WorksheetsWilderness Survival
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
You've strayed from your party in trackless timber and have no special signaling equipment. The best way to try to contact your friends is to:
Call for help loudly, but in a low register
Yell or scream as loud as you can
Whistle loudly and shrilly
GROUP ANSWER: ____
You're in snake country. Your best way to avoid them is to:
Make a lot of noise with your feet
Walk softly and quietly
Travel at night
GROUP ANSWER: ____
You're hungry and lost in wild country. The best rule for determining which plants are safe to eat is to:
Try anything you see the birds eat
Eat anything except plants with bright red berries
Put a bit of the plant on your lower lip for five minutes. If it seems all right, try a little.
GROUP ANSWER: ____
The day becomes dry and hot. You have 32 ounces of water in an insulated water bottle. You should:
Ration it -- about a 8 ounces a day
Not drink until you stop for the night; then, drink what you need.
Drink as much as you think you need when you need it
GROUP ANSWER: ____
Your water is gone. You're very thirsty and find a dried-up watercourse. Your best chance of finding water is to:
Dig anywhere in the stream bed
Dig up plant and tree roots near the bank
Dig in the stream bed at the outside of a bend
GROUP ANSWER: ____
You decide to walk out of the wild country by following a series of ravines where a water supply is available. Night is coming on. The best place to make camp is:
Next to the water supply in the ravine
High on a ridge
Midway up the slope
GROUP ANSWER: ____
Your flashlight glows dimly as you are about to make your way back to your campsite after a brief foraging trip. Darkness comes quickly in the woods, and the surroundings seem unfamiliar. You should:
Head back at once, keeping the light on, hoping the light will glow enough for you to make out landmarks
Put the batteries under your armpits to warm them and then replace them in the flashlight
Shine your light for a few seconds, try to get the scene in mind, move out of the darkness and repeat the process
GROUP ANSWER: ____
An early snow confines you to your small tent. You doze with your small stove going. There is a danger if the flame is:
Yellow
Blue
Red
GROUP ANSWER: ____
You must ford a river that has a strong current, large rocks and some white water. After carefully selecting your crossing spot, you should:
Leave your boots and pack on
Take your boots and pack off
Take your pack off, but leave your boots on
GROUP ANSWER: ____
In waist deep water with a strong current, when crossing the stream, you should face:
Upstream
Across the stream
Downstream
GROUP ANSWER: ____
You find yourself rimrocked; your only route is up. There is mossy, slippery rock. You should try it:
Barefoot
With boots on
In stocking feet
GROUP ANSWER: ____
Unarmed and unsuspecting, you surprise a large bear prowling around your campsite. As the bear rears up about 30 feet from you, you should:
Run
Climb the nearest tree
Freeze, but be ready to back away slowly
GROUP ANSWER: ____
