Bearing Up - Quiz

What is the title of the story by Matt Hughes?

• Bearing Down

• Bearing Up

• Bearing In

• Bearing Out

Complete the sentence: When it was about to touch him, there'd come a high-pitched ______.

• scream

• laugh

• whine

• shout

Complete the sentence: 'Sometimes our dreams show us situations that are, in some ways, like our ______ situations.'

• imaginary

• real-life

• fictional

• past

Complete the sentence: 'A monster in a dream might stand for something that ______ you, some fear that your unconscious mind wants you to deal with.'

• excites

• worries

• amuses

• bores

What does 'come up' mean in the context of the passage?

• To rise

• To be talked about

• To ascend

• To appear

Fill in the blank: Mike's father used to be a ____.

• Teacher

• Cook

• Pilot

• Engineer

What does the phrase 'live with it' mean in the context of the story?

• Accept that his job is dangerous

• Ignore the situation

• Change the job

• Complain about it.

Fill in the blank: Mike asked his mom if she gets stressed when Dad goes on a ____.

• mission

• vacation

• meeting

• trip

Fill in the blank: The clouds were low, eight shades of gray raggedly streaming on the wind that bent the tops of the ____ trees.

• fir

• oak

• pine

• maple

What does 'go quiet' mean as used in the passage?

• Roll around

• Get

• Move forward

• Become serious