Excerpt from Big Water by Andrea Curtis. Printed with permission by Orca Book Publishers

Question

Question
Use the excerpt below from “Big Water” to answer the question.

What detail from the text explicitly supports the analysis that the men on the dock work well together? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

They pick up, pass, and carry things.
They pick up, pass, and carry things.

They speak to each other in different languages.
They speak to each other in different languages.

They work without need of words.
They work without need of words.

They move cargo, haul wood, and clean boats.
They move cargo, haul wood, and clean boats.

They move like a kind of machine.

Answer 1

The two details from the text that explicitly support the analysis that the men on the dock work well together are:

1. They pick up, pass, and carry things.
2. They move like a kind of machine.

These responses indicate cooperation and efficient teamwork among the men.