WorksheetsBoy of the Painted Cave chapters 8-12
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An event or sign of good or evil
a)
flint
b)
omen
c)
amulet
d)
hearth
2.
A hard mineral/rock used for starting a fire
a)
omen
b)
tarpan
c)
amulet
d)
flint
3.
The floor of a fireplace or campfire
a)
omen
b)
amulet
c)
tarpan
d)
hearth
4.
Unable to have children
a)
amulet
b)
hearth
c)
barren
d)
tarpan
5.
A small, wild horse
a)
tarpan
b)
amulet
c)
hearth
d)
barren
6.
A magical charm worn on a necklace
a)
amulet
b)
omen
c)
tarpan
d)
hearth
7.
Any type of plant
a)
poultice
b)
plantain
c)
succulent
d)
impale
8.
Covered in green vegetation
a)
plantain
b)
succulent
c)
impale
d)
verdant
9.
Full of juice, juicy
a)
plantain
b)
succulent
c)
poultice
d)
impale
10.
Pierced through with something pointed
a)
impaled
b)
plantain
c)
succulent
d)
poultice
11.
A heated cloth filled with herbs and applied to sores on the body.
a)
platain
b)
succulent
c)
verdant
d)
poultice
12.
True or False?
The women and children ran out to greet Graybeard when he arrived to the camp.
The women and children ran out to greet Graybeard when he arrived to the camp.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
If Tao went to the clan of the Mountain People, they would let him be a cave painter.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Tao saw a herd of elephants rolling ponderously onto the plains.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Volt was pleased with Tao's hunting.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Tao told Volt about how well Ram could hunt.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Tao saved Ram from getting stomped on by the mammoth.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Graybeard thinks Tao's drawings are not good enough, and that's why Tao cant be a cave painter.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
What are the "mountains that walk"?
a)
Giraffes
b)
Dinosaurs
c)
Rhinos
d)
Mammoths
20.
What happens to any man or woman who breaks a taboo of the clan?
a)
They are executed.
b)
They are left for the hyenas.
c)
They have to face Saxon.
d)
Graybeard paints a picture of them.
21.
What was the "magic" in Graybeard's deerskin bag?
a)
A magic potion
b)
Shining stones
c)
A mirror
d)
A spellbook
22.
Why did the clan people think the shining stones were magic?
a)
The stones reflected the bright sunlight.
b)
They were cystal stones used in marriage ceremonies.
c)
The stones were used to start campfires.
d)
The stones could heal people's injuries.
23.
What materials did Graybeard ask Tao to collect?
a)
Fish oil
b)
Eggs
c)
Honey
d)
All of the above
24.
What ingredient made the drawings come alive with bright new colors?
a)
Blood
b)
Animal fat
c)
Honey
d)
Egg whites
25.
Why was Tao worried about Graybeard?
a)
Graybeard was sick and might die of old age soon.
b)
Graybeard was going to face Saxon for breaking a taboo.
c)
Graybeard is going blind and might get lost in the cave.
d)
Graybeard was being hunted down by Volt.
26.
Who said the following statements?
"They're here! The mountains that walk have come back."
"They're here! The mountains that walk have come back."
a)
Tao
b)
Graybeard
c)
Volt
d)
Kala
27.
"Your drawings begin to live. Maybe now you can call yourself a cave painter."
a)
Tao
b)
Graybeard
c)
Volt
d)
Kala
28.
"My hands and my eyes are ready to begin."
a)
Tao
b)
Graybeard
c)
Volt
d)
Kala
29.
Who are the following statements about?
He was the caretaker of tribal laws.
He was the caretaker of tribal laws.
a)
Tao
b)
Graybeard
c)
Volt
d)
Saxon
30.
She gave him earth apple to put on his wounds
a)
Saxon
b)
Kala
c)
Vedra
d)
Graybeard
31.
His eyesight was poor, but his sense of smell was keen.
a)
Graybeard
b)
Volt
c)
Saxon
d)
Ram
32.
Tao saw the angry fire burning in the dark, piercing eyes.
a)
Graybeard
b)
Saxon
c)
Volt
d)
Ram
33.
His eyes were wide with fright. There was no place to run.
a)
Tao
b)
Graybeard
c)
Saxon
d)
Ram
34.
He carried the shoulder blade of a horse strapped to his back.
a)
Tao
b)
Volt
c)
Garth
d)
Graybeard
35.
He gave Tao the tusks from the boar's skull as a token of his hunting skill.
a)
Graybeard
b)
Volt
c)
Garth
d)
Saxon
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