WorksheetsEncounter
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The author of this story uses many metaphors. What is a metaphor?
a comparison not using like or as
making things act like people
a comparison using like or as
an exaggeration
In the beginning of the story, the author compared the boats Columbus arrived on to...
dinosaurs
three great-winged birds
majestic cruise ships
canoes
The author wrote, "They hid their bodies in colors, like parrots." What does that phrase mean?
They painted their bodies.
Their skin was many different colors.
They wore clothes.
Everyone has the same color shirt on.
From whose point of view is Encounter told?
Christopher Columbus
One of the sailors
A Young Taino boy
The Taino chief
The boy felt his dream was a warning. What warning does the narrator repeatedly give his people?
"Do not welcome them"
"Do not trust them."
"Do not eat their food."
"They will make us slaves."
When the tribe and the sailor exchange gifts, why did the boy not feel afraid?
the sailors said they wouldn't hard the tribe
the gifts were expensive
trading is a kind gesture
the sailors gave them gold
The sailors' "chief" had a serpent's smile. What kind of smile did he have?
friendly
welcoming
sneaky
angry
Why did the sailors take some of the tribe?
They captured them to use as slaves.
They wanted to show them around their boats.
The tribe members wanted to leave to have a better life.
It was a game they were playing.
Why did the sailors admire the golden armbands and nose rings?
They had never seen gold before.
They wanted to see how it was made.
They were just admiring their beauty.
They wanted to take the treasure for themselves.
The author uses personification when writing the phrase that the sword "bit his palm." What does that phrase mean?
The sword has teeth.
The sword cut him.
The sword bit him.
The sword was mean.
