The Dream Catcher - Comprehension Quiz

How did Peter feel in the beginning of the story?

• happy
• sad
• excited

Read the sentence: He wasn't nervous or scared. What word means almost the same as nervous?

• scared
• brave
• happy

Read the sentence: It will give you courage and make you feel brave. What word means almost the same as courage?

• nervous
• brave
• scared

Which sentence explains why Nokomis is happy at the end of the story?

• Nokomis loved the idea.

• "Let's celebrate after your presentation," she said.

• "I will bake cookies!"

How does Peter feel at the end of the story?

• sad

• nervous

• brave

• proud

What does Nokomis mean?

• Peter

• Grandma

• Ojibwe

• tradition

How does the dream catcher work in the story?

• The dream catcher lets all the bad dreams through and captures all the good dreams.

• It catches all the dreams so you will remember them in the morning.

• It is only a decoration.

• It catches all the bad dreams and lets the good dreams fall through the center.

Why does Nokomis say the dream catcher she showed Peter was precious?

• She paid a lot of money for it.

• She got it when she was Peter's age.

• She made it herself and it took a long time to make.

• She did not care if it got ruined.

Circles are symbols of

• unity and strength

• groups and people

• journeys and vacations

• shapes and math

Read the sentence, "That night, as he gazed and looked at the dream catcher over his bed, he made a plan."

Which word means the same as gazed?

• dream

• bed

• plan

• looked