Hatchet: Chapters 6 - 10 {Extreme Settings}

Read these sentences from the passage:

"He struck harder, a glancing blow, and two or three weak sparks skipped off the rock and died immediately."

"He swung harder, held the hatchet so it would hit a longer, sliding blow, and the black rock exploded in fire."

What is the meaning of the word blow as it is used in the sentences?

• A hard piece of black rock.

• A quick hit by a hard object.

• A fast - moving gust of wind.

• A long spark sliding down a rock.

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Read these sentences from the passage:

"He struck harder, a glancing blow, and two or three weak sparks skipped off the rock and died immediately."

"He swung harder, held the hatchet so it would hit a longer, sliding blow, and the black rock exploded in fire."

Which phrase is the best clue to the meaning of blow?

• "He struck harder."

• "Two or three weak sparks."

• "Skipped off the rock."

• "Died immediately."

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CCSS.RI.4.4

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What causes Brian to smile in the last line of the passage?

• He likes jumping on the sand beneath the rock.

• He enjoys being able to hit the wall with the hatchet.

• He knows that he will be able to make fire.

• He is happy that there is sand beneath the rock.

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Which three events should be included in a summary of this passage?

• Brian realizes he can get fire from the hatchet.

• Brian throws the hatchet at a porcupine in the cave.

• Brian wonders if the shelter wall is granite or sandstone.

• Brian gently strikes the hatchet against the rock, but nothing happens.

• Brian hits the hatchet hard upon the rock, creating an explosion of sparks.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

Read this excerpt from the Chapter 6, Page 55.

"It was the last Thanksgiving, last year, the last Thanksgiving they had as a family before his mother demanded the divorce and his father moved out the following January."

This excerpt contains:

• A simile.

• A metaphor.

• A flashback.

• An example of foreshadowing.

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Read this excerpt from the Chapter 8, Page 75.

"Then he heard the slithering. A brushing sound, a slithering brushing sound near his feet - and he kicked out, as hard as he could."

This excerpt would cause most readers to predict that the intruder was a:

• Snake.

• Person.

• Porcupine.

• Fish.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Based on what you read in Chapter 9, what does Brian do with the $20.00 bill that he found in his pocket?

• He puts it in a bottle with a letter and throws it in the water.

• He buries it so that he will have it when he leaves the island.

• He tears it up and tries to use it to build a fire.

• He uses it as a device to catch juice from the raspberries to drink.

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In Chapter Nine, Brian learns a very important lesson about survival. According to the text, what is the lesson that Brian learns?

• Fire can help, but it isn't everything.

• Feeling sorry for yourself doesn't work.

• In order to survive, you must talk out loud to yourself.

• You can eat grass, and it acts as vitamins.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

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CCSS.RL.4.2

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CCSS.RL.6.2

Based on what you read in Chapter Six, what did Brian always keep in sight so that he wouldn't get lost?

• His windbreaker.

• His shelter.

• The airplane.

• The lake.

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Read the following passage from Chapter 7:

"He turned and looked at it. He hadn't done so badly at that. Maybe it wasn't much, but also maybe it was all he had for a home. All right, he thought, so I'll call it home."

From the passage, we can infer that:

• The shelter will keep Brian free of bothersome insects.

• Brian is realizing he may not be rescued as soon as he had hoped.

• Brian is becoming familiar with the landscape and he thinks of the lake as his home.

• Brian has given up and believes he will live there the rest of his life.

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