Lesson 7 Old Yeller

Which sentence from the passage is an example of dialect?

• “I ran toward the cabin.”

• “My back muscles ached.”

• “I didn't wait to see more.”

• “It was that big yeller dog.”

What is the meaning of the word lick in the sentence below?

Then I swung my chopping axe high and wheeled, aiming to cave in the she bear's head with the first lick.

• hit

• kick

• slurp

• taste

Read these sentences from the passage.

She'd stand there on her hind feet, hunched over, and take a roaring swing at him with one of those big front claws. She'd slap him head over heels. She'd knock him so far that it didn't look like he could possibly get back there. . . .

In this part of the passage, the author creates drama by using lots of exciting

• adverbs and nouns

• nouns and pronouns

• verbs and adjectives

• adjectives and adverbs

What is the meaning of for a little piece in the sentence below?

The bear chased him for a little piece, but at the rate Old Yeller was leaving her behind, Mama said it looked like the bear was backing up.

• along the river

• for a bit of food

• for a short distance

• until she caught his tail

Read this sentence from the passage.

Old Yeller, though, all he did was come bounding in to jump on us and lick us in the face and bark so loud that there, inside the cabin, the noise nearly made us deaf.

The author most likely chose to use the word bounding instead of running because

• running is the wrong part of speech.

• bounding is more specific and descriptive.

• bounding is a better example of a metaphor.

• running suggests that Old Yeller is untrained.

Which word best describes the family's attitude toward Old Yeller at the end of the passage?

• grateful

• interested

• jealous

• uncertain

What does the word frantic mean in the sentence below?

The engineer was frantic when he discovered that the brakes on the train did not work.

• brave

• fearful

• jealous

• lazy

What does the word stride mean in the sentence below?

The turtle has a slow stride.

• brain

• dream

• step

• voice

What does the word bounding mean in the sentence below?

The children went bounding out the door to the playground.

• taking away

• setting down

• walking around

• leaping forward

What does the word strained mean in the sentence below?

The farmer strained to lift the giant pumpkin.

• tried to avoid

• taxed one's muscles

• stood one's ground

• answered one's calling