WorksheetsHatchet Review (Chapter 5 Excerpt)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
The story "Hatchet" is about....
Brian turning 11 and still feeling like he is 10
a 13 year-old boy finding a small axe, which he learns is called a "hatchet."
a story about how a hatchet grows up to love coffee, especially iced-coffee.
a 13 year-old boy left stranded in the Canadian wilderness after his plane crash-lands in a lake.
"Probably come here in amphibious planes, small bushplanes..." Here amphibious means....
something that is used only on land
something that is used only on water
something that is used on both land and water
"Which home? The father or the mother home." What can we infer about Brian's parents based on this sentence? (Check all that apply)
his parents are separated
Brian doesn't know where his parents live
His parents own 2 houses
his parents might be divorced
The first thing that Brian thinks about in this excerpt is....
eating a large, cheesy, juicy burger....
if people are out searching for him (including his family)
about what Mr. Perpich, his old English teacher, would do if he was left stranded
hunger
In the story, Brian says, "The hunger had been there but something else - _____________________ - had held it down." What had kept Brian distracted from his hunger?
surviving
figuring out where his hatchet was
wondering where he was
fear and pain
At first, to solve his problem of hunger, Brian thinks about....
what Mr. Perpich would do
what people would do in the movies
getting motivated
use his hatchet to hunt
Brian remembers he has a hatchet with him as well. This is a gift from...
his mother
his father
Mr. Perpich
a classmate at school
While examining everything he has, Brian is reminded of Perpich who "would tell him to quit messing around. Get motivated. Look at all of it, Robeson." What does Brian almost forget he has?
a hatchet
a digital watch
a windbreaker
himself
While thinking about food, Brian is reminded of Mr. Perpich told him to "stay positive and on top of things." All Perpich would say is that I have to...
be positive
get motivated
help myself
figure things out
___________________ means, "Torn or ragged clothing; shreds."
tatters
stranded
asset
pitiful
___________________ means, "a valuable person, thing, or quality; advantage or resource."
tatters
stranded
asset
pitiful
___________________ means, "left behind or in a helpless situation."
tatters
stranded
asset
pitiful
___________________ means, "sad, pathetic."
tatters
stranded
asset
pitiful
___________________ means, "covering or extending over a great area."
obvious
motivated
windbreaker
extensive
