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WorksheetsPaddle to the Sea Ch. 1 - 12 Half Way Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
How long was the canoe that the boy made?
One foot long.
Three feet long.
As long as the boy’s arm.
6 inches
Where did the Indian boy sit to make the paddle person?
On a chair in his bedroom
Outside the door of the cabin
On his bear robe by the fire
On his braided rug by the fire.
What made the Indian boy feel that he had to hurry to finish his paddle person?
He knew it was almost bedtime.
He could hear the wild cackle of geese re- turning.
His mother needed him to help with dinner
The snow had begun to melt.
What is the canoe compared to?
The boy’s father’s big birchbark loaded with supplies.
A large ocean liner.
A lump of lead.
A floating log.
Why did the Indian boy make the paddle person?
Because he was bored.
Because he had a dream.
He wanted to give a gift to the Sun Spirit.
So that he could play in the snow with it.
What kind of wood was Paddle made of?
Maple
Pine
Oak
Cherry
Where does the Indian boy live?
Mexico
Alaska
Florida
Canada
What was driving Paddle?
Shore Currents
Wind
School of Fish
Waves
What shape is Lake Superior compared to?
A button
A Shark
A Wolf's Head
A toy ship
What border does Paddle Cross into the U.S.?
State Border
Lines of Longitude Border
International Border
Lines of Latitude Border
What kinds of buildings were lined up along Port Arthur and Fort William?
Lumber Mills
Grain Elevators
Teepees
Homes
How did Paddle get out of the Marsh?
Marsh Flooded
Snow Storm
Hurricane
Tornado
What made the water red in Lake Superior?
Aluminum
Lumber
Iron Ore
Gold
Where did the beavers build their home?
In the middle of the pond.
Under the water.
On the bank of the pond.
Up in a tree .
What did the lumberjacks use the river for all through the winter?
As a road to take their horses and tractors to the logging camps
To haul the logs to the sawmill.
To walk across.
To hunt wild animals.
What are the opening and the chute of the Sawmill compared to?
A belt and hungry saw
A mouth and tongue
A smaller building
An arm reading from a window
What does the lumberjack first plan to do with Paddle?
Split him like a fish
Throw him back in the river
Take him home to his boy, Henri
Send him away on a flatcar
What did the lumberjack add to the bottom of Paddle before putting him back into the water?
I am a lumberjack from Nipigon Country, Canada.
From Nipigon Country, Canada
I am paddle to the sea
He didn't add anything to the bottom
Who saved Paddle from the Sawmill?
Beaver
Mouse
Lumberjack
Indian Boy
What is the canoe compared to?
The boy’s father’s big birchbark loaded with supplies.
A large ocean liner.
A lump of lead.
A floating log.
Paddle reached which island known for the best fishing in Lake Superior?
Marco Island
Mackinac Island
Apostle Islands
Beaver Island
The fishermen put the nets on big reels to do what?
No reason
Catch Fish
Storage for tomorrows catch
Dry and be mended/fixed
Ships from Ohio and Indiana brought ____ and reloaded with _____.
Coal, iron ore
Lumber, Coal
Coal, salt
Copper, gypsum
What animal, that was growing new antlers, freed Paddle from his lily pad?
Mouse
Moose
Bird
Fish
What would keep the canoe low in the water and turn it right side up?
A lump of steel for the ballast
The cut of the canoe
A lump of lead for the ballast
The tin rudder
