"Where the Red Fern Grows" Review

"The wind driven sleet stung our skin like thousands of pricking needles." What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

Thousands of needles pricked our skin as the sleet was driven by the fierce winds. This would be a metaphor.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

"Strong gusts of wind growled and moaned through the tops of the tall timber." Which type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Do you believe the limb breaking and cracking, giving Billy the idea to shoot the gun to find Little Ann was another miracle sent because of one of Billy's prayers?

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What happens to Grandpa during the blizzard in chapter 17?

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

How many coons had Billy's dogs treed when Grandpa was hurt?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 0

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

After winning the Championship Coon Hunt. How much money did Billy receive?

• over $100

• over $200

• over $300

• 0ver $400

• over $500

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Why does Billy decide to not send the gold cup to be engraved; rather taking it home with him/

• He didn't want it to be engraved.

• He thought he had to pay for the engraving.

• He remembered his little sister was anxiously waiting for the gold cup.

• He thought his father could engrave it instead.

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

"The fire in the fireplace crackled and popped." What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What word or words characterize Old Dan and Little Ann in chapters 17 and 18?

• determined

• timid

• lazy

• skilled

• inattentive

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

What word or words characterize Grandpa in chapters 17 and 18?

• skilled

• determined

• dishonest

• mean

• mischievous

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3