NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Howdoyouknowthat“TheDaringNellieBly”isabiography?Ithasaproblemthatreadersmustsolve.Thesettingofthestoryisfamiliartomostreaders.Itgivesinformationaboutwhyapersonisimportant.Characters’feelingsareshownmostlythroughdialogue.2.Whydidtheauthorwrite“TheDaringNellieBly”?toexplainhowdifficultitwastobeareportertotellaboutanexcitingtriparoundtheworldtoteachreportersthebestwaytogetstoryideastotellthestoryofatalentedandunusualwoman3.WhydidNelliebuyalong-lastingdressbeforebeginningherjourney?Shethoughtthedresswouldmatchherlongcoat.Shewantedtoavoidhavingtotaketrunksalong.Shethoughtthedresswouldbegoodforhotweather.Shewantedtolooknicewhencrowdscametoseeher.4.WhatwasNellieMOSTafraidofonhertriparoundtheworld?feverstormsfailureshipwreck5.WhatwastheFIRSTproblemNelliehadonhertrip?Hertrainarrivedtwohourslate.Shegotseasickonboardtheship.TheOrientalwasdelayedfivedays.Hercabinontheshipfilledwithwater.WeeklyLessonTestLesson4©Harcourt•Grade535SelectionComprehension“TheDaringNellieBly”Name6.WhichwordBESTdescribesNellieBlythroughoutherlife?ordinarymysteriousstrong-willedwell-behaved7.AccordingtothemayorofJerseyCity,whathadNellieproved?Americanwomencouldbestrongandindependent.Itwaspossibletogoaroundtheworldineightydays.Oceantravelwassaferandfasterthantravelbytrain.Womencouldtravellongdistancesmoreeasilythanmen.8.WhichactionBESTshowsthatNelliewasbrave?Sheranahugecompany.Shewroteanewspapercolumn.Sheinventedthefirststeelbarrel.Shewenttoawarzoneasareporter.READTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.ExplainwhyNelliehadtherespectandaffectionofthosewhoknewher.Usedetailsfrom“TheDaringNellieBly”tosupportyouranswer.TOTALSCORE:/8+/2WeeklyLessonTestLesson4©Harcourt•Grade536SelectionComprehension“TheDaringNellieBly”NameFocusSkill:Character’sMotivesReadthepassage.Thenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.ThePoetryContest“Listentothis!”Akinareadaloudfromthelocalnewspaper,“Entriesarenowbeingacceptedforthetownpoetrycontest,andwritersofallage...
