50 POINTS Questions for The Voyage of the James Caird

(a) Make Inferences What was the biggest navigational challenge the crew faced in trying to reach South Georgia Island?
(b) Interpret Why do they decide to aim at an uninhabited coast rather than the side of the island they know has whaling stations?
(c) Generalize What does this decision tell you about the crew’s sailing experience?

a) Without the sun for fourteen days, they could not identify their position.

b) They choose a spot that would be satisfactory, but they leave room for the winds and the weather to take them elsewhere.

c) The crew had enough experience to know that they might miss the intended landing spot.

Explanation:

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”

do you have more to the question?