THE RUN QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What6news6do6Dennis6and6Mac6hear6on6the6radio6while6at6the6ranch?6-6ans--
There6is6a6bad6disease6spreading6among6people.
What6is6the6sequence6of6events6at6the6beginning6of6this6story?6-6ans--
The6story6begins6after6the6disease6has6struck6and6then6takes6the6reader6back6in6time6to6
a6point6before6the6disease.
The6Muskrat6says6that6the6disease6is6"real6bad."
What6evidence6in6the6story6supports6his6statement?6-6ans--
The6disease6is6very6contagious,6and6doctors6have6not6been6able6to6figure6out6a6cure.
Why6do6Dennis6and6Mac6decide6to6drive6to6the6nearest6big6city?6-6ans--
They6want6to6find6a6person
What6is6chapter616mainly6about?6-6ans--
two6young6men,6a6mysterious6disease,6and6what6happens6when6they6go6out6to6explore6a
fter6the6disease6hits
Read6the6following6sentence:6"More6and6more6people6were6getting6sick.6The6symptoms6
were6strange.6People6would6become6violently6ill,6then6fall6into6a6long,6deep6sleep."
What6does6the6word6symptoms6mean?6-6ans--signs6of6a6disease
Dennis6and6Mac6are6frightened6after6leaving6the6ranch6________6the6towns6and6cities6th
ey6visit6have6no6people6in6them.6-6ans--because
What6happens6to6people6when6they6get6sick6with6the6disease6described6in6the6story?6-
6ans--
The6story6describes6that6the6people6get6violently6ill6and6then6they6fall6into6a6long,6deep6sl
eep.
What6are6the6people6Dennis6and6Mac6see6at6the6end6of6the6story6doing?6-6ans--
The6people6at6the6end6of6the6story6are6running6at6Dennis6and6Mac.
, Who6is6rushing6toward6Mac6and6Dennis6at6the6beginning6of6the6story?6-6ans--
a6swarm6of6crazed6people
Where6does6the6second6half6of6this6story6take6place?6-6ans--in6and6around6a6gas6station
Read6these6sentences6from6the6text.
Were6those6zombies?'6asked6Mac.'I6don't6know,'6said6Dennis.6'Whatever6they6were,6they
6didn't6seem6completely6human.'
What6evidence6from6the6story6supports6the6idea6that6the6people6Mac6and6Dennis6saw6we
re6not6"completely6human"?6-6ans--They6were6"crazed"6and6had6"wild6eyes"
Read6these6sentences6from6the6text.
The6young6men6talked6over6their6next6move6as6they6drove.6Big6cities6seemed6dangerous
,6but6the6small6towns6were6abandoned.6Should6they6head6back6to6the6ranch?
6Go6deeper6into6the6wilderness?6Or6try6to6find6other6survivors6who6were6also6on6the6run?
6There6was6no6easy6answer.6No6matter6what6decision6they6made,6it6would6be6risky.
Based6on6the6information6in6the6story,6why6might6any6decision6the6young6men6make6be6r
isky?6-6ans--
Wherever6they6go,6there6is6a6chance6they6will6come6across6more6"crazed6people."
What6is6the6main6idea6of6chapter62?6-6ans--
Two6young6men6are6trying6to6survive6in6a6world6where6almost6everyone6seems6to6have6g
one6crazy.
Read6these6sentences6from6the6text.
The6young6men6talked6over6their6next6move6as6they6drove.6Big6cities6seemed6dangerous
,6but6the6small6towns6were6abandoned.6Should6they6head6back6to6the6ranch?
6Go6deeper6into6the6wilderness?6Or6try6to6find6other6survivors6who6were6also6on6the6run?
6There6was6no6easy6answer.6No6matter6what6decision6they6made,6it6would6be6risky.
Based6on6these6sentences,6what6does6the6phrase6"on6the6run"6mean?6-6ans--
trying6to6escape6or6hide
Read6these6sentences6from6the6text.
Mac6flipped6a6switch6on6the6wall,6and6fluorescent6lights6flickered6on.6He6looked6around6a
t6the6empty6store.6There6were6signs6of6a6struggle.6Bags6of6chips6and6candy6were6trample
d6on6the6floor.
How6could6the6last6two6sentences6here6be6rewritten6to6show6the6relationship6between6th
em?6-6ans--
ANSWERS
What6news6do6Dennis6and6Mac6hear6on6the6radio6while6at6the6ranch?6-6ans--
There6is6a6bad6disease6spreading6among6people.
What6is6the6sequence6of6events6at6the6beginning6of6this6story?6-6ans--
The6story6begins6after6the6disease6has6struck6and6then6takes6the6reader6back6in6time6to6
a6point6before6the6disease.
The6Muskrat6says6that6the6disease6is6"real6bad."
What6evidence6in6the6story6supports6his6statement?6-6ans--
The6disease6is6very6contagious,6and6doctors6have6not6been6able6to6figure6out6a6cure.
Why6do6Dennis6and6Mac6decide6to6drive6to6the6nearest6big6city?6-6ans--
They6want6to6find6a6person
What6is6chapter616mainly6about?6-6ans--
two6young6men,6a6mysterious6disease,6and6what6happens6when6they6go6out6to6explore6a
fter6the6disease6hits
Read6the6following6sentence:6"More6and6more6people6were6getting6sick.6The6symptoms6
were6strange.6People6would6become6violently6ill,6then6fall6into6a6long,6deep6sleep."
What6does6the6word6symptoms6mean?6-6ans--signs6of6a6disease
Dennis6and6Mac6are6frightened6after6leaving6the6ranch6________6the6towns6and6cities6th
ey6visit6have6no6people6in6them.6-6ans--because
What6happens6to6people6when6they6get6sick6with6the6disease6described6in6the6story?6-
6ans--
The6story6describes6that6the6people6get6violently6ill6and6then6they6fall6into6a6long,6deep6sl
eep.
What6are6the6people6Dennis6and6Mac6see6at6the6end6of6the6story6doing?6-6ans--
The6people6at6the6end6of6the6story6are6running6at6Dennis6and6Mac.
, Who6is6rushing6toward6Mac6and6Dennis6at6the6beginning6of6the6story?6-6ans--
a6swarm6of6crazed6people
Where6does6the6second6half6of6this6story6take6place?6-6ans--in6and6around6a6gas6station
Read6these6sentences6from6the6text.
Were6those6zombies?'6asked6Mac.'I6don't6know,'6said6Dennis.6'Whatever6they6were,6they
6didn't6seem6completely6human.'
What6evidence6from6the6story6supports6the6idea6that6the6people6Mac6and6Dennis6saw6we
re6not6"completely6human"?6-6ans--They6were6"crazed"6and6had6"wild6eyes"
Read6these6sentences6from6the6text.
The6young6men6talked6over6their6next6move6as6they6drove.6Big6cities6seemed6dangerous
,6but6the6small6towns6were6abandoned.6Should6they6head6back6to6the6ranch?
6Go6deeper6into6the6wilderness?6Or6try6to6find6other6survivors6who6were6also6on6the6run?
6There6was6no6easy6answer.6No6matter6what6decision6they6made,6it6would6be6risky.
Based6on6the6information6in6the6story,6why6might6any6decision6the6young6men6make6be6r
isky?6-6ans--
Wherever6they6go,6there6is6a6chance6they6will6come6across6more6"crazed6people."
What6is6the6main6idea6of6chapter62?6-6ans--
Two6young6men6are6trying6to6survive6in6a6world6where6almost6everyone6seems6to6have6g
one6crazy.
Read6these6sentences6from6the6text.
The6young6men6talked6over6their6next6move6as6they6drove.6Big6cities6seemed6dangerous
,6but6the6small6towns6were6abandoned.6Should6they6head6back6to6the6ranch?
6Go6deeper6into6the6wilderness?6Or6try6to6find6other6survivors6who6were6also6on6the6run?
6There6was6no6easy6answer.6No6matter6what6decision6they6made,6it6would6be6risky.
Based6on6these6sentences,6what6does6the6phrase6"on6the6run"6mean?6-6ans--
trying6to6escape6or6hide
Read6these6sentences6from6the6text.
Mac6flipped6a6switch6on6the6wall,6and6fluorescent6lights6flickered6on.6He6looked6around6a
t6the6empty6store.6There6were6signs6of6a6struggle.6Bags6of6chips6and6candy6were6trample
d6on6the6floor.
How6could6the6last6two6sentences6here6be6rewritten6to6show6the6relationship6between6th
em?6-6ans--
