Hatchet Chapter 12

"Next he tried lunging at them, having the spear ready just above the water and thrusting with it." Based on context clues, what do you think lunging means?

• An exercise move where one leg goes in front of the other, bending at the knees.

• To slowly walk towards without any sudden movement.

• To make a sudden forward thrust with a body part or weapon.

• To hold gently.

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CCSS.L.4.4A

What were Brian's sources of food in this chapter that he actually ate?

• Turtle eggs and raspberries.

• Fish.

• Hamburgers and a freezy slush.

• Foolbirds.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

What did Brian name the birds that he saw on the ground and that flew at his face?

• Chicken

• Dumbbird

• Ostrich

• Foolbird

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CCSS.RL.4.3

Why is Brian running as fast as he can through the woods?

• A bear started chasing him.

• Brian hears a plane.

• Trees start falling because of an earthquake.

• He sees a person in the distance.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.1

What is Brian using to try to get the plane's attention?

• A fire.

• Rocks spelling out S.O.S. on the ridge.

• He plans to jump up and down on the ridge and scream.

• He is not planning to get home.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

"He would get the fire going and the plane would see the smoke and circle, circle once, then again, and waggle its wings." Based on the sentence, what do you think the word waggle means?

• Wagging its tail.

• Making short quick movements from side to side or up and down.

• Honking.

• Drop its wings off and let Brian use them on his plane.

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.4

In the book, while Brian is running towards the fire to signal the plane, the book describes his legs as "liquid springs." What do you think this means?

• Brian stops running because he is hopeless.

• Brian is bouncing like a bunny trying to get to the plane.

• Brian's legs stopped working because they turned to liquid.

• Brian's legs are like springs because he is running so fast and hard.

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"Oh yes, all as he ran in the sun, his legs liquid springs." What type of figurative language is this?

• Alliteration.

• A metaphor.

• Personification.

• A simile.

How does Brian feel when the plane doesn't turn around and keeps going?

• Hopeless.

• Determined.

• Livid.

• Hopeful.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

"He had to ______ the bow and arrow - he almost laughed as he moved and put his shoes on." Fill in the blank with the correct word and definition.

• Destroy; to break apart and make unusable.

• Invent; to make or create.

• Carve; to cut into slices.

• Discover; to find.

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