Rafting Down The Rapids 4th Quarter Independent Read-stegmann
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- 1.What is the main idea of the selection?
- A.
All the paddlers got soaked every day rafting on the river.
- B.
Two partially blind students from Tucson took a trip.
- C.
Everyone in the group went through all the rapids.
- D.
Blind and sighted people learned from each other while they enjoyed an exciting rafting trip.
- 2.What effect did the rafters observe when the riverbed got narrower?
- A.
The water ran faster.
- B.
The winds were stronger.
- C.
There were fewer rapids.
- D.
The desert sun got hotter.
- 3.The selection says, "Everyone paddled hard to make headway." The word headway means
- A.
Waves
- B.
Progress
- C.
Warmth
- D.
A race
- 4.What image does the author use to show how difficult it was to paddle against the wind?
- A.
Strong winds blew against the rafts.
- B.
The wind held them back like a giant invisible hand.
- C.
That was the toughest part of the trip.
- D.
Everyone paddled hard to make headway.
- 5.What did all of the students on the trip have in common?
- A.
They all had trouble controlling their paddles.
- B.
They were all blind.
- C.
They had never ridden the rapids before.
- D.
They all fell off the rafts.
- 6.Compared with the sighted people, why were the visually handicapped people better rafters?
- A.
They were better than the other sighted rafters.
- B.
They were stronger paddlers than the other sighted rafters.
- C.
They were perfect paddlers.
- D.
They didn't get nervous and listened for commands and responded quickly.
- 7.The author's main purpose in this selection is to?
- A.
Explain how to paddle through rapids.
- B.
Describe the San Juan River.
- C.
Inform readers about an entertaining and educational adventure.
- D.
Entertain readers with a story about rafting guides.
- 8.Which sentence states a fact?
- A.
"It sounds scary, but it's really fun!"
- B.
"We paddled for hours without stopping."
- C.
"The rapids were great-and so was the food!"
- D.
"That was the toughest part of the trip."
- 9.In this text, the author presents information mainly by
- A.
Explaining causes and effects.
- B.
Telling events in order.
- C.
Explaining problems and their solutions.
- D.
Making comparisons and contrasts.
- 10.The author of this selection would most likely agree that
- A.
Everyone benefits when people with and without handicaps work together.
- B.
Rafting is too dangerous for most people with handicaps.
- C.
Blind people can do anything that sighted people can do.
- D.
Sighted people are poor paddlers compared with blind people.
- 11.What did the rafters do on the last day of the trip?
- A.
They rode through the biggest set of rapids.
- B.
They stopped in the town of Mexican Hat.
- C.
They learned to respond quickly to their guides.
- D.
They paddled hard to reach Lake Powell.
- 12.Which sentence states an opinion?
- A.
"The San Juan River flows from east to west across the desert of southeastern Utah."
- B.
"Those who could see described the sights to those who couldn't."
- C.
"This trip was fantastic."
- D.
"Under the hot desert sun, wet clothes dried quickly."
- 13.What did the guides conclude about the people who took the trip?
- A.
They were perfect paddlers.
- B.
When asked to close their eyes, the sighted people would feel uncomfortable.
- C.
Both handicapped people and non-handicapped people were able to help each other, have fun, and have a great trip.
- D.
Fisher often takes the handicapped on trips.
- 14.When they reached their destination, the people in this selection most likely felt
- A.
Relieved that they had survived the dangers.
- B.
Disappointed that the trip was over so soon.
- C.
Determined never to take a trip like that again.
- D.
Frightened by what they had experienced.
- 15.The author of the story used a simlie to describe an event. Which of the following sentences from the story represents a simile?
- A.
"They were perfect paddlers!"
- B.
"The visually handicapped people actually did a little better."
- C.
"You hit the waves, you go down real fast like a rollercoaster."
- D.
Paddlers hurled buckets of water at each other.
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