Question Bank for Grade 4 English

What did Brian do once the plane's engine died?

• He glided toward an open meadow.

• He called air traffic control for directions.

• He secured his parachute to prepare to jump.

• He steered towards a lake to land in water.

When remembering the pilot's heart attack, Brian realized that...

• his mom didn't know he ran away to see his dad.

• he was just a few miles from his dad's home.

• the plane could have veered many miles off track.

• the pilot forgot to turn on the radio before calling for help.

While looking around the lake, what did Brian find that made him feel lucky?

• Items of clothing he had lost in the crash

• The survival pack from the plane

• A piece of wood he could use for tools

• The overhang of a ledge that he could use as a shelter

What did Brian remember after the dream about his father and Terry?

• His father had taught Terry and him about survival in the woods

• He had seen the hatchet make sparks when he threw it at the porcupine

• He left his hatchet out in the rain and needed to retrieve it

• He and Terry saw his mother and the blond man in the car

After studying animal tracks in the sand and trying to understand them, Brian...

• began digging in the sand and found eggs.

• used his shoelaces to trap the animal.

• rebuilt his shelter to keep animals out.

• followed the tracks to see what animal had made them.

What left Brian with nothing and made him want to die?

• Dropping his hatchet in the lake

• Watching the birds eat all of the berries

• Having a plane pass over without seeing him

• Being attacked by a moose

How did Brian learn the lesson to protect his food and improve his shelter?

• By seeing a timber wolf in the wild

• By watching a mama bear and her cubs

• By losing his catch of fish to a fool bird

• By being sprayed by a skunk

While sleeping after the moose attack, Brian was awakened by...

• the roaring of a hurricane

• the roaring of a tropical storm

• the roaring of a tornado

• the roaring of a wild fire

What did Brian do before trying to get the survival pack from the plane?

• He sharpened his hatchet on a rock.

• He built a raft.

• He tied a rope of old vines around his waist.

• He recited a poem as a tribute to the pilot.

Why did the pilot who rescued Brian land on the lake?

• He saw the smoke coming from Brian's fire.

• He had been sent to survey the lake and surrounding land.

• Some natives reported that a boy was living there.

• He heard the emergency transmitter and saw the plane tail.