WorksheetsSkill Focus - Islands of the Blue Dolphins
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is evidence in the text that suggests
hunting is an important skill for Karana and others who once lived on the island?
"The spear was the better of the two weapons at this distance, but I could not use it as well as the other..."
"There were no tracks after the rain, but I followed the trail to the pile of rocks where I had seen them before."
"I was used to animals playing dead until they suddenly turned on you or ran away."
Which of the following is evidence in the text that helps to communicate the dog’s feelings about Karana and the situation?
"His eyes were sunken and they looked out at me from the far back in his head."
"That night I slept on the rock, for I was afraid of him...."
"and after he head eaten it he came over and lay down by the fire, watching me with his yellow eyes."
"He looked first at the fish I carried and then at me and moved his tail."
How does the author use a description of a gray dog’s eyes to show the progress of his recovery?
by showing the color of the dog's eyes
by showing how life returns to the dog slowly
by talking about how sick the dog is
Remember that Karana’s brother Ramo was killed by a group of wild dogs. Yet, Karana seems to be uncertain about her true feelings for the gray dog she tried to kill.
Why might Karana feel so uncertain about her true feelings?
She hasn't killed before
She feels pity for the wounded dog
She realizes killing the dog won't make her feel better about her brother's death.
Her experience is traumatic (painful) and she simply hasn't healed since her brother died.
What happens between Karana and the dog at the end of the selection?
The big gray dog and her are friends
She develops feelings for the dog
She names the dog
The big gray dog trusts her and was waiting for her to come back.
As a result of what happens to Karana and the big gray dog at the end of the story, how might both of their lives change directions?
Instead of enemies, the dog and her might actually be friends
Karana won't feel as lonely without her brother with a dog as a companion (friend).
Both the dog and Karan will most likely die defending themselves from the pack of wild dogs that killed Ramo
Karana mus learn to survive alone with the dog.
What textual evidence would suggest that Karana and the big gray dog's life might change at the end of the story?
"and only once did I think of the wounded dog, my enemy, lying there in the house, and then to wonder why I had not killed him."
"That night I slept on the rock, for I was afraid of him..."
"That night I slept in the house...I thought of a name for him, for I could not call him Dog."
"He looked first at the fish I carried and then at me and moved his tail."
The two events that tell you something has changed between Karana and the big gray dog are...
"I called out, "Dog, Dog," for I had no other name for him."
"But now was crawled under the fence I did not feel the same."
"He looked first at the fish I carried and then at me and moved his tail."
"That night I stayed in the house."
"He would not take the fish from me so I and to put it on the ground." This quote is textual evidence for...
Why the dog back away and show his teeth when Karana goes up to feed him.
Why Karana (narrator) decides not to shoot the wounded dog.
Whether or not Karana has hunted with a bow and arrow before.
"The spear was the better of the two weapons at this distance, but I could not use it as well as the other..." This quote is textual evidence for...
Why the dog back away and show his teeth when Karana goes up to feed him.
Why Karana (narrator) decides not to shoot the wounded dog.
Whether or not Karana has hunted with a bow and arrow before.
"Why I did not send the arrow I cannot say. I stood on the rock with the bow pulled back and my hand would not let it go." This quote is textual evidence for...
Why the dog back away and show his teeth when Karana goes up to feed him.
Why Karana (narrator) decides not to shoot the wounded dog.
Whether or not Karana has hunted with a bow and arrow before.
"The head of the arrow was in his chest and the broken shaft was covered in blood." Here shaft means...
the long, narrow body connected to the head of an arrow or spear
the distance covered in a series of steps
tangled into a thick mass (especially hair or fur)
a way in which a thing is done or happens
The word "manner" means...
the distance covered in a series of steps
a way in which a thing is done or happens
a narrow piece of land that sticks out from a coastline into the sea.
Drooping, sagging, wilted, lacking energy
The word "paces" means...
the distance covered in a series of steps
a way in which a thing is done or happens
a narrow piece of land that sticks out from a coastline into the sea.
Drooping, sagging, wilted, lacking energy
"The thick fur around his neck was matted from the rain." Here matted means...
the long, narrow body connected to the head of an arrow or spear
the distance covered in a series of steps
tangled into a thick mass
a way in which a thing is done or happens
The word "headland" means...
the distance covered in a series of steps
a way in which a thing is done or happens
a narrow piece of land that sticks out from a coastline into the sea.
Drooping, sagging, wilted, lacking energy
"All day I was among the rocks gathering shellfish and only once did I think of the wounded dog, my _______________." What word(s) does Karana use to refer to the dog?
friend
small dog
big dog
enemy
