Comprehension: Visualizing
Literature: Descriptive Details
Vocabulary: Prefixes and Suffixes
sprawled (v). spread out
navigator (n). one who tells the pilot where to go.
uninhabited (adj). without people
comrades (n). persons sharing the same activity.
contraption (n). mechanical device
disintegrate (v). brake apart
terrain (n) countryside
bayonets (n). blades on the ends of the rifles.
leeches (n). worms that suck people's blood.
sapling (n). young tree
Answer the following questions after reading the story "Shot Down Behind Enemy Lines". You can either write your answers in the boxes below, or copy the questions on a word document and after answering them, use the form at the bottom of this page to send it to me. Whe you answer the questions, make sure to cite from the story. (make refernece to the story.)
What is the scariest or most suspenseful part of the story? What makes it so suspenseful? Is the story fiction or did it really happen?
Literature (descriptive details )
What descriptive details help you know what Locher felt, saw, heard, and smelled when his jet was hit?
Comprehension(details)
What were some of the dangers Locher had to deal with during two days in the jungle?
Literature (descriptive details)
Read lines 116-121. What descriptive details help you understand how Locher knows that he is dying?
Drawing conclusions
What part of Locher's time in the Jungke seemed the most dangerous? Give reasons for your opinion.
Writing activity
In your own words, explain how the pilots rescued Locher.