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Why does Axel look for a deep place in the river?
He thinks he will be safe from the fire there.
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How do they escape the fire storm?
They move to a burned out area.
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The ___________ of the worker’s job made him bored.
drudgery
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Dangerous.
treacherous
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Why does Uncle Paul agree to take Axel down the Salmon River?
Because Axel got an A in history.
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Fact or Opinion: "It's better to sit still in the known than plunge into the unknown."
Opinion
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Why does Uncle Paul tell Axel the story about the phoenix?
To show that the forest will live again from the ashes.
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The boy took a ___________ into the deep water.
plunge
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To laugh at or make fun of something.
scoffed
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Why must the family get off the river?
Because the smoke is thick and they cannot see where they are going.
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Why did they go to a burned out area?
The fire can't burn in a place that is already burned.
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The mountaineer climbed the ___________ mountain for eight hours.
treacherous
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To jump or dive quickly into something.
plunge
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Fact or Opinion: "You won't have a fire problem," the fire warden had said when they started their float trip.
opinion
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What helped them breathe during the fire?
They dipped bandanas in the river and tied them over their noses and mouths.
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Why couldn't Axel get to sleep at the burned out campsite?
The fire storm was very noisy.
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The town felt ___________ when they didn’t win the award.
discouraged
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To burn slowly with smoke but no flame.
smoldering
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How do you know the passage is realistic fiction?
Because it has a realistic character who faces a challenge.
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Why did Axel put his dog in the bottom of the kayak?
Because the air was fresher there.
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How will the forest grow again?
The nutrients from the ashes will help the plants grow.
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Kelly’s shoes didn’t fit, so she had them ___________ .
altered
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Having doubt about something.
skeptically