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Akiak : A Tale From the Iditarod by Robert J. Blake

Akiak : A Tale From the Iditarod by Robert J. Blake. Reading Comprehension Skills: * Story Structure * Words in Context/Vocabulary Turning Point by Teresa Parrott, North Salisbury Elementary School, 2006. 10. The ________ are the people or animals in the story.

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Akiak : A Tale From the Iditarod by Robert J. Blake

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  1. 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

  2. 10 The ________ are the people or animals in the story. • Setting • Plot • Characters • Problem • Solution

  3. 10 The ________ is the time and place in which the story occurs. • Setting • Plot • Characters • Problem • Solution

  4. 10 The ________ is the series of story events. • Setting • Plot • Characters • Problem • Solution

  5. 10 Who are the main characters in the story Akiak? • Buddy and Mick • Akiak and Max • Sandy and Mitch • Akiak and Mick • Clifford and Makita

  6. 10 What is the setting of Akiak? • Alaska • British Columbia • California • Michigan • North Dakota

  7. 10 1,151 miles of wind, snow, and rugged trail lay ahead, from Anchorage to Nome. In the sentence above, rugged means: • Piece of thick cloth that covers a floor • Attractive, strong features • Having a rough, uneven surface

  8. 10 Mick was the musher, but the team followed the lead dog.In the sentence above, musher means: • The driver of a dogsled team • Soft food that is part solid and part liquid • The dogs that follow the lead dog

  9. 10 “She’ll be waiting for you at Nome!” Mick vowed.In the sentence above, vowed means: • English letters a,e,i, o, and u. • Promised • Yelled

  10. 10 By the Ophir checkpoint, Akiak was limping.In the sentence above, checkpoint means: • Snow-capped mountain ridge • Place along a route where a check or count is made • An occasion when a doctor examines you to see if you are healthy

  11. 10 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 safe or covered place • Someone who has been forced to leave their country • A break or time of rest

  12. 10 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 small donkey • Stood on top of • Dug a hole as a small animal would

  13. 10 Mick squinted through the snow, looking for a sign.In the sentence above, squinted means: • Walked quickly and briskly • Searched seeking to locate something • Looked with eyes partly closed in order to see better

  14. 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?”

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