Swimming for Her Life

1. A. Imagine that you writing a paragraph explaining the challenges refugees from Syria face.Which of the following is the BEST topic sentence for your paragraph? Some countries, like Germany, have opened their doors to Syrian refugees. Syrian refugees may still face many hardships after they escape from Syria. Hundreds of thousands have died in Syria. 1. B. Which information from the article BEST supports the sentence you chose in part A? Nearly 11 million Syrians have fled the country. (p. 11) Refugees sometimes have trouble finding a job and housing in a new country. (p. 11) Many Syrians escaped to neighboring countries and others headed to Europe. (p. 11) 1C. Which of the following BEST explains why the text evidence you chose in part B is relevant (important)? It explains the role of smugglers in the movement of people out of Syria. It provides examples of the kinds of difficulties refugees can face while settling in a new place. It describes how the deadly violence of the civil war forced Syrians out of their country. 2. Choose the piece of text evidence that BEST supports the statement below.Olympic athletes must make sacrifices to compete. “Every athlete at the Olympic Games has a story.” (p. 13) “Instead of going on family vacations, they [Olympic athletes] attend clinics and workshops. They give up after-school activities to train.” (p. 13) “The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was putting together the first-ever team of refugees for the 2016 Games in Rio.” (p. 13) 3. Choose THREE pieces of text evidence from “Swimming for Her Life” that BEST support the statement below.Yusra and Sarah took great risks to escape from Syria. “Both sisters [Yusra and Sarah] dreamed of swimming in the Olympics one day.” (p. 11) “The sisters knew the journey would be extremely dangerous, but that did not deter them.” (p. 11) “‘Maybe I’m going to die on the way,’ Yusra said, ‘but I’m almost dead in my country. I can’t do anything.’” (p. 11) “Yusra and Sarah were sent to a refugee camp in Berlin, where they secured special permission from the government to be there.” (p. 12) “From there, they joined a group of about 30 other refugees and hired armed smugglers to help them get to Greece. It is against the law to enter another country without official permission, so they had to be careful not to get caught by local authorities.” (pp. 11-12) Which pair of words best describes the mood of the passage about Yusra’s journey to Germany in the section “Dangerous Journey”? amused, joyous surprised, confusing calm, content tense, anxious Analyzing Poetry Look at the last word in each line of the first stanza. Circle the two words that rhyme. Then connect the circled words with a line.Look at the last word in each line of the second stanza. Circle the two words that rhyme. Then connect the circles with a line.Choose a pen color and use it to underline the first line of the poem.Then find where this line is repeated. Use the same color to underline the repeat of line 1. What might cause a dream to die?