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The Horse Snake

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "to give in; die"?

a)

assume

b)

petrify

c)

succumb

d)

gait

2.

Which word means "secretly; sneakily"?

a)

nocturnal

b)

gait

c)

stealthily

d)

petrify

3.

Which word means "active at night"?

a)

gait

b)

petrify

c)

stealthily

d)

nocturnal

4.

Which word means "to take on"?

a)

assume

b)

succumb

c)

gait

d)

petrify

5.

Which word means "manner of walking or moving on foot"?

a)

nocturnal

b)

gait

c)

petrify

d)

assume

6.

Which word means "to paralyze with astonishment or fear"?

a)

assume

b)

succumb

c)

nocturnal

d)

petrify

7.

In other regions, the horse snake is known as all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

ox snake

b)

lightning snake

c)

thunder snake

d)

bamboo snake

8.

Where does this story take place?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Vietnam

d)

Mexico

9.

How did the narrator's family warn the other villagers that a dangerous beast was on the loose?

a)

blew on a buffalo horn

b)

knocked on everyone's doors

c)

lit a fire to send smoke signals

d)

called everyone on the telephone

10.

The people are afraid of the horse snake for all of these reasons EXCEPT.

a)

It is large

b)

It can make a frightening noise like a loud horn

c)

It strikes with great speed

d)

It will sometimes attack people and cattle

11.

Which event happened first in the story?

a)

The men divided into groups to form search parties

b)

The village chief ordered all the women and children to form a long line

c)

The men found a horse dead in the rice field

d)

A frightened friend of the narrator's family banged on their door

12.

In grandmother's story, the prize for killing the snake was:

a)

a trophy

b)

keeping the snake

c)

money

d)

a party

13.

What happened to Minh when he went to get fish from his pond?

a)

He saw the horse snake at the pond

b)

He saw that all of his fish were already dead

c)

He fell into the pond

d)

He went for a swim

14.

Which event happened last?

a)

The snake broke through the circle of men and went into an open rice field

b)

Hysterical cries for help were heard from the western part of the hamlet

c)

The surprised snake shot out of the pond

d)

Four of the men attacked the snake from four different directions