WorksheetsZlateh the Goat by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How do Aaron and Zlateh save each other’s lives?
They provide what each other needs
They find shelter together
They find food together
D. They are rescued together
The author of Zlateh the Goat is
Maurice Sendek
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaiah Bashevis Singer
Maureen Sendek
He was a writer of three nations:
Jewish (he wrote in Yiddish), American, and Russian
Jewish (he wrote in Yiddish), American, and Polish
Jewish (he wrote in Yiddish), American, and German
Hanukkah happens in the month of
January
October
December
November
Respond to the question following the passage: “Zlateh, having eaten her fill, sat down on her hind legs and seemed to have regained her confidence in man.” How is Zlateh’s attitude changing?
She wants to go home
She wants to find a warm place
She's beginning to trust
She's ready to give milk
Who is the illustrator of the book?
Maurice Sendak
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaiah Bashevis Singer
Maureen Sendek
His childhood was affected by the death of many of his family members during the
Hanukkah
Plague
Menorah
Holocaust
In the picture what does the artist suggest by making the boy and his goat equally important?
A. That they love each other
B. That they come from the same farm
C. That each one depends on the other the same
9. How does the artist seem to make the goat caring and companionable?
A. Zlateh is curved in front of Aaron in a protective way
B. Zlateh and Aaron are in an enclosed space
C. Zlateh and Aaron look at each other
10. How is the family strengthened by their hardship?
A. They play games and play with Zlateh
B. Winter comes and there is more money
C. They are grateful for what they almost lost
11. Why is Reuven the furrier having a bad year?
A. There is a shortage of animals
B. It's too cold
C Winter comes late
12. Why can you infer that the family is sorry to sell Zlateh?
A. Because Zlateh was a pet
B. Because Zlateh is the goat Aaron took care of
C. Because the sisters and the mom are crying
13. Which detail from "Zlateh the Goat" helps you infer that BEFORE he finds shelter, Aaron is in danger?
A. He loses feeling in his fingers
B. He doesn't want to go to the butcher
C. All he takes is slices of bread and cheese
14. How does finding the haystack solve Aaron's problem in the snowstorm?
A. It gives them a place to hide
B. The hay feeds Zlateh
C. It gives them a place to stay warm and safe
15. How does the storm continue to endanger Aaron and Zlateh after they find the haystack?
A. The temperature continues to drop
B. The snow on the haystack block the oxygen
C. It covers the way home
16. What does trace mean in the sentence: "Aaron's family and their neighbors had searched for the boy and goat but had found no trace of them during the storm."
A. cut out shapes
B. couldn't outline
C. there wasn't a sign that could be found
17. What does Aaron bring with him to eat on his journey?
A. two slices of bread and cheese
B. cheese and ham sandwich
C. potato pancakes
18. What suddenly changes halfway through Aaron and Zlateh's trip?
A. their mood
B. the weather
C. the landscape
19. What is the best description of the snowstorm that blocks Aaron and Zlateh's path?
A. an average storm
B. fierce and chaotic
C. mild and temperate
20. How does Zlateh react to Aaron drinking her milk?
A. She allows him to drink but resents it
B. She is happy to reward him with milk after he provided shelter for her
C. She is angry
