Spelling Week #13
Progressive Spelling
Reading Detective@ R" Story Elements 13. Boat People by Cheryl Block A rphan Hui's voice was barely a whisper as he described to rescuers his family's journey to freedom. 2Several families from his small village in Vietnam had paid the fishermen for passage to Thailand. 3They were packed like animals into the cargo hold* of the small boat. athe crew hid them below deck most of the time. 5The helped her climb onto some passing rough seas made people constantly sick. 6The debris, then clung tightly to its edges. stale air in the lehe pushed them away as the boat hold and the awful stench added to their discomfort. TThere came apart. was not enough food or water; the crew kept D 2oWhen the storm finally broke, most of it for themselves. the boat had been destroyed. 2rThey B rjoff drifted for days, clinging to its the coast of Thailand, they were struck by a hurricane. ehuge remains. 22There was no relief from the cold water, but the constant drtzzle waves beat down on the tiny boat. rothe provided enough water to sustain waves crashed over the sides them. 23Only a few other people had of the boat, sweeping everything off the deck. rrthen survived, but gradually, one by one, water poured into the hold. r2phan they all succumbed to the cold water. Hui and his little sister 2aThe circling sharks removed all trace struggled up the ladder to the deck. r3their parents were still below. lathe of them, yet strangely had spared Phan and his sister. 25Phan never let so of crew had akeady taken the lifeboats her. and abandoned their human cargo, leaving them to save themselves. E 26On the third day, Phan spotted a distant ship. 27He gathered his C '5The boat had begun to break remaining strength and pushed them apart under the constant beating from the waves. r6phan's towards the ship. 28Eventually, they voice cracked were seen and picked up by the crew. when he described how the people 2eNow he sat huddled on the deck, in the hold, including his parents, wrapped in blankets, while he shared drowned without ever making it to the deck. rtphan his remarkable tale. had grabbed his sister xhold: lower interior of a ship as they were swept where overboard. cargo is '8He stored 44 @2002 The Critical Thinking Co.". www.criticatthinking.com.800-458-4849
Reading Detective@ R Story Elements DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter next to the coffect answer or write the answer on the lines given. When asked for evidence, write the number of the sentence or the letter of the paragraph that best supports the answer. 1. How does the crew treat the 3. Phan's treatment of his sister families? The crew shows that he was A. was afraid of them. A. careless. B. cared about their well-being. B. frightened. C. wanted them gone. C. responsible. D. treated them like carso. D. selfish. Which two sentences are the best Which two sentences in paragraph evidence? C are the best evidence?! 2. The main conflict in the storv is between 4. The story reaches a crisis point A. the fishermen and the families. when B. the survivors and nature. A. there is not enough food or C. Phan and the crew. water. D. the boat and the hurricane. B. the boat is destroyed. Explain your answer. C. the crew leaves the boat. D. Phan and his sister swim for the rescue ship. 5. From where is Phan telline his story? A. in the ocean B. on a small fishing boat C. on the rescue ship D. on an island Which two sentences are the best evidence?, @2002 The Critical Thinking Co.". www.criticalthinking.com. 800-458-4849 45
Think Analogies B1 Activities Classifying Analogies DIRECTIONS: Read the analogy and decide how each word pair is related. Then choose the correct type of analogy from the box below, and write the letter on the line. Explain the relationship shown in the analogy. a. used to b. kind of c. association d. synonym 1. grass: producer :: rabbit:consumer 2. president: democracy :: king : monarchy 3. taffeta : fabric :: taffy: candy 4. counterfeit: imitation :: genuine : real 5. bridge: river :: overpass: freeway 6. mild :gentle :: soft:tender 7. oil: liquid :: nitrogen: gas : 22 2001 The Critical Thinking Co. www.criticalthinking.com 800-458-4849