Comprehension
Vocabulary
Story Elements
Figurative Language
Inferences
100

Where is Scoot in the beginning of the story?

the galley

100
What is a porthole?
circular window on a boat or ship.
100

the pacific ocean

what is the setting of the story?

100

He is as hungry as a horse.

simile

100

Infer. What are Sully's character traits? 

He is brave, a good sailor, and a great brother. 

200
What is the name of the boat Sully and Scoot are sailing on?
the Old Sea Dog.
200
A sailor uses navigation equipment to
guide the boat on its course.
200
a sudden appearance of a rogue wave.
What is the external (first initial) conflict?
200
Snap, Crackle and Pop
Example of Onomatopoeia.
200

How does Sully repeating the same words help Scoot and Sully himself?

Sully thinks his words will help Scoot mental telepathy and it helps him feel less powerless.

300
What are the two settings in the story?
Outside on the old sea dog and below in the upturned cabin.
300
What is a deck?
platform on a boat where people stand
300

Scoot is in total darkness, so she cant see where things are. She finally realizes where she is trapped is upside down, which makes her disoriented. Finally when she tries to open the entry doors she cant.

What is the rising action?

300
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter too make the bitter butter better.
example of alliteration
300

What is the added danger of the oil in the galley?

The water is becoming toxic. Oil is dripping into it, and the battery acid could leak acid.

400
What gave Sully hope that Scoot could survive for some time in the cabin?
there was at least a three-foot air pocket.
400
The author uses swells to describe the motion of the ocean. A swell is...
a long unbroken wave.
400

fishing boat out of San Diego bound south to fish for wahoo and tuna off the Revilla Gigeda Islands, came within a hundred yards of the upside down sailboat and stopped to pick up its two chattering survivors

What is the resolution?

400
time is money
Example of a metaphor.
400

What are Sully's abilities as a sailor? 

Sully had sailed the old sea dog many times already and been around boats most of his life. Sully seems to be a expert.

500
What makes rogue waves especially dangerous?
they can not be predicted.
500
What is the definition of hydrography?
scientific description and analysis of the earths surface water.
500
Sullivan Atkins was steering the rigged boat. Scoot was learning how to be a deep water sailor.
What is the exposition?
500
a dime a dozen
Example of a idiom.
500

What inference can you make about Scoot's personality? 

Scoot has scary thoughts whether or not Sully is okay. Fear takes over her, but only for a few moments. then she turns her attention to getting out. People who act like this in the face of disaster are brave and resilient.

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