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WorksheetsRiding Freedom Comprehension
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In "Riding Freedom", why does Charlotte have to disguise her identify?
In the mid-1800s, most girls were not allowed to have jobs.
In the early 1900s, girls were expected to be quiet and shy.
In the late 1800s, most teenagers were not allowed to have jobs.
In the late 1900s, runaways could be arrested and sent to jail.
How is Charlotte's driving DIFFERENT from James's?
James drives by sight. Charlotte drives by smell and hearing.
James never drives in a storm. Charlotte drives in a storm.
James drives passengers across a river. Charlotte makes them get off.
James drives a two-horse team. Charlotte drives a four-horse team.
How is Charlotte DIFFERENT from other coach drivers?
She is young and is afraid to drive in the rain.
She is female and is blind in one eye.
She has overturned a coach.
She drives a smaller team.
What do both Charlotte and James know at the beginning of the passage?
that Charlotte will be accepted by the passengers
that Charlotte has a good reputation as a driver
that Charlotte can drive a coach in the rain
that Charlotte is too young to drive a coach
Which of these sentences from "Riding Freedom" is an example of personification?
"She knew those things by heart."
"Thunder growled nearby."
"Charlotte had been proving herself her whole life and wasn't about to stop now."
"If the road was hard, the hooves made a hollow, clopping sound."
How is one passenger DIFFERENT from all the others?
He refuses to ride with Charlotte.
He refuses to get out at the bridge.
He wants to help Charlotte drive.
He has too much luggage.
What does the metaphor in the sentence below mean?
It was one of those storms where the rain came down in washtubs.
The rain was collected in buckets.
It was raining very hard.
It was raining on and off like a washing machine.
The rain was clean and refreshing.
Read this sentence from the passage.
The timbers groaned as the iron-capped wheels clacked across the wooden planks.
What does the personification in the sentence above suggest?
The bridge has weakened and is not strong enough to bear much weight.
Charlotte is so feverish that she is imagining things.
Charlotte is not brave enough to cross the bridge.
The bridge was made from poor-quality timber.
Which detail shows that this passage is set long ago in the past.
The travelers use stagecoaches.
There are different kinds of roads.
The river washes out the bridge.
Charlotte moves to California.
How does what happened on the bridge compare to what Charlotte thought would happen?
The bridge collapses as Charlotte feared it would.
The horses stay calm as Charlotte knew they would.
Charlotte is surprised by the lightning and thunder.
Charlotte is surprised when the horses rear.
