WorksheetsIsland of the Blue Dolphins: Chapters 1-12
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What animal do the Aleuts hunt?
seals
white bass
sea otters
whales
What does the word "idle" mean?
lazy or without purpose
exhausted
feeble
very tiny
How many male members of Karana's tribe are left after the battle with the Aleuts?
7
15
42
24
Why does Karana jump off of the white man's ship in Chapter 7?
Her brother was left behind.
Her sister was left behind.
She forgot her feather skirt.
She didn't want to leave the island.
True or False: Karana's father taught her how to make weapons.
True
False
What does Karana use to build her fence when she constructs her shelter?
elephant seal bones
whale ribs
tall, thin branches
stones
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence: "But the morning broke clear and in front of me lay the dim line of the island like a great fish sunning itself in the sea."
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
personification
True or False? There are many trees on the Island of the Blue Dolphins.
True
False
How does Karana's little brother die?
he falls off of a cliff
he is killed by wild dogs
he gets sick
he drowns
What does Karana say makes the best spearhead?
a bull elephant's tusk
a dog's claw
a shark tooth
carved stone
What does Karana do with the beads that she excavates from the buried chest at Coral Cove?
She hides them on the rock shelf in her shelter.
She throws them into the sea.
She scatters them all over the island.
She reburies them.
True or False? Island of the Blue Dolphins is a 100% accurate historical account of the Nicoleño people and the lone woman of San Nicolas Island.
True
False
