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Hatchet Chapter 13-14

Authored by Angela Campana

English

5th - 6th Grade

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Hatchet Chapter 13-14
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This quiz focuses on chapters 13-14 of Gary Paulsen's novel "Hatchet," making it appropriate for 5th and 6th grade English Language Arts students. The questions assess reading comprehension skills including sequencing events, identifying character development, analyzing plot progression, and understanding cause-and-effect relationships within the narrative. Students need to demonstrate literal comprehension by recalling specific details about Brian's survival experiences, such as his hunting attempts, encounters with wildlife, and food storage methods. They must also show inferential thinking skills by analyzing how Brian's character evolves over time, understanding the passage of time in the narrative, and recognizing the central conflict of the story. The quiz requires students to synthesize information across multiple chapters and make connections between Brian's actions and their consequences in his wilderness survival situation. Created by Angela Campana, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 5 and 6. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes in the literature classroom, functioning effectively as a chapter review quiz, formative assessment tool, or homework assignment to gauge student understanding of key plot points and character development. Teachers can use this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before discussing these chapters in class, or as a review tool before a larger unit assessment on the complete novel. The questions support close reading skills and help students track Brian's journey from despair to renewed determination, making it valuable for classroom discussions about resilience, problem-solving, and character growth. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.5.1, RL.5.3, RL.6.1, and RL.6.3, which focus on citing textual evidence, analyzing character development, and explaining how plot events unfold throughout a narrative.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

How do you know a good deal of time has passed between the end of Chapter 12 when the plane flies away and the beginning of Chapter 13?

At the end of Chapter 12 Brian was going to make a bow and arrow to catch fish and at the beginning of Chapter 13 Brian was tired of eating fish.
Brian is keeping track of the days by making notches with his hatchet on a piece of wood, and he states that many notches have been made.
Brian is playing pebbles in a hollowed out rock; one for each day he has been in the wilderness and the rock will no longer hold ant more pebbles.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Brian was hunting for______ to eat.

wild greens 
rabbits 
foolbirds 
squirrels

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

While he was hunting Brian sensed an animal nearby. It was a_______.

bobcat
raccoon
fox
wolf

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The plane had crashed________ days before.

35
20
6
47

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

When the plane turns around an leaves Brian, he wishes to die. Brian even________.

tries to drown himself 
cuts himself with the Hatchet 
jumps of the ledge above his shoulders 
wrestles with a bear

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

When Brian first began to use the bow and arrows he could not catch fish because...

Brian's arrows were not sharp enough to pierce the skin of the fish.
Brian was not fast enough to hit the fish and they swam away
The water bent the light making the fish look like they were in a different place than they really were. 
the fish stayed in the deep water and Brian could not get close enough to catch them.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

On Brian's first feast day he ate...

fish
foolbirds
rabbit
opossum

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

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