Question

the police snowmobiles out on patrol. “this is big tlingit to smokey. i’m stuck down here at mile 39 on the highway. i just saw two skiers near the road, but they veered off into a wooded area. could they be your daughter and her friend?”
chief ellanna immediately directed units to move in the direction of the woods near mile 39. the chief sighed. at least they had been seen alive!
“sergeant price, call my wife. tell her we think that we’ve found marina and tom.”
tom couldn’t move. he knew his leg was broken. at least he knew that it was when he was conscious, but he kept drifting off. he couldn’t understand why he wasn’t colder. he could swear someone had covered him with a feathery, fresh - smelling blanket. he kept trying to tell marina something. maybe if he could joke with her, she wouldn’t think things were so awful. if only he hadn’t gone off after that glove...
chief ellanna was the last to reach the ravine. as he jumped out of his snowmobile, he saw a blanket - wrapped figure on a stretcher.
recalling facts
write the answers to the following questions on the lines provided. you may go back to the selection to find an answer.

1. unlike marina, tom wants to take the last ski lift back to the lodge.

a. why does tom want to use the lift?
b. why does marina not want to go back on the lift?

1. what effect does the weather have on the search for the lost skiers?
2. at different times, tom and marina think the other does something foolish.

a. what does marina do that tom thinks is foolish?
b. what does tom do that marina thinks is foolish?

1. draw a line to match each word with its meaning.

sheaf emerged
scowled frowned
materialized bundle

Explanation:

1a. The text does not provide information on why Tom wants to use the lift.
1b. The text does not provide information on why Marina does not want to go back on the lift.

1. The text mentions a storm, which likely makes the search more difficult as visibility and weather - related hazards could be present.

3a. Marina tore pine boughs from a tree to shelter Tom, which Tom might think is foolish as it could have injured her hands.
3b. Tom tried to joke with Marina to keep her spirits up, which Marina might think is foolish given his injured state.

1. sheaf - bundle; scowled - frowned; materialized - emerged

Answer:

1a. No information in the text.
1b. No information in the text.

1. The storm likely makes the search more difficult due to visibility and weather - related hazards.

3a. Marina tore pine boughs from a tree to shelter Tom.
3b. Tom tried to joke with Marina to keep her spirits up.

1. sheaf - bundle, scowled - frowned, materialized - emerged