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WorksheetsStormalong Comprehension
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Read this sentence from the passage.
But all the time Stormy was watering, hoeing, picking, and planting, he knew he still had not found a home.
What does the sentence above reveal about the passage?
It is told in third-person point of view.
It is told in first-person point of view.
It is a tall tale from New England.
It is a scene from a play.
Read this sentence from the passage.
A giant baby three fathoms tall -- or eighteen feet! -- was crawling across the sand, crying in a voice as loud as a foghorn.
Why is the sentence above an example of hyperbole?
because it uses third-person point of view
because it introduces the main character
because it contains a wild exaggeration
because it contains a comparison
How does Stormy feel as a child growing up on Cape Cod?
He wishes he could be like everyone else.
He wishes he would get more attention.
He wishes he could grow taller.
He wishes he had his own ship.
Which text from the passage shows that Stormy loves the ocean?
". . . folks always guessed he was a sailor and asked him questions about the sea."
". . . no ship, not even The Lady of the Sea, was big enough for him."
". . . all the Yankee clipper crews wanted him to sail with them."
". . . folks used to say he had salt water in his veins."
Why is Stormy disappointed when he arrives in Boston?
The buildings are the same size as the ones in Cape Cod.
People recognize him and ask him for favors.
The only job he can find is being a cabin boy.
It is not far enough away from the sea.
When do the sailors on The Lady of the Sea begin to accept Stormy?
when he fights a giant octopus for the ship's anchor
when the captain first hires him as a cabin boy
when he teaches the sailors new sea songs
when they find him sleeping in a rowboat
Which of these sentences from the passage is NOT an example of hyperbole?
"The vessel was so big that once, when she hit an island in the Caribbean Sea, she knocked it clear into the Gulf of Mexico!"
"Stormy felt like an outcast as he packed his trunk, hoisted it over his shoulder, and started away."
"Sailors in every port told how he ate . . . a hundred gallons of whale soup for lunch."
"The ship's towering masts had to be hinged to let the sun and moon go by."
How do the sailors show how much they care about Stormy?
by asking him to return to the sea
by building a huge ship for him
by making up songs about him
by following him to Kansas
Use the passage "Stormalong" and the play "Hoderi the Fisherman" to answer this question.
How is "Stormalong" DIFFERENT from "Hoderi the Fisherman"?
"Stormalong" describes a character who becomes an outcast at the end of the story.
"Stormalong" describes a character who wants to fit in.
"Stormalong" takes place in more than one setting.
"Stormalong" is a traditional tale.
Use the passage "Stormalong" and the play "Hoderi the Fisherman" to answer this question.
How are the events in "Stormalong" SIMILAR to the events in "Hoderi the Fisherman"?
Both passages describe why leaving home is too dangerous.
Both passages describe characters who go on a quest.
Both passages describe how characters fall in love.
Both passages describe the adventures of fishing.
