Snowboarding Out of Bounds

Following the rules is a good idea when it comes to a sport such as snowboarding.

• M-Main Idea

• N-Too Narrow

• B-Too Broad

Snowboarding off the trail may be exciting, but it may also lead to dire consequences.

• M-Main Idea

• N-Too Narrow

• B-Too Broad

When Williamson and Volkerding got lost on a mountainside, they used their snowboards to

• dig a cave in the snow.

• signaled with their snowboards.

• built a platform in tree branches.

How well do you remember the facts in the article? Two weeks after being rescued, Thornton died of

• frostbite

• complications from broken bones

• a heart attack

• being hit by a car.

When you combine your own experiences with information from a text to make a conclusion, you are making an inference. Label the statements using the following key: C - Correct Inference, F - Faulty Inference.

1. It is harder to maneuver a snowboard than it is to get lost in the snow.

• a. C - Correct Inference

• b. F - Faulty Inference

When you combine your own experiences with information from a text to make a conclusion, you are making an inference. Label the statements using the following key: C - Correct Inference, F - Faulty Inference.

The worst danger that a person lost in the snow faces is frostbite.

• a. C - Correct Inference

• b. F - Faulty Inference

When you combine your own experiences with information from a text to make a conclusion, you are making an inference. Label the statements using the following key: C - Correct Inference, F - Faulty Inference.

People who run ski resorts do not want their guests to go off the marked trails.

• C - Correct Inference

• F - Faulty Inference

When you combine your own experiences with information from a text to make a conclusion, you are making an inference. Label the statements using the following key: C - Correct Inference, F - Faulty Inference.

Sometimes, even though searchers are convinced that a lost person is dead, they continue their search.

• C - Correct Inference

• F - Faulty Inference

Each numbered sentence below contains an underlined word. From the context, determine what the definitions of the underlined words are.

They huddled next to each other to share heat.

• spoke

• kept a distance
• snuggled

From the snowboarders' mistake, choose the one that you believe the authors would agree with:

• The snowboarders made an understandable error.

• The snowboarders were careless and reckless.

• The snowboarders were really moving far away from the trail and safety.