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WorksheetsWilliam's House
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word in blue mean? Lee did not want the food to spoil.
a)
run out
b)
go bad
c)
be dry
d)
get cold
2.
What does the word in blue mean? The barrels rolled off the truck.
a)
rubber tires
b)
straw baskets with handles
c)
hollow pipes
d)
containers
3.
What does the word in blue mean?We cleaned the cellar.
a)
outdoor fireplace
b)
underground room
c)
kitchen cabinet
d)
equipment closet
4.
What does the word in blue mean?Those stairs are steep.
a)
something that stays in place
b)
something that is made of rock
c)
something that almost goes straight up
d)
something that is hard to see
5.
What does the word in blue mean?Ben used pegs to hold his birdhouses together.
a)
glue
b)
thin rods, pins, or bolts
c)
hangers made of metal or plastic
d)
tape
6.
What does the word in blue mean? Shawna saw a deer in the clearing.
a)
open field
b)
early light
c)
river
d)
thick fog
7.
The story took place...
a)
on a modern farm
b)
in England
c)
on a ship
d)
in New England
8.
William set out to build a house that was
a)
wide and tall
b)
like his neighbor's house
c)
in a clearing
d)
like his father's house
9.
What was the first change William made?
a)
Dug a cellar to store food
b)
Put shingles on the roof
c)
Built a new fireplace
d)
made the roof steeper
10.
William scraped a piece of animal horn until it was transluscent because he wanted...
a)
the horn to be smooth
b)
light to pass through horn
c)
the horn to be clean
d)
food to fit inside the horn
11.
How did the setting change during the story?
a)
William's family lived through different seasons
b)
William's family moved from one house to another
c)
Events happened in different rooms of the house
d)
Events happened in the homes of several families
12.
Why is the cellar a good place to store food?
a)
It would not cave in when there is snow.
b)
It is where william's father stored food.
c)
It was cooler there and food would not spoil as fast.
d)
It was close to the kitchen and easy to get to.
13.
From the things that his wife Elizabeth said, you could tell she was often
a)
angry.
b)
joking.
c)
worried.
d)
happy.
14.
William rebuilt his roof with a steep pitch so that the
a)
snow would slide off
b)
roof would not burn
c)
house would stay warm
d)
shingles would not leak
15.
"A noggin of cider passed from hand to hand". A noggin is probably a...
a)
plate.
b)
mug.
c)
fork
d)
spoon
16.
Why did the author write this story?
a)
To tell of a man's adventure in the wilderness.
b)
Describe why farmers grow crops.
c)
to show how a man changed his home for his family and the weather.
d)
To explain that it is important to have a sturdy house
17.
What could be another title for the story?
a)
William's Farming Adventure
b)
A New Home in New England
c)
Cousin Samuel's Visit
d)
Family Life in England
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