Comprehension
Vocabulary
Story Elements
Everything
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

what is the setting of the story?

the pacific ocean

100

What gave Sully hope that Scoot could survive for for a little while in the cabin?

an about three-foot air pocket.

100
Infer. What are Scoots abilities on page 12 (lines 303-312)?
Scoot is levelheaded, calm and resourceful, even in a emergency situation.
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

What is the external (first initial) conflict?

a sudden appearance of a rogue wave.

200

Why did the brother and sister embark on this journey?

It was Scoot's birthday wish


200

How does Sully repeating the same words in lines 272-281 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 falling action?
300

How does the background information in the exposition give rise to the suspense?


The background information given is in reference to the rogue wave. The text states, 'these monstrous out-sized waves are improbable but still possible' (line 22). This means that it is likely to happen to Scoot and Sully. The waves are big, 100 feet or over (line 26). Scoot and Sully may be in danger. The dangerous background information gives rise to the suspense of whether the main characters are in danger.


300
What is the added danger in lines 124-129?
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

What is the resolution?

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

400

What are the two settings of the 'Rogue Wave'?

Sully- upturned hull Scoot- Inside the upturned cabin; Shifting between the two settings helps build the suspense by alternating between the the obstacles of the characters.


400

What are Sully's abilities as a sailor? (lines 63-67)

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 does the word "SUBMERGE" mean in the story?

What is TO BE COMPLETELY COVERED UP BY SOMETHING?

500

Sullivan Atkins was steering the rigged boat. Scoot was learning how to be a deep water sailor.

What is the exposition?

500

What is one reason to stand on the deck?

to feel the breeze; to move the boat's wheel or rudder to steer it

500
What inference can you make about Scoot's personality based on lines 218-225?
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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