akiak : a tale from the iditarod by robert j. blake reading comprehension skills: * story structure...
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Akiak: A Tale From the Iditarodby Robert J. Blake
Reading Comprehension Skills: * Story Structure
* Words in Context/Vocabulary
Turning Point by Teresa Parrott, North Salisbury Elementary School, 2006
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The ________ are the people or animals in the story.
1. Setting
2. Plot
3. Characters
4. Problem
5. Solution
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The ________ is the time and place in which the story occurs.
1. Setting
2. Plot
3. Characters
4. Problem
5. Solution
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The ________ is the series of story events.
Settin
gPlo
t
Chara
cter
s
Probl
em
Solutio
n
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1. Setting
2. Plot
3. Characters
4. Problem
5. Solution
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Who are the main characters in the story Akiak?
Buddy
and M
akita
Akiak
and
Max
Sandy
and M
itch
Akiak
and
Mic
k
Cliffo
rd a
nd Mik
e
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1. Buddy and Mick
2. Akiak and Max
3. Sandy and Mitch
4. Akiak and Mick
5. Clifford and Makita
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What is the setting of Akiak?10
Alask
a
Britis
h Col
umbia
Califo
rnia
Mic
higan
North
Dak
ota
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1. Alaska
2. British Columbia
3. California
4. Michigan
5. North Dakota
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1,151 miles of wind, snow, and rugged trail lay ahead, from Anchorage to Nome.
In the sentence above, rugged means:
1 2 3
0% 0%0%
1. Piece of thick cloth that covers a floor
2. Attractive, strong features
3. Having a rough, uneven surface
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Mick was the musher, but the team followed the lead dog.
In the sentence above, musher means:
The driv
er o
f a d
ogsle.
..
Soft f
ood th
at is
par
t s...
The dog
s th
at fo
llow t.
.
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1. The driver of a dogsled team
2. Soft food that is part solid and part liquid
3. The dogs that follow the lead dog
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“She’ll be waiting for you at Nome!” Mick vowed.
In the sentence above, vowed means:
Englis
h lette
rs
a,e
,i,...
Prom
ised
Yelle
d
0% 0%0%
1. English letters a,e,i, o, and u.
2. Promised
3. Yelled
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By the Ophir checkpoint, Akiak was limping.
In the sentence above, checkpoint means:
Snow-c
apped
moun
ta..
Place
alo
ng a ro
ute
w...
An occ
asio
n when
a ..
.
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1. Snow-capped mountain ridge
2. Place along a route where a check or count is made
3. An occasion when a doctor examines you to see if you are healthy
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While Mick and the team took refuge in Galena, seven hours ahead, Akiak burrowed into a snowdrift to wait out the storm.
In the sentence above, refuge means:
A saf
e or c
over
ed p
lace
Someo
ne w
ho has
be.
.
A bre
ak o
r tim
e of r
est
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1. A safe or covered place
2. Someone who has been forced to leave their country
3. A break or time of rest
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While Mick and the team took refuge in Galena, seven hours ahead, Akiak burrowed into a snowdrift to wait out the storm.
In the sentence above, burrowed means:
A sm
all d
onkey
Stood
on to
p of
Dug a
hol
e as
a s
mal
l ...
0% 0%0%
1. A small donkey
2. Stood on top of
3. Dug a hole as a small animal would
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Mick squinted through the snow, looking for a sign.
In the sentence above, squinted means:
Wal
ked q
uickl
y an
d br..
.
Searc
hed s
eeki
ng to ..
.
Looked
with
eye
s pa
rt..
0% 0%0%
1. Walked quickly and briskly
2. Searched seeking to locate something
3. Looked with eyes partly closed in order to see better
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Some friendly reminders when you come to a word you don’t know:
• Look carefully at the word.• Look for word parts you know and think about the
sounds for the letters.• Blend the sounds to read the word.• Ask yourself, “Is it a word I know? Does it make
sense in what I am reading?”• If not, ask yourself, “What else can I try?”