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Riding Freedom

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the something that both Charlotte and James know at the beginning of the passage?

a)

that Charlotte has a good reputation as a driver

b)

that Charlotte is to young to drive a coach

c)

that Charlotte will be accepted by the passangers

d)

that the bridge will not hold the stagecoach

2.

Why does Charlotte have to disguise her identity?

a)

It is against the law for a blind person to drive a stagecoach

b)

Runaways could be arrested and sent to jail.

c)

Most girls were not allowed to have a job.

d)

Charlotte was young and scared of her parents.

3.

Charlotte is a special stagecoach driver. What makes her special?

a)

She is really strong and not afraid to drive in the rain.

b)

She is really mean and she does not like horses.

c)

She is blind and she is female.

d)

She loves horses, but she is scared of rain.

4.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

a)

That cookie is as hard as a rock.

b)

The bridge moaned with the weight of the car.

c)

She has worked hard her whole life.

d)

I am so hungry I can eat an elephant.

5.

What genre is this text?

a)

Historical Fiction

b)

Nonfiction

c)

Drama

d)

Poem

6.

"Thunder groaned nearby."

This is an example of what?

a)

An antynom

b)

A simile

c)

Personification

d)

A metaphor

7.

The word swelled means____________

a)

become sore

b)

open up

c)

grew longer

d)

grew larger

8.

What does the idiom "break the ice" mean?


On the first day of school, the teacher did an activity to break the ice.

a)

get the conversation started

b)

to cause damage

c)

to make fun of the students

d)

to put the students in danger of falling in the ice

9.

What does the word satisfied mean?

a)

embarrassed

b)

unsure

c)

pleased

d)

finished

10.

What does the simile mean below?


Although Mrs. Whitmer has been teaching for 8 years, she felt like a little frog in a big pond when she moved to Hahira Elementary.

a)

Mrs. Whitmer felt very important.

b)

Mrs. Whitmer felt shorter than her students.

c)

Mrs. Whitmer felt unimportant.

d)

Mrs. Whitmer felt sad.

11.

Kinsley said although she loves her brother he is a thorn in her side.

a)

He is a constant bother.

b)

He can hurt her easily.

c)

He is a pleasant person to be around.

d)

He is dangerous.

12.

What does the metaphor mean below?


He is a giant in that little car.

a)

He is really tall

b)

The car is to big for him to drive.

c)

He is a mean giant.

d)

He is a frightening person

13.

The word defended means_______.

a)

discovery

b)

helped

c)

grew

d)

protected

14.

What does the word escorted mean?

a)

walked next to him

b)

asked him lots of questions

c)

gave him lots of food

d)

helped him with his sore foot

15.

How was one passenger different from the other passengers?

a)

He was very helpful and wanted to help the team drive.

b)

He refuses to get out of the stagecoach.

c)

He like Charlotte and gave her a big tip.

d)

He slept the whole time and did not wake up to get out.