1. Practice Book Answers

2. Page 1 1.bailed 2.impassable 3.dehydration 4.perilous 5.grueling 6.rancid 7.grueling 8.perilous 9.rancid

3. Page 2 1.rancid 2.grueling 3.bailed 4.perilous 5.impassable 6.dehydration

4. Page 4 1. What was the goal of Sir Ernest Shackleton? The goal was to be the first person to cross the polar ice cap. 2. Why did the crew leave the ship? The crew left the ship because it was crushed by the ice and was leaking badly. 3. Why were the men dragging the lifeboats? The men were dragging the lifeboats through the barren ice to reach open water.

5. 4. Describe Elephant Island? Why did Shackleton decide to continue sailing with some of the crew members? Elephant Island was barren, with only rocks, ice, snow, and wind. Shackleton continued sailing with some of the crew members to South Georgia Island to try to get some help. 5. Why did the men land on the other side of the whaling station? They landed on the other side because the fresh water was gone and they were too weak to keep going.

6. 6. How many men stayed in the cave? How did they survive? Three men stayed in the cave with a fresh water spring nearby. Fortunately, the men had wood from old shipwrecks for fire, albatross eggs and seals to eat. So, they would be all right while waiting for their rescue. 7. Who completed the journey to the whaling station? Shackleton, Big Tom, and Skipper Worsley completed the journey. Page 5 8. How does Shackleton’s goal change from the beginning to the end of the selection? At the beginning, he wanted to be the first person to cross the South Pole’s Ice cap. But at the end, he just wanted his crew to be safe.

7. 9. On Elephant Island, the ship crew were wondering if Shack would make it back to rescue them, how long they would be left on the island, and was Shack all right. 10. Graybeards are huge waves that come quickly and quietly. 11. It took Shackleton more than 3 months to save the stranded men on Elephant Island without any loss of life.

8. 6- Hunger and terrible weather were the main enemies of the explorers. 8- Going thirty hours without sleep could cause exhaustion or even illnesses. 7- Were the rewards of the trip worth all the difficulties? SingularPlural 1-boatmen 2- hullwaves 3- rockedges 4- seaislands 5- perilwinds Page 6

9. Page 7 Meaning The air was hot I felt hot The weather was hot and I was sweating

10. Page 8 Ex:1 1.ice 2.a bee 3.a butterfly Ex:2 1.The pillow felt as hard as the rock. 2.It came down hardly, so they felt so hot. 3.She walked slowly and with heavily steps. Page 9 1- d 2- h3- c