U5 Reading Comprehension Review

On page 96, what does the word abeam mean?

• to make a surprise attack

• below the deck of the a ship

• from one side to the other across a ship

• above the deck of a ship

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4.3B

4.6F

From the following answers, choose two phrases from page 96 that best help the reader understand the meaning of abeam.

• steady breeze

• bravest spirits

• go ashore

• bow spirit

• wind of the island

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4.3B

4.7C

How do all the crew members feel about Long John Silver?

• They don't like him.

• They respect him.

• They resent him.

• He was kind.

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4.6F

4.8B

Which phrase from the text best supports question 3?

• respected and obeyed

• we were all shaken

• bored and uninterested

• adventurous

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4.7C

What does the reader learn about Long John Silver on paragraph 13?

• he is mean and rude

• he is nice and friendly

• his nickname is Barbecue

• he is brave and fearless

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4.6F

Put the following events in the correct order they occurred in the selection. Use the number 1 for the first event.

• Silver tells Jim a story about Cap'n Flint.

• Jim overhears Silver talking to the other pirates about mutiny.

• Jim hides inside an apple barrel when he hears the crew coming.

• All the crew respected and obeyed Long John Silver.

• Israel Hands was Long John Silver's confidant.

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4.7D

Read the following sentence from the text. Which point is supported by including this sentence?

"He had good schooling in his young days and can speak like a book when so minded; and brave--a lion's nothing alongside of Long John!"

• Silver is smart, shy, and caring.

• Silver is a smart, brave, and well-spoken person.

• Silver is smart, strong, and fearful.

• Silver is smart, sneaky, and fearful.

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4.6F

4.9Eii

Which sentence best states the key idea of this selection?

• They are preparing to mutiny.

• They are preparing for the voyage to Treasure Island.

• The story of Treasure Island features some of the most well-known pirates.

• The story of Treasure Island contains duplicity and greed.

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4.9Di

Which sentence from the selection best support the answer to question 8?

• The squire, at this, would turn away and march up and down the deck, chin in the air.

• But good did come of the apple barrel, as you shall hear, for if it had not been for that, we should have had no note of warning and might all have perished by the hand of treachery.

• Aboard ship he carried his crutch by a lanyard round his neck, to have both hands as free as possible.

• He had a way of talking to each and doing everybody some particular service.

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4.9Di

Based on the information in this selection, what are two details in Treasure Island that are probably inaccurate?

• Cap'n Flint was a parrot.

• Long John Silver was the cook on the Hispaniola.

• Jim Hawkins was the captain on the Hispaniola.

• "Pieces of eight" were Spanish coins.

• Long John Silver found the original copy of the treasure map.

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4.6F

4.6G