WorksheetsWhere the Red Fern Grows
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does it mean to be wiley?
creative
smart;cunning
belligerent
rude
What does leeward mean?
a shelter
the behavior of an impolite person
reluctant
the sheltered side of something
If something is dormant, then it is
active
shy
inactive
fragrant
Who said the following quote?
" When I was a boy, I had a pet coon. By watching him, I saw and learned a lot of things."
Papa
Mama
Billy
Grandpa
What type of figurative language is the following quote?
"I could feel the silence closing in."
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
What type of figurative language is the following quote?
"Seems like that old man can cook up more deals than anyone in the country."
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
On his way back from town, Billy said, "... it was all too perfect." What was too perfect?
That he had saved enough money for the dogs.
That he was able to think of great names for the dogs.
That he found the magazine and prayed for dogs in the same place as he found the idea for the dogs' names.
That his grandfather helped him get the dogs.
Which of the Pritchard boys wanted to make the bet in the first place?
Rubin
Rainie
Billy felt the "cold fingers of doubt" while at the championship hunt because....
He didn't think his dogs were good enough.
His dogs were too small.
He was overwhelmed by the size of the hunting area.
He was overwhelmed by the experience of the other hunters and their hounds.
The red fern and its legend symbolizes
death of something/someon
Indian folklore
the color of blood
it marks something admirable and special
