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Touching Spirit Bear ch. 5 Questions

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  • Q1
    What can you infer about the following excerpt? "When he stopped to rest, his breath came in ragged gasps. His limbs felt wooden and stiff, moving awkwardly as if disconnected from his body." (41)
    Cole was excited about completing this leg of the journey and was going to rest, then swim to the next island.
    Cole was physically exhausted.
    Cole had made it to another island and one island closer to his goal.
    Cole was all excited about leaving the island.
    30s
  • Q2
    After swimming from island to island, where did Cole find himself? (41)
    He had arrived at his final destination.
    He was back in Minneapolis and this was just a dream.
    He was on a new island.
    He was at the same place he started.
    30s
  • Q3
    With Cole back to where he originally started, what was his mistake? (41)
    He forgot to calculate in the incoming tide?
    He just dog-paddled and didn't make it anywhere!
    He didn't realize he didn't move forward.
    He lacked focus as he was swimming.
    30s
  • Q4
    What did Cole think pushed him two strokes backward with every stroke forward?(41)
    A giant invisible wave pushed him back.
    A giant invisible fish pushed hi, back.
    A giant invisible hand pushed him back
    A giant invisible boat pushed him back.
    30s
  • Q5
    Identify the type of figurative language in the following excerpt from page 42. "A sharp cramp gripped Cole's leg, than his other leg started cramping.
    personification
    metaphor
    simile
    idiom
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of the following best describes the struggle that Cole endures in the 2nd paragraph on page 42?
    He finally figured out a way to keep his head above water, but struggled to keep his feet on the smooth floor so that he could walk to the shore.
    He fought hard to keep his head above water, his feet kept getting entangled in the coral, and the wave kept hitting him in the face.
    He fought to keep his head above water, his feet kept hitting the rocky bottom, and the waves kept pushing him up.
    Everytime he lifted his head above the water it kept pushing him upward and out at the same time. He decided to dog-paddle and wasn't able to move forward at all.
    30s
  • Q7
    What was the one thing Cole needed once he found his way to shore? (42)
    He needed warmth.
    He needed shelter.
    He needed food.
    He needed water to drink.
    30s
  • Q8
    Identify the figurative language in the following excerpt from page 42. "His legs pulled him like worthless anchors."
    Allusion
    Metaphor
    Idiom
    Simile
    30s
  • Q9
    Why do you think the author included this type of figurative language in the following excerpt from page 42. "His legs pulled him behind like worthless anchors."
    He was comparing legs to anchors because they both are useful, however, in this context they were doing nothing.
    Legs are like anchors because they hold us to the ground.
    Legs are not like anchors at all.
    Legs should never be compared to anchors because there are no other similarities.
    30s
  • Q10
    Why did the author use figurative language in the following excerpt from page 43? "The waves, the shoreline, the trees, the bay, all existed like parts of a puzzle."
    To show that they all belong together like when individual pieces of a puzzle go together.
    To show that they are completely separate like pieces of a puzzle.
    To create a beautiful scene like one would see on a beautiful island.
    To show that even though they are separate but together they create something beautiful. It is very similar to the separate puzzle pieces individually they mean nothing but together they make a picture.
    30s
  • Q11
    What did Cole realize in the 2nd paragraph on page 43?
    He was hurting.
    He was totally alone.
    He was hungry.
    He was thirsty.
    30s
  • Q12
    From what we've read on pages 42 and 43, what are Cole's two top struggles.
    He needed warmth, and he was hungry.
    He needed warmth, and he was alone.
    He needed fresh and safe water to drink.
    He needed a fire because he needed warmth.
    30s
  • Q13
    Identify the figurative language in the following excerpt from page 44. "In the dawn light, billowy clouds mounded against the far horizon like a snowdrift.
    To give the reader an idea of what snow looks like in Alaska.
    To give the reader a literal picture of what Cole saw.
    To give the reader a visual picture of what Cole saw.
    To give the reader an example of a view that one might see in Alaska.
    30s
  • Q14
    According to page 44 what did Cole see on that island?
    He saw a black and white bear.
    He saw a white bear.
    He saw a black bear.
    He saw a grizzly bear.
    30s
  • Q15
    What bothered Cole about the Spirit Bear? (45)
    It wasn't afraid of him.
    It wouldn't bring him warmth.
    It was afraid of him.
    It wouldn't talk to him.
    30s

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