Survival!
Students will read a story about a camping trip that turns into an unforgettable adventure. Students will answer questions about main idea, characters, setting, and plot.
Reading Comprehension Passage
Survival!
Reading Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary List
Vocabulary List
Each of the vocabulary words below are used in the reading passage. As you read the passage, pay attention to context clues that suggest the word’s meaning.
- accompany
- envisioned
- rustic
- loomed
- summit
- cropping
- vengeance
- cringed
- subsided
- yearning
Context Clues
Context Clues
Using context clues from the sentences in the passage, underline the correct meaning of the word in boldface.
1) “When Aiden asked me to accompany him”
a. sponsor; finance b. play music with c. go with; attend with d. stand in; substitute
2) “I envisioned a log cabin with a crackling fireplace”
a. anticipated or visualized b. rented or booked c. requested; wanted d. searched; hunted
3) “Imagine how my rustic, yet comfortable image of camping became a nightmare”
a. happy; joyful b. primitive or simple c. elegant or classic d. original; first
4) “the mountains loomed bigger than I had remembered”
a. grew; expanded b. sounded; echoed c. sloped; inclined d. appeared or soared
5) “Finally, we reached the summit”
a. campsite b. valley or gorge c. cabin; chalet d. peak; top
6) “We set up near a boulder cropping”
a. visitors' center b. mountain stream c. uncovered bedrock; outthrust d. debris field
7) “the storm rolled in with a vengeance”
a. great energy; force b. gentle rain; drizzle c. whisper; murmur d. cumulus cloud
8) “Each time lightning lit up the tent and the thunder echoed, I cringed”
a. screamed or yelled b. flinched or trembled c. laughed; chuckled d. wept openly
9) “as quickly as the storm came rushing in, it subsided”
a. flooded; deluged b. changed directions c. decreased; declined d. increased; intensified
10) “I was yearning for a hot shower and a soft bed”
a. asking; requesting b. wanting; desiring c. thankful; grateful d. heading; moving to