Tamsin's story: The Paper Map
Tamsin wrote this story for her language arts class. Read the story and answer the questions that follow.
(1) On the morning of the hike, Mateo packed a compass and a paper trail map.
(2) His older sister, Renata, teased him for carrying such old-fashioned tools.
(3) Three hours later, the trail split into two paths that looked exactly alike.
(4) Renata checked her phone, but the screen showed no signal.
(5) Mateo unfolded the map and he found the small creek they had crossed, and he traced the correct path with his finger.
(6) Hiking quickly, the parking lot came into view just before sunset.
(7) Renata admits that the map had been more useful than her phone.
(8) The next weekend, she bought a compass of her own.