The Airplane
The airplane was going down. Smoke was everywhere, and the fire heated the
plane like an oven.
Ken Tyson should have been scared. He should have been crying and shaking in a
corner. But he just smiled. "It's just one of those days," he
said to himself with a bit of a chuckle.
Ken grabbed the parachute and slipped it on as he pried the
emergency door. "It's a good day to
fly!" he shouted as he jumped out of the plane.
Once again, Ken Tyson had stared danger in the face and
lived to tell the tale.
Reading
Comprehension Questions
1) The scene above most likely appears in which part of a
story?
a.
the title page
b.
the plot summary
c.
the acknowledgement
d.
the climax
2) The passage above fits best into which genre?
a.
western
b.
adventure
c.
science fiction
d.
tragedy
3) Which of these words best describes Ken Tyson in the above
passage?
a.
childish
b.
scared
c.
hesitant
d.
fearless
4) Based on the context, what is the meaning of the word
“pried” in the above passage?
a.
looked through
b.
forced open
c.
slammed shut
d.
locked tight
5) The phrase, “the fire
heated the place like an oven”, can best be described as which of the
following?
a.
simile
b.
mixed metaphor
c.
propaganda
d.
understatement
Answer Key
1)
The scene
above most likely appears in which part of a story?
a.
the
title page
b.
the
plot summary
c.
the acknowledgement
d.
the climax
2)
The passage
above fits best into which genre?
a.
western
b.
adventure
c.
science fiction
d.
tragedy
3)
Which of
these words best describes Ken Tyson in the above passage?
a.
childish
b.
scared
c.
hesitant
d.
fearless
4)
Based on the
context, what is the meaning of the word “pried” in the above passage?
a.
looked through
b.
forced open
c.
slammed
shut
d.
locked
tight
5)
The phrase, “the fire heated the place like an oven”,
can best be described as which of the following?
a.
simile
b.
mixed metaphor
c.
propaganda
d.
understatement