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U1W3 Reading

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the genre of the story "A life in the Woods"

a)

Realistic Fiction

b)

Narrative Nonfiction

c)

Science Fiction

d)

Horror

2.

Reread paragraph 1 and answer:

What kind of place is Thoreau´s family´s house?

a)

happy

b)

quiet

c)

noisy

d)

dark

3.

Reread paragraph 2 and answer:

Why might the woods be a better place for Thoreau to write?

a)

The woods would be a quieter place for Thoreau to write his book.

b)

The woods would be a darker place for Thoreau to write his book.

c)

The woods would be a dusty place for Thoreau to write his book.

d)

The woods would be a random place for Thoreau to write his book.

4.

What is the purpose of showing Thoreau´s actual writing?

a)

Thoreau´s details about the McDonald´s show how carefully he observed nature.The passage offers a basic example of the work Thoreau did.

b)

Thoreau´s details about the Mall show how carefully he observed nature.The passage offers a vague example of the work Thoreau did.

c)

Thoreau´s details about the loon show how carefully he observed nature.The passage offers a specific example of the work Thoreau did.

5.

Why did Thoreau want to live in the woods?

a)

He needed orange juice and have fun.

b)

He needed vacations and ran away.

c)

He needed peace and quiet to write.

d)

He needed to marry and have children.

6.

What did Thoreau learn in the woods?

a)

He learned to recognize the specific habits of animals and to appreciate nature´s mystery.

b)

He learned to recognize the habits of whales and to appreciate board games mystery.

c)

He learned to recognize hiself in the pond and to appreciate nature´s wild and dangerous wildlife.

7.

What was the result of Thoreau´s experiences?

a)

Thoreau was able to eat a book with his difficult experiences.

b)

Thoreau was able to scream a book with his doomed experiences.

c)

Thoreau was able to eat lasagna with his brother.

d)

Thoreau was able to write a book with his nature experiences.

8.

Who are the main characters?

a)

Roblox and frapuccino

b)

Among us and Fortnite.

c)

Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson

d)

I don´t know

9.

Did Emerson and Thoreau both liked nature?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

I don´t know

10.

Did Thoreau let Emerson use his land?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

I don´t know

11.

Emerson let Thoreau use his land, is this:

a)

cause

b)

efect

12.

Emerson and Thoreau shared an interest in nature:

a)

cause

b)

efect