A Voyage to the Antarctic

Which of these descriptions applies to the narrator?

• Ship captain

• College professor

• Machine Inventor

• Airplane pilot

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3

Which of these themes can be found in the passage?

• The role of technology in progress

• The relationship between humans and animals

• Lies and deception in newspaper articles

• The desire to isolate oneself from others

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2

The main aim of the Miskatonic Expedition was __________.

• To conduct extensive tests with a newly-designed piece of equipment

• To explore a greater part of the antarctic continent than their predecessors

• To discover a variety of rocks and minerals unknown to humans

• To provide a challenging educational experience to college students

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2

‘The last lap…..dimly terrible.’What does the author’s tone convey in these two paragraphs?

• A longing to return home

• A sense of freedom

• A feeling of fear and awe

• A note of arrogance

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4

In what order did the voyage cover these places?

• The plateau near Ross Sea

• The town of Hobart

• The Panama Canal

• The Boston port

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1

Our faith was well-placed, for the sailing in these dangerous waters was smooth, swift and uneventfulPlace the sentence after any one of the paragraphs listed so that it fits meaningfully.

• We planned…material.

• Of these…manned.

• We were…at large.

• None of…waters.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5

Which of these words from the passage conveys a feeling of sadness?

• Vivid

• Cadence

• Sentient

• Poignant

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4

Try to draw a map covering the course of the voyage described in the passage.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Create