WorksheetsWhere the Red Fern Grows ch. 6-10
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Where does Billy find the names for his dogs?
In a magazine
In a book
Carved in a tree
They are his parents' names
In ch. 7, why does grandpa say that his trap with a shiny piece of tin will work?
Raccoons like shiny things and once they have it, they won't let go.
Raccoons are not smart animals.
It will work because it is easy to put together.
The trap is made of metal so it is too strong for the raccoon.
What was Papa's explanation of why it is taking so long for Billy to get a raccoon with his new trap?
There are too many raccoons in the Bottoms.
There are not enough raccoons in the Bottoms.
Billy made too many traps.
Billy may have left too much of a scent near the traps.
"As limber as a rag" is an example of...
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
"It was a beautiful night, still and frosty. A big grinning Ozark moon had the countryside bathed in a soft yellow glow. " This is an example of...
Personification
Alliteration
Idiom
Simile
Why does Billy groan when he sees the tree that the dogs have treed the coon in?
It is a really weak tree.
It is the biggest tree in the Bottoms.
He doesn't like the area that they are in.
The tree is not on their property.
Billy makes a promise to his dogs to cut the tree down. What character traits would you use to describe Billy in this chapter? Check all that apply.
Hard working
Determined
Loyal
Greedy
"The wind itself seemed to be angry at the big tree's stubborn resistance. It growled and moaned as is pushed harder against the wavering top." This is an example of:
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
personification
"Splintered limbs flew skyward and rained out over the bottoms. With a cyclone roar, the big tree crashed to the ground, and then silence settled over the bottoms." This is an example of:
Static characters
Imagery
Rising action
Resolution
Billy had to stuff rocks into the tree because of Old Dan. Why?
He continued trying to go up the tree to get the coon.
Billy was trying to keep the tree alive.
Little Ann was stuck up in the tree.
Old Dan wouldn't stop bawling.
"I hung around the house for a while, then nonchalantly whistled my way out to the barn." What does the word nonchalantly mean?
To hurry
In a cool and unconcerned manner
to question
To loosen up
"...jumped over the rail fence, and in a long lope started after me.” What does the word lope mean?
to walk slowly
to run very fast
to leap with bounding steps
to skip
“...the warm heat from the hard work limbered me up.”
What does the word limbered mean?
Made very stiff
Make very tired
Make hungry
Loosen up
