WorksheetsHatchet Chapter 15
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Brian knew how many days he has been in the Canadian wilderness by ---.
making a mark for each day on the stone near the door of his shelter.
by dropping rocks into a bag he hung up on a nearby tree.
by piling up sticks, one for each day
by his watch that tells the date
Brian knew he couldn't catch the small rabbits or squirrels because they were too fast, but he thought he could hit a --- with an arrow or a spear.
buck
larger rabbit
bear
moose
Why did Brian get frustrated with the foolbirds?
Brian thought they tasted terrible after working so hard to catch one.
Brian thought they would taste like chicken, but they didn't.
Brian could be right beside one and not see it.
Brian thought they were too much trouble for such a small amount of meat.
Brian discovered the secret to catching a foolbird was to ---.
listen for the chirping sound it made.
look for softness of featthers
look for the correct brown color of the bird
look for the pear-shaped body
Brian cooked the foolbird by ---.
wrapping it in leaves and placing it in the fire
steaming it on a hot rock
putting it in a pot mixed with raspberries
placing it over the fire on a Y-shaped stick
Dad was really --- when I forgot to water his tomato plants.
drenched
judicious
miffed
downcast
nostalgic
An antonym for unkempt
tangled
wasteful
tidy
prudent
"Kind of like a pear, he had thought, with a point on one end and a fat little body; a flying pear"
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
What is the only thing that may be as important to Brian's survival as the hatchet?
His trusty compass
His cold weather sleeping bag
Perseverance
Knowledge of Canadian wildlife
So real, so real. And all a dream, but it left him intent on getting meat.” Which of the following words is a synonym for intent as it is used in the sentence.
daydreaming
determined
frustrated
hypnotized
