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Paul Bunyan - Starting Out

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Paul Bunyan was always comfortable holding an ax. Comfortable means:

a)

at ease

b)

tense

c)

nervous

d)

sleepy

2.

Which is a word that means almost the same thing as comfortable?

a)

crabby

b)

irritable

c)

relaxed

d)

anxious

3.

The road was pretty stubborn but so were Paul and Babe. Stubborn means.

a)

long

b)

rough

c)

easy to move

d)

hard to move

4.

Which word means almost the same thing as stubborn?

a)

fun

b)

outspoken

c)

headstrong

d)

easygoing

5.

After being cooped up for so long, they were eager to stretch their legs. What does eager mean?

a)

afraid

b)

impatient

c)

careful

d)

uninterested

6.

What is another word for eager?

a)

excited

b)

willing

c)

disappointed

d)

edgy

7.

Paul hitched Babe to a crooked road. What does hitched mean?

a)

fastened

b)

unhooked

c)

buttoned

d)

ran

8.

Johnny Inkslinger kept track of things in the logging camp office. There was so much figuring to be done. What does figuring mean?

a)

thinking

b)

dancing

c)

math

d)

yoga

9.

Johnny Inkslinger's pen was connected to an ink barrel. What does connected mean?

a)

divided

b)

removed

c)

separated

d)

attached

10.

The lumberjacks were twirling their axes. What is a word that does NOT mean twirling?

a)

straightening

b)

turning

c)

whirling

d)

rotating

11.

Sourdough Sam made flapjacks on the griddle. What is another way to say that?

a)

He made hotdogs on the fire.

b)

He made aprons with the sewing machine.

c)

He made toast in the oven.

d)

He made pancakes on the pan.

12.

Lumberjacks cut wood. What do blacksmiths do?

a)

sell ice cream

b)

bend & hammer metal

c)

lay bricks

d)

design cabinets

13.

The Elmers didn't work with regular axes. Their axes had twirling blades. What does regular mean?

a)

wild

b)

unusual

c)

surprising

d)

normal

14.

Why do loggers float their logs down river?

a)

to transport them to the sawmill

b)

to annoy the beavers

c)

to block the boats

d)

to hide the wood from the giant

15.

The boy decided to have a career in logging. What did he decide to do?

a)

He resolved to always wear flannel.

b)

He chose to get a job cutting down forests.

c)

He intended to trap beavers.

d)

He dreamed of becoming a wrestler.