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Who became trapped in a cave, and in which country did this happen?
What are the Wild Boars soccer team in Thailand?
What problem did the soccer players have?
What is they were trapped in the cave because the cave had flooded?
The water in the cave was murky, which made it difficult for divers to see. Is this a main idea or supporting detail?
What is supporting detail?
Clue: Fill-in: The cave had big __________ and narrow passages. (Word bank: stalactites, climate, current, caver, filtered, murky)
What is stalactites?
What do people in other countries (not the United States) call the popular sport that the group in the article plays?
Football.
True or False: The cave that the boys became trapped in is located in the capital of Thailand.
What is False? The cave is located in Northern Thailand.
Why did the boys think it was safe to go into the cave?
What is they believed the rainy season was weeks away and thought it would be dry?
Detail 2 on the worksheet says divers would have to squeeze through narrow passages. What does this detail show about the rescue?
What is it shows the rescue was physically difficult and dangerous because of tight spaces?
The boys didn't expect the heavy rain that day, but the __________ in the area had been changing.
What is climate?
Which of these is a real thing: "shark yoga," "underwater basket weaving," or "glow-in-the-dark ice cream"?
What is glow-in-the-dark ice cream?
Identify two text features in the article that help readers understand where the cave is located.
What are the map of Thailand and the map caption/label showing Tham Luang cave?
How did the boys get water to drink while trapped?
What is they cupped their hands and drank water that had been filtered through the rocks?
The worksheet's Detail 3 notes that on July 5 one navy SEAL drowned. How does this detail support the central idea about the rescue?
What is it shows the rescue was dangerous and had real costs; rescuers risked and lost lives?
The rescuers included an expert __________ who had created maps of the cave.
What is caver?
Which animal is nicknamed a "wild boar"?
What is a pig.
Explain how the photograph caption "FOUND!" (the photo taken inside the cave after divers reached the boys) helps the reader understand the rescue. Write 2 sentences.
full points for a clear statement that the photo proves the boys were found and shows rescuers reached them.
Why was it so difficult to rescue the boys? Write 2–3 bullet points or sentences
What is because the water was murky and the current strong, passages were narrow, and very few divers had the skill and gear to dive in those conditions?
Using Details 1–4 from the worksheet, write one clear central idea statement (1–2 sentences) that could summarize the rescue challenges
What is (example) "The rescue of the Wild Boars was extremely dangerous and difficult because of murky water, narrow passages, and risky dives that took many hours and cost a rescuer his life"?
Use the word filtered in a sentence that explains how the boys drank water.
example sentence: "They cupped their hands to drink water that had been filtered through the cave's rocks"?
What is the sport that Ms. Sullivan got certified to do in Belize?
Scuba Diving
he article uses sidebars (e.g., vocabulary box, map, photo captions). Choose one sidebar or text feature and explain its purpose: does it give background, define words, show location, or show evidence?
(example) "The vocabulary box defines key words like stalactites and murky so readers better understand the text"?
What happened on July 2, according to the article?
What is two expert divers located an air pocket, found the boys, and confirmed they were alive?
Name one more detail from the article (not on the worksheet) that supports the central idea you wrote above.
What is (example) "Divers found an air pocket and rescuers later brought food, blankets, and medicine to the boys"?
Define current and murky, and give a one-sentence explanation of how each affected the rescue. (Two definitions + two short explanations.)
What is (example) "Current: the movement of water — a strong current made diving dangerous. Murky: not clear or cloudy — murky water made it hard for divers to see."
: On long space missions, astronauts eat specially packaged foods. Name one reason why fresh salads are rare on long missions.
What is because fresh foods spoil quickly and take space, so packaging and shelf life matter.