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Island of the Blue Dolphins Ch. 26-29

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Karana know that the young dog was Rontu's son?

a)

He has Rontu's smile and bark.

b)

He has the same fur as Rontu.

c)

He has the same yellow eyes as Rontu

d)

He was larger than the other dogs.

2.

What does Karana plan to catch with snares and poison?

a)

Tutok's son

b)

Ramo's son

c)

Rontu's son

3.

"He was snoring as if he had just eaten a big meal."

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

a)

siimile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

4.

What natural disasters did Karana experience on the island?

a)

hurricane

b)

earthquake

c)

tidal wave

d)

volcanic eruption

5.

When the tidal waves struck the island, Karana....

a)

Gets saved by a herd of otter

b)

Escapes on the back of a dolphin

c)

Gets washed away to sea and wakes up in California

d)

Holds onto a cliff and survives.

6.

"The tongues of water licked into all the crevices..."

This quote has what kind of figurative language?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

7.

What caused the ground to move and rocks to fall from the cliffs?

a)

Ancestors that were angry because Karana made weapons.

b)

A great earthquake

c)

An explosive volcanic eruption

8.

"There was a faint sound as if some giant animal were sucking the air in and in through its teeth."

Choose two true statements about this sentence.

a)

There is a simile

b)

There is a metaphor

c)

The underlined word is possessive

d)

The underlined word needs an apostrophe

9.

What was the biggest loss after the Earthquake?

a)

Karana's canoe

b)

Karana's weapons

c)

Karana's food

d)

Rontu Aru

10.

After the loss of the canoe and supplies she had hidden, what does Karana do?

a)

She gives up on leaving the island.

b)

She rebuilds a canoe from wreckage she finds around the island.

c)

She cuts off all of her hair in grief.

11.

When Karana first sees a new ship that did not belong to the Aleuts...

a)

Karana took too long to decide, and gets left behind

b)

Karana attacks them for trespassing.

c)

Karana joins them but forgets her belongings.

d)

Karana decides to stay on the island and hides.

12.

When Karana gets a second chance to leave the island, she decides to leave. What does she take with her?

a)

Rontu-Aru

b)

Cormorant Skirt, black necklace, and earrings.

c)

The young birds in a cage

d)

3 baskets of her belongings.

13.

The men sew a dress for Karana.

Select true statements

a)

Karana does not like the dress but wears it anyway.

b)

It is beautiful and Karana never wants to take it off.

c)

Karana prefers her clothes.

d)

The dress is too hot and scratchy.

14.

True or False?

Karana tells the men where to find the otter.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When Karana finally leaves on a ship to Mission Santa Barbara, dolphins swam before the ship.

What can we infer or conclude about the presence of dolphins in the end?

a)

Good fortune is in Karana's future.

b)

Nothing; there needs to be dolphins again because of the title of the book.

c)

The ship ship is about to face a great storm and sink.