Starter quiz
- What was the name of the ship that Shackleton and his crew hoped to navigate Antarctica in?
- Endurance ✓
- Survival
- Determination
- Collaboration
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- True or false? Ernest Shackleton took 69 cats with him on his expedition.
- True
- False ✓
- Which of the following is a suitable definition for how readers use retrieval skills.
- reading around the text to develop a greater awareness of context
- finding key details or information in the text and extracting them ✓
- making an educated guess based on evidence in the text or prior knowledge
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- What is the name of a non-fiction text feature where readers can understand key terms and their meanings?
- index
- glossary ✓
- contents page
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- Which of the following are usually features found within non-fiction texts?
- glossary ✓
- plot twists
- an introduction or preface ✓
- fantasy elements
- a list of contents ✓
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- Which of the following items were taken by Shackleton and his crew on board the Endurance?
- sledges ✓
- mosquito netting
- skis ✓
- swimwear
- blankets ✓
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