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A life into the Woods

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The story A life in the woods was about?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Henry David Thoreau

c)

David Patterson

2.

Why did Thoreau leave his house for the woods?

a)

Thoreau wanted to go hunting

b)

Thoreau wanted to build a cabin for his writing.

c)

Thoreau's house was too noisy to focus on his writing.

3.

Which Thoreau's friend helped him get a place in the woods?

a)

George Washington

b)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

c)

Bill Bailey

4.

Thoreau's move to the woods INDICATED that he liked to be alone. What does INDICATED mean in this sentence?

a)

To dislike a

b)

To show that

c)

To look at

5.

What was the name of the pond Thoreau's cabin was close too?

a)

Walden Pond

b)

Golden Pond

c)

Jackson Pond

6.

How did Thoreau record his experiences?

a)

With a tape recorder

b)

With paper journals

c)

With a video camera

7.

What animal did Thoreau think was laughing at him?

a)

A Duck

b)

A Moose

c)

A Bear

d)

A Loon

8.

Every time Thoreau paddled to where he thought the Loon would come up the loon was?

a)

The Loon was there and he caught him

b)

The Loon never came up

c)

The Loon appeared in another spot

9.

In the passage it says, Thoreau FELT the loon was laughing at him. What does FELT mean?

a)

To touch

b)

To have a feeling

c)

To make

10.

As time went on Thoreau was amazed by each animals ability to?

a)

To eat

b)

To swim

c)

To stay alive

11.

What did Thoreau do with his Journals?

a)

He burnt them for warmth

b)

He threw them in the trash

c)

He used them to write his next book.

12.

What does the word ENCOUNTER mean in this sentence? Kimberly went walking in the woods and encountered a family of chipmunks.

a)

To move away

b)

To show

c)

To come upon

13.

The word debris means to clean up true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The teacher EMPHAZIED to the students to be quiet when he raised his finger to his lips, Shhhh. What does EMPHAZIED mean?

a)

To be quiet

b)

To have an intense expression

15.

Where did Thoreau live before he left for the woods?

a)

Boston

b)

Concord

c)

Lexington

d)

Charleston