

• examples and anecdotes

• argument

Why did Abby Sunderland head out on her voyage? Choose the best answer

• Abby wanted to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world solo.
• Abby was trying to make the fastest solo voyage around the world.
• Abby wanted to complete a voyage that her brother Zac had not been able to complete.
• Abby wanted to prove to her parents that she was as good a sailor as her brother.

How did Abby’s voyage end? 

• Abby successfully sailed around the world alone.
• Abby’s parents ordered her to stop the voyage
• Abby’s boat sank just a day after she began her voyage.
• Abby had to be rescued in a remote spot in the Indian Ocean. 

What kind of reaction did Abby’s voyage cause?

• Other teenaged girls around the world followed in Abby’s footsteps.

• Critics debated the wisdom of a young sailor making such a dangerous trip.

• Many sailing experts praised Abby’s parents for letting her go on the voyage.

• Abby was universally acclaimed as a hero.

People were upset about Abby's voyage and rescue because...

• Her parents spent a lot of time and money
• Search and rescue from three countries risked their lives to save her
• They didn't want their children to follow in her footsteps
• They wanted her to sail all around the world and she failed. 

How old was Abby when she set sail on her trip?

• 18

• 16

• 17

• 15

The central idea of nonfiction text is __________________

• the author's feelings.

• the most important idea about a topic.

• the meaning of an unknown word.

• a statistic.