Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Comprehension Test

Where was Brian going? 

• to the oil fields in Alaska
• to North Dakota to visit his father
• to the oil fields in Canada
• to the cornfields in Oklahoma

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did the pilot teach Brian to do? 

• how to fill the gas tank on the Cessna 406
• how to steer a Cessna 406
• how to read the instrument panel on the Cessna 406
• how to use a hatchet

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What happened to the pilot while he was flying the airplane? 

• He had a heart attack. 
• He fell asleep. 
• He sang a song. 
• He cut his arm. 

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What was Brian thinking about as he rode to see his father? 

• his girlfriend
• catching fish
• what he and his father were going to do over the summer
• his parents' divorce

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Where did Brian decide he should land the plane? 

• on top of a mountain
• on an empty road
• in an empty field
• on a lake

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why did the plane crash?

• It ran out of gas. 
• A bird hit the propeller. 
• The plane had engine failure. 
• The plane hit a tall tree. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

What creatures bothered Brian just before the sun came up? 

• bats
• mosquitoes
• snakes
• deer

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Brian see when he was riding his bicycle with his friend Terry?

• a bank robber shot a policeman

• his mother with a blonde-headed man

• his girlfriend with another boy

• his teacher get hit by a car

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was the secret? 

• Brian's parents were divorced. 
• Brian's parents were short of money. 
• Brian's mother was telling lies about Brian. 
• Brian's mom was with a man other than her husband. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Brian find to eat? 

• berries
• worms
• roots
• fish

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2