Give an example of how Karana was a resourceful person?
What is many answers count?
100
List all seven vocabulary words.
What is ravine, headland, kelp, lair, shellfish, sinew, and gnawed?
100
What was the title of the story?
What is "Island of the Blue Dolphins"?
100
Who is the author of "Island of the Blue Dolphins"?
What is Scott O'Dell?
100
What was the genre of "Island of the Blue Dolphins"?
What is historical fiction?
200
Reread page 81. Based on clues from the text, what does scarce mean?
What is hard to find and not available?
200
Why was Karana on the island?
What is she stayed behind to be with her brother?
200
How would you compare the two building sites that Karana considered?
What is they both had sources of fresh water?
200
Of the following words, which best describes Karana? Generous, fearful, dependent, determined?
What is determined?
200
Reread page 78 and stop at the break in the middle of the page. An omen is a sign of good or evil for the future. Why does Karana believe the day was an “omen of good fortune”?
What is The morning was fresh from rain, the smell of the tide pool was strong, sweet odors came from the wild grasses and from the sand plants. She felt that it was a good sign?
300
Is this a valid generalization? Karana knew how to take care of most of her problems.
What is yes?
300
What is the definition of shellfish?
What is a sea creature with a shell?
300
What was the author's purpose for writing this story?
What is to entertain readers with an interesting story?
300
What is the definition of kelp?
What is a sea plant?
300
How did the story's setting affect Karana's life?
What is fresh water, food, and plants were present?
400
What vocabulary word meant a deep valley?
What is a ravine?
400
Why did Karana not build in the west?
What is the sea elephants were too noisy?
400
Of the following, which did Karana do first? Search for wood and stones, collect bones from the beach, look for a place to build a house, or make a dish and a basket?
What is looks for a place to build a house?
400
What is the theme of the story?
What is problems are solved by hard work and attention to details?
400
What is the definition of lair?
What is an animal's den or resting place?
500
What is a synonym for the word chewed?
What is gnawed?
500
Why did Karana decide she would kill the wild dogs?
What is she feared they would eat her food and drink her water?
500
What is the definition of headland?
What is land that sticks out into the sea?
500
Why are the wild dogs important to the story?
What is they killed her brother, leaving her alone on the island?