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WorksheetsOld Yeller
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the name of Little Arliss' older brother?
Mama
Papa
Travis
Tony
What was Travis doing at the beginning of the story?
Chopping wood
Working out
Looking for Arliss
Sitting around
What did Travis do with the axe when he was tired?
He threw it on the ground
He put it on his shoulder
He placed it on the wood
He gave it to Mama
What happened that got Travis' attention?
He saw a bear
Mama called his name
He heard an airplane
He heard Little Arliss' scream
According to Travis, when would Little Arliss scream?
When he was happy
When he was mad
When he stepped on a Lego
Just to hear himself
What happened when Travis heard Little Arliss scream this time?
He felt like he was going to be sick
He felt his heart flop clear over
He fell over
He looked to see if he could see him
Travis said, "It was a sound I'd heard before..." What was the sound he recognized?
It was an elephant
It was a bear
It was a dog
It was a cat
"I STRAINED for every lick of speed." What do you think STRAINED mean?
It was easy for him to run
He just wanted to lay down
He was trying very hard to run as fast as he could
He did not want to run
Where was Little Arliss when Travis could see him?
He was in a ditch
He was in a spring hole
He was in the ocean
He was sitting in a beach chair
Travis wasn't worried about the baby cub, who was he worried about now?
The Mama bear
Little Arliss going in the water
His Mama getting scared
His Papa yelling at Little Arliss
What did Travis say was the "worst of all?"
He and Mama wouldn't get to Little Arliss before the Mama Bear
That he couldn't finish chopping the woord
That he was very tired
That Little Arliss wouldn't let go of the bear cubs hind leg
Travis said he saw, "A flash of yellow came streaking out of the brush." What was the flash of yellow?
A bumble bee
A cat
A dog
Somebody threw a banana
What was the name of the dog in the story?
Old Keller
Old Beller
Old Meller
Old Yeller
What was happening in the fight between the Mama bear and Old Yeller?
The bear was beating Old Yeller badly
Old Yeller was getting thrown around, but kept fighting back to protect the boys
The bear gave up and ran away
Old Yeller gave up and ran away
What was Travis getting ready to do with the axe while the Mama bear and Old Yeller were fighting?
He was going to hit the dog
He was going to hit the bear's head
He was going to drop it and run
He was going to chop more wood near the water
Mama yelled, "Come away from there, Travis. Hurry, son! Run!" He said that "spooked him." What do you think SPOOKED meant?
It scared him
It made him feel nervous
It made him ready to fight
How did Old Yeller react when he got back to the cabin with the family?
He was hurt
He was jumping around and licking their faces
He was excited
He just laid on the floor
What did Travis realize about his brother, Little Arliss, after the incident in the Spring Hole ?
He loved him as much as he loved his Mama and Papa
He did not like him at all
He thought he was ok
He wanted nothing to do with him
