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Little House/Silver Lake

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the word that has the same meaning as the underlined word in the sentence.

The team played horribly after their best player was injured.

a)

bravely

b)

cheerfully

c)

awfully

d)

quietly

2.

Choose the word that has the same meaning as the underlined word in the sentence.

The fire was furious when the firefighters arrived.

a)

flickering

b)

intense

c)

dying

d)

warm

3.

Choose the word that has the same meaning as the underlined word in the sentence.

He insisted that he would carry his own backpack.

a)

asked

b)

demanded

c)

questioned

d)

refused

4.

Choose the word that has the same meaning as the underlined word in the sentence.

The audience thought the movie ended terribly.

a)

badly

b)

slowly

c)

happily

d)

hurriedly

5.

Which word is a synonym for the underlined word in the sentence.

Nothing in the backyard was disturbed during the storm.

a)

moved

b)

defeated

c)

encouraged

d)

scared

6.

What did Ma think the prairie fire was at first in Little House on the Prairie?

a)

dust

b)

a thunderstorm

c)

smoke

d)

the wind

7.

What animal came bounding past the girls as the fire roared in Little House on the Prairie?

a)

deer

b)

horses

c)

rabbits

d)

wolves

8.

What did Pa say saved them in Little House on the Prairie?

a)

the back-fire

b)

the water sacks

c)

the water buckets

d)

the bunnies

9.

Who found Grace in By the Shores of Silver Lake?

a)

Pa

b)

Ma

c)

Laura

d)

Grace

10.

Where did Pa think Grace had gone in By the Shores of Silver Lake?

a)

the woods

b)

the big slough

c)

the fields

d)

the barn

11.

Where did they find Grace in By the Shores of Silver Lake?

a)

in the big slough

b)

picking violets

c)

in the barn

d)

in the house

12.

What is the purpose of a historical fiction story like Little House On the Prairie?

a)

To entertain and inform the reader about a different time period.

b)

To persuade the reader to move to the prairie.

c)

To inform the reader of different plants and animals on the prairie.

13.

Which word is an antonym for horribly?

a)

terribly

b)

frighteningly

c)

happily

d)

scarily

14.

What is the main theme of Little House on the Prairie?

a)

The prairie fire is coming towards the farm.

b)

The family works together to save the farm.

c)

Pa accidentally set the prairie fire.

d)

The prairie is a dangerous place to live.

15.

How did the family work together in By the Shores of Silver Lake?

a)

They put out the prairie fire.

b)

They spread out to look for Grace.

c)

They carried water from the big slough.

d)

They planted the fields around the house.

16.

Where does Laura find Grace?

a)

In a field of flowers.

b)

In the barn.

c)

In the house.

d)

In the big slough.