WorksheetsWhere the Red Fern Grows (Part 3 Test) Chap. 11-15, Fig Language, Elements, Vocab
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which word below matches the given definition?
to bring (your foot) down heavily and noisily
stamp
sidle
maneuver
clamber
Which word below matches the given definition?
the skin of a dead animal especially with its hair, wool, or fur still on it
pelt
switch
account
stubble
Which word below matches the given definition?
a piece of loose skin that hangs from the neck or head of some birds
wattle
pelt
trough
mush
Which word below matches the given definition?
to stick out
protrude
clamber
quiver
maneuver
Which word below matches the given definition?
a thin stick that can be easily bent
switch
account
mush
codger
Which word below matches the given definition?
a very bad event that causes great sadness and often involves someone's death
tragedy
account
jinx
stubble
Which word below matches the given definition?
short hairs growing from the face of a man who has not shaved very recently
stubble
codger
mush
wattle
Which word below matches the given definition?
to say (something) suddenly and without thinking about how people will react
blurt
drone
clamber
leer
Which word below matches the given definition?
a deep continuous sound
drone
protrude
quiver
prune
Which word below matches the given definition?
a soft food made by boiling cornmeal in water or milk
mush
buggy
dutch-oven
mare
Which word below matches the given definition?
to reduce (something) by removing parts that are not necessary or wanted
prune
quiver
sidle
cease
Which word below matches the given definition?
a light carriage that is usually pulled by one horse
buggy
mare
jinx
codger
Which word below matches the given definition?
an old man
codger
mare
buggy
pelt
Which word below matches the given definition?
someone or something that causes bad luck
jinx
mare
codger
mush
Which word below matches the given definition?
to climb or crawl in an awkward way
clamber
quiver
prune
maneuver
What figurative language is being used?
"I had often wondered what old Dan would do if little Ann got into some kind of a predicament. One night I got my answer."
foreshoadowing
simile
hyperbole
personification
What figurative language is being used?
"When the wind started blowing, everything froze, leaving the ground as slick as glass."
alliteration
simile
metaphor
personification
What figurative language is being used?
"I hadn't gone far when I heard Old Dan. What I heard froze the blood in my veins."
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
personification
"The words just wouldn't come out. I couldn't utter a sound. I lay my face against the icy cold bark of the sycamore. I thought of the prayer I had said when I had asked God to help me get two hound pups. I knelt down and sobbed out a prayer. I asked for a miracle which would save the life of my little dog. I promised all the things that a young boy could if only He would help me."
Why is Billy in such desperate need of a miracle?
Little Ann has fallen into the iced over river and can't get out.
Old Dan has fallen into the iced over river and can't get out.
Little Ann is being attacked by the Pritchard's dog, Old Blue.
Old Dan is being attacked by the Pritchard's dog, Old Blue.
"There was my miracle. There was the way to save my little dog. In the metallic sound I had heard were my instructions."
What is Billy talking about?
Bill realizes he can use his ax to save Old Dan and Little Ann.
Billy realizes he can use his lantern to save Little Ann.
Billy realizes he can use his lantern to catch the ghost coon.
Billy realizes he can use his ax to murder Rubin Pritchard.
"I knew if it had not been for the miracle of the __________, my little dog would have met her death on that night."
Fill in the blank with the correct missing word(s).
lantern
ax
giant sycamore
K. C. Baking Powder can
"Out in the river I could hear the cold water gurgling in the icy trough. It seemed to be angry. It hissed and growled as it tore its way through the channel. I shuddered to think of what could have happened."
Which type of figurative language is Wilson Rawls using in the above passage?
personification
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
"Because of my grandfather's bragging, and his firm belief in my dogs and me, a terrible thing happened."
Which element of fiction is Wilson Rawls using in the above passage?
foreshadowing
flashback
climax
irony
"Tales were told that they were bootleggers, thieves, and just all-around "no-accounts."
Who is Billy referring to in the above passage?
the Pritchards
the Colemans
the Burns family
the Dallas Cowboys
"__________ was two years older than I, big and husky for his age. He never had much to say. He had mean-looking eyes that were set far back in his rugged face."
To whom is Billy referring to?
Rubin
Rainie
Grandpa
Hulk Hogan
"__________ was the youngest, about my age. He had the meanest disposition of any boy I had ever known. Because of this he was disliked by young and old.
To whom is Billy referring to?
Rubin
Rainie
Papa
Andre the Giant
What figurative language is being used?
"His friendly old face was as red as a turkey gobbler's wattle."
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
Which passage below best establishes setting?
"A bunch of mallards, feeding in the shallows across the river, took flight with frightened quacks. A feeling that only a hunter knows slowly crept over my body."
"Rainie started telling me how stingy and crooked my grandfather was. I told him I hadn't come to have any trouble or to fight. All I wanted to do was hunt the ghost coon."
"Old Dan was trying to dig and gnaw his way into the log. Pulling him from the hole, I held my lantern up and looked down into the dark hollow. I knew that somewhere down below the surface there had to be another hole in the trunk, as water had filled the hollow to the river level."
"The bawling of Little Ann and our screaming and hollering made so much noise, I didn't hear Old Dan coming. He tore out of the river, plowed into me, and knocked me down."
"As I sat there on the limb, looking at the old fellow, he cried again. Something came over me. I didn't want to kill him."
Why did Billy decide to not kill the ghost coon?
Billy respected the ghost coon.
Billy was afraid of the ghost coon.
Billy wanted to upset Rubin and Rainie.
Billy realized that the ghost coon was sick and dying.
"As I passed under the branches of the bur oak tree, I looked up into the dark foliage... Everything that had happened on this terrible night was because of his very existence, but it wasn't his fault."
To whom is Billy referring?
the ghost coon
Rubin Pritchard
Rainie Pritchard
Grandpa
Who said?
"Billy, I'm sorry about all this. Truly sorry. I can't help but feel that in a way it was my fault."
Grandpa
Papa
Rainie
The Marshal of Tahlequah
"Grandpa flew out of gear like a Model-T Ford."
Which type of figurative language is Wilson Rawls using in the above passage?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
What figurative language is being used?
"On my way home I didn't walk on the ground. I was way up in the clouds just skipping along."
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
"It was not wonder that my heart was bursting with happiness. Wasn't I the luckiest boy in the world?"
Which below were the reasons why Billy felt so lucky?
"I had a wonderful mother"
"I had three wonderful little sisters"
"I had been to Tahlequah and had my first soda pop"
"I was going on a championship coon hunt"
"That awful boy, Rubin, was dead, and buried in the ground"
According to Billy, what's the one thing wrong with Little Ann?
...she's gun-shy."
...she's blind in her right eye."
...she's afraid of Grandpa."
...she's always catching a bad case of the scoots."
