Fantasy Checkpoint Minor-4/19

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. Don't forget to use your strategies!You may print the passage if it helps you with your strategies."Out There" passage 1. What is the meaning of the word perilous in paragraph 4? worrisome weak lengthy dangerous 2. Which sentence from the passage helps you understand the meaning of the word perilous? "Our history tells us of a place of great space, clean air, warm light, and something called a sky." Calix began to fret immediately. "But why us?" he wined. "Surely the risks are too great for two twelve-year-old children!" 3. Based on the way she acts around Calix, what can you infer about Ammy? 4. List a trait for Calix. 5. Use text evidence to support your trait for Calix. 6. The title "Out There" refers to which element of the story? character theme setting traits 7. The author uses the line "Find something that holds the promise of life" to create theme symbolism character feelings a problem 8. Part AThe setting of this story begins in a Part BList 3 details from paragraphs 2 and 3 that describe the setting you listed in Part A. These details help you understand the setting of this story. (3 pts) 9. Reread paragraphs 13-15. What life lesson did Calix learn? Support your answer with text evidence. (2 pts) 10. Reread this line from the story. (2 pts)Ammy walked over to a cluster of ferns and picked a fiddlehead. She could tell that it was the bud of a young fern that had not yet opened. "Here," she said. "This will do. What could hold more promise than this?"What can you infer that a fiddlehead is? Why would Ammy choose a fiddlehead to take back? Why is this important?