How are Joseph and Sybil Similar?

Their actions help the colonists defeat the British

Sybil shows she is more interested in fighting than Joseph by..

agreeing to get involved with no hesitation

How does the side bar "Recruiting for the Army" help the reader understand more Joseph's life?

It helps the us understand how a boy would hesitate to join

Joseph and Sybil both become involved in the war by

risking their lives for the cause

How does the author organize the ending of each biography?

in a feature called "WHAT HAPPENED TO..."

What is similar about the overall structures of the two biographies in this article?

The events are described in sequential order

How can you tell that Joseph is less eager to fight in the war than Sybil is?

He enlists for the shortest time possible

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A reading comprehension review of Joseph Plumb Martin and Sybil Ludington

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1
How are Joseph and Sybil Similar?
They both work and live on farms
They both own horses
Their actions help the colonists defeat the British
Their fathers are officers in the militia
2
Sybil shows she is more interested in fighting than Joseph by..
agreeing to get involved with no hesitation
watching men drill in the pasture
writing a diary of the revolutionary war
riding farther than Paul Revere did
3
How does the side bar "Recruiting for the Army" help the reader understand more Joseph's life?
Itprovides facts about ages and hometowns of boys who enlist
It suggest he hesitated to become a solider because of pay
It explains why Joseph would never be able to enlist.
It helps the us understand how a boy would hesitate to join
4
Joseph and Sybil both become involved in the war by
enlisting in the army
fighting a battle in New York
riding all night on horseback
risking their lives for the cause
5
How does the author organize the ending of each biography?
in a poem written by the subject of the story
as an expaned caption to an illustration
in a feature called "WHAT HAPPENED TO..."
as the last entry in a historical timeline
6
What is similar about the overall structures of the two biographies in this article?
There are several flashbacks in the narration
They compare and contrast a child and a father
The events are described in sequential order
Each paragraph provides a problem and a solution
7
How can you tell that Joseph is less eager to fight in the war than Sybil is?
He says he believes he is a coward
He is too young to enlist
He hates to stay home when his friends are at war
He enlists for the shortest time possible

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