Stone Fox - Chapter 9 Quick Check

Read the following sentences from chapter 9:

“Swish! Swish! Swish! Other racers followed in hot pursuit.”

What type of figurative language is being used?

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• hyperbole

Read the following paragraph from chapter 9:

“The road was full of dangerous twists and turns, but little Willy did not have

to slow down as the other racers did. With only one dog and a small sled, he

was able to take the sharp turns at full speed without risk of sliding of the

road or losing control.”

From this paragraph, what can the reader infer about dog racing?

• It is always better to race with one dog instead of a team of dogs.

• The only way to win is to use a small sled.

• The snow helps the sled move quickly.

• The choices of the racer are affected by the number of dogs on the team.

Why didn’t the other racers cut across the lake like little Willy did?

• They hadn’t thought of crossing the lake.

• They thought it was against the rules.

• Because they were heavier and had more dogs, they were worried they might fall through the ice.

• They thought it would be faster to move around the lake.

Read the following sentence from chapter 9:

“Little Willy’s lead increased.”

Which of the following is an antonym for the word increased?

• grew

• lessened

• greatened

• soared

Read this sentences from chapter 9:

“None of the other racers attempted to cross the lake. Not even Stone Fox.”

Which of the following is a synonym for the word attempted?

• guessed

• raced

• thought

• tried

In the middle of the race, little Willy is ahead but he feels sure that Stone Fox will

catch up during the second part of the race. Why does Willy think this?

• He thinks that Searchlight will get tired and slow down.

• He knows that Stone Fox is a talented racer and will not be beat so easily.

• He has decided to let Stone Fox catch up to him.

• He thinks Stone Fox is giving him a head start on purpose.

Why does little Willy slow down when he sees Grandfather?

• Willy is so glad to see his Grandfather standing up that he becomes

  distracted.

• Now that Grandfather is better he doesn’t care about winning the race.

• Willy thinks he has time to talk to Grandfather before Stone Fox catches up.

• Willy knows that Searchlight has been working hard and he wants her to take a break.

Read this paragraph from chapter 9:

“But little Willy didn’t look back. He was busy thinking about Grandfather. He

could hear him laughing...and playing his harmonica...”

These sentences show—

• Little Willy doesn’t care about the race.

• Little Willy knows that Searchlight can win even if he isn’t paying attention.

• Little Willy is distracted because he is thinking of the good times he had

  with his grandfather.

• Little Willy can hear Grandfather playing the harmonica.

According to the narrator, why did Searchlight speed up at the end of the chapter?

• She hadn’t been paying attention to Stone Fox before.

• She had been waiting for Stone Fox to catch up before increasing her speed.

• She thought she saw Grandfather’s house.

• Willy told her to speed up.

Read the following sentence from chapter 9:

“Little Willy’s sled seemed to lift of the ground and fly.”

What does this sentence mean?

• Searchlight was running so fast that the sled tipped over.

• Willy and Searchlight began to fly.

• Everyone thought that Willy and Searchlight were flying.

• Willy and Searchlight were traveling so fast that it felt like they were flying.