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WorksheetsHachiko Waits by Leslea Newman
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
"We will never see the professor again," Yasuo said, his voice heavy with sorrow."
What is a synonym for sorrow?
(Hint: Use the thesaurus)
melancholy
blessing
comfort
hope
"Day after day, month after month, year after year, Hachiko sat on the platform, waiting."
The author uses repetition to show:
Hachi's dedication to the professor
Hachi's attention to detail
that days and months follow years
that Hachi enjoyed sitting at the train platform
How was the sculpture of Hachi paid for?
the stationmaster sponsored the sculpture
Yasuo and his friends started a fundraiser
people from all around the world donated money
Professor Ueno left money for it in his will
Why didn't Yasuo and his family adopt Hachi?
he ran away when they brought him home
the Stationmaster wouldn't allow them to
Professor Ueno's family wanted to take Hachi instead
Yasuo's mother was allergic to dogs
On what two occasions did Hachi bark? (Select 2)
as the train was pulling out the day the professor died
the day Hachi died
when the 3:00 train arrived into the station
as the food vendors brought him yakitori
Hachiko Waits belongs in the genre of historical fiction because:
it is based on real events that happened in the past
it is a Japanese folktale about a mythical Akita dog
the story feels like it could really happen
the characters are made up by the author
What is a theme, or message, of the story?
Loyalty must be taught to others
True loyalty is lifelong
Loyalty can cause one to lose hope
Being loyal leads to melancholy
Which one contains a simile?
Hachi is a very special dog called an Akita-ken.
Hachi sat still as a statue waiting.
It was as though he knew the professor would arrive.
"Hachi, you are the best dog in all of Japan."
"Yasuo struggled to move through the solid wall of people like a carp swimming upstream."
This line contains a:
metaphor
simile
repetition
symbolism
"He would not give his heart to anyone but his master."
The word heart is a:
noun
verb
adjective
preposition
