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WorksheetsPaul Bunyan - Starting Out
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Paul Bunyan was always comfortable holding an ax. Comfortable means:
at ease
tense
nervous
sleepy
Which is a word that means almost the same thing as comfortable?
crabby
irritable
relaxed
anxious
The road was pretty stubborn but so were Paul and Babe. Stubborn means.
long
rough
easy to move
hard to move
Which word means almost the same thing as stubborn?
fun
outspoken
headstrong
easygoing
After being cooped up for so long, they were eager to stretch their legs. What does eager mean?
afraid
impatient
careful
uninterested
What is another word for eager?
excited
willing
disappointed
edgy
Paul hitched Babe to a crooked road. What does hitched mean?
fastened
unhooked
buttoned
ran
Johnny Inkslinger kept track of things in the logging camp office. There was so much figuring to be done. What does figuring mean?
thinking
dancing
math
yoga
Johnny Inkslinger's pen was connected to an ink barrel. What does connected mean?
divided
removed
separated
attached
The lumberjacks were twirling their axes. What is a word that does NOT mean twirling?
straightening
turning
whirling
rotating
Sourdough Sam made flapjacks on the griddle. What is another way to say that?
He made hotdogs on the fire.
He made aprons with the sewing machine.
He made toast in the oven.
He made pancakes on the pan.
Lumberjacks cut wood. What do blacksmiths do?
sell ice cream
bend & hammer metal
lay bricks
design cabinets
The Elmers didn't work with regular axes. Their axes had twirling blades. What does regular mean?
wild
unusual
surprising
normal
Why do loggers float their logs down river?
to transport them to the sawmill
to annoy the beavers
to block the boats
to hide the wood from the giant
The boy decided to have a career in logging. What did he decide to do?
He resolved to always wear flannel.
He chose to get a job cutting down forests.
He intended to trap beavers.
He dreamed of becoming a wrestler.
