WorksheetsMississippi Solo Test Prep
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
How do we know that this story is a memoir?
It uses personification and similes
It uses dialect
It uses first-person pronouns
It has sentence fragments
The author sees the river as . . .
a friend
an enemy
a challenge
a threat
What does the word splinter mean?
break or split up
Come together
makes a loud noise
causes pain
What warns Harris that the storm is coming. . .
The air pocket
The lightning in the sky
The river says "get ready"
The river changes colors
What does Harris do to protect himself from the storm?
Goes toward the shore
Holds on to a tree
Swims out of the river
Begins to canoe faster
How does Harris feel when he is in the storm?
Afraid
Exhausted
Calm
Uncertain
Which quotes are examples of Personification?
"A comfortable buddy sharing a lazy day."
"Wild swirls like batter in a bowl"
"The first sprinkles passed over like army scouts"
"The river was talking to me"
"The river kept me company"
Which quotes are examples of similes?
"The river whispered"
"swirling toward me rapidly like a dark gray avalanche"
"Like fishing rods hooked on a big one"
"The trees were tall and no more than three feet around"
"enveloping me like a cocoon"
What does ethereal mean?
Hard and solid
Wet and soggy
Light and airy
Fictional
What does insulate mean?
Move from one place to another
Keep heat from entering or leaving
Filled with water
Large and puffy
What made Harris head to the trees instead of the shore?
The shore was no longer there
He didn't think he could reach the shore safely
he thought the trees were safer
The river told him to and moved his canoe
How do we know Harris may have had a hard life in the past?
He went on a dangerous canoe trip
He doesn't mention his family
He says he has had a lot of hard days to last him awhile
He trusts the river instead of his judgment
A memoir is. . .
Fiction
Non-fiction
First person
Focused on action and events
Focused on thoughts and feelings
If an avalanche is coming down a mountain, it is probably moving...
Slowly
Quickly
Haltingly
Smoothly
Which quote shows how he feels during the storm?
"I looked across to the other side of the river"
"I tried to keep the stern pointed right. . . but it didn't work"
"I was not worried, hardly more than concerned"
"I was more amazed than anything"
"Despite the drama, I felt no real threat"
