READING COMPREHENSION

STANDARDS ADRESSED: Reading (E1), Writing (E1), Conventional Usage of English Grammar (E4),Public Documents

(Based on excerpt from “Hurricane” by Andrew Salkey. Salkey is a Jamaican novelist who wrote adolescent literature about experiences in the Caribbean.)

Instructions: After reading the passage answer the following questions.

1. The narrator states that he was born in a town by the sea. Name at least two towns by the sea or town built by major rivers in the USA.

2. He made up his mind that he was going to be a sailor. What is your career choice, and why?

3. In the third paragraph, the narrator says “it is the time of the year when there are very bad storms on that part of the world.” What time of the year is that?

4. Describe in details the possible effects of a very bad hurricane.

5. The person who is in charge of the ship is called a captain. Give the title of one other officer.

6. Briefly describe the series of events that happened after land was sighted.

7. How did the sailors escape from the waves?

8. The narrator was saved, but he still had some troubles. What were they?

9. Where did he spend his first night on land?

10. Give a title for this passage.

11. Summarize this passage.

WORDS FROM THE PASSAGE. Make a sentence with each word. Learn the proper spelling.

Adventure

Sails

Cabin

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