WorksheetsHatchet: Chapters 5-8 Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Why is Brian in the Canadian forest?
He is attending a Boy Scout camp trying to get his wilderness badge.
He is on a fishing expedition with his friend Terry.
He is visiting his grandparents for two weeks.
Brian is stranded when his plane crashed into the lake after the pilot died of a heart attack.
Brian felt like he would __________ up and die after falling asleep in the sun.
wither
murky
glisten
rasp
Which is NOT a reason Brian doesn't want to drink from the lake.
The dead pilot is at the bottom of the lake.
The water is murky with bugs swimming around.
Brian is not thirsty.
Brian is not sure if the water is safe to drink.
What happened right after Brian drank from the lake?
He got attacked by a bear.
He caught a fish.
He threw up.
He fell in the lake.
When a plane went down they would have a/an __________ search.
crude
hokey
murky
extensive
Why does Brian think it might take awhile for the searchers to find him?
What advice did Brian's English teacher give him that Brian thought would be helpful?
When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.
Stay positive and stay on top of things.
When you get something wrong, try again.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Brian says he needs to stay _________ and get things done.
pulverized
rueful
motivated
dimished
Brian decides to take an inventory of the things that he has, which item is NOT something that he has?
fingernail clippers
a hatchet
billfold with $20
a pocket knife
What does Brian decide is the best asset that he has?
the hatchet
himself
pocket knife
his windbreaker
The plane __________ a new path after the pilot had a heart attack and jerked the control wheel.
slithered
indicated
assumed
motivated
What 3 things does Brian decide that he needs to survive while he is waiting to be rescued?
a cheeseburger, fries, and a chocolate shake
a tent, sleeping bag, and his pillow
his cell phone, backpack, and his skate board
food, water, and shelter
What does Brian use to tell directions?
a compass
the sun
a map
GPS
Where does Brian decide to build his shelter?
under the rock ledge
build a lean-to
in an old hallowed out tree
in the crashed plane
What does Brian use to help him not get lost when he goes to search for food?
GPS
a trail of little pebbles that he finds in the beach area
he keeps the lake to his right and never loses sight of it.
he leaves marks on the trees
Why does Brian call the first berries that he finds "gut cherries"?
They fill his "gut" up.
They make him terribly sick with wrenching pains in his abdomen.
He had watched a documentary about foods to eat in the wild and they were on it.
He had read about them in a book.
Brian saw the __________, bright red berries that the birds were eating and he was excited!
crude
rasping
extensive
glistening
Brian was __________ wishing that he had some matches so he could build a fire.
extensively
ruefully
relatively
diminishing
Brian __________ sticks and grasses to make a wall for his shelter.
pulverized
interlaced
withered
lanced
Brian waited for the pain to __________ before he went out to look for more food.
recede
asset
interlace
rivulet
Brian knew he had a __________ shelter, but it should keep him dry and somewhat protected until he was rescued.
receding
raspy
extensive
crude
What animal did Brian run into while eating raspberries?
moose
porcupine
birds
bear
The rain came pouring down and there were rivulets running down into the lake.
true
false
The bear chased Brian away from the raspberries because he didn't want to share his food.
true
false
How did Brian hurt is leg?
The bear clawed him.
He broke it in the plane crash.
He fell out of a tree while picking berries.
He had 8 quills stuck in it from a porcupine.
What is the most important rule of survival?
Only eat the dark red berries.
Feeling sorry for yourself doesn't work and is a waste of time.
Never drink water until after it has boiled for 15 minutes.
Cover your skin with mud to keep the sun and bugs off.
How does Brian discover how to make fire?
Brian __________ felt his leg to see what was wrong.
interlacing
pulverizing
crudely
gingerly
After eating the raspberries, Brian's hunger pains seemed to __________.
glisten
diminish
rivulet
slither
What do you predict that Brian will do now to protect him from animals coming into his shelter?
