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WorksheetsBy the Great Horn Spoon Super Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What does dire mean?
troublesome; annoying
warning of disaster
someone assuming a false identity
a place to stay
Jack was undaunted as he formed a plan to get to California.
assuming a false identity
demanding loudly
happy
not discouraged
Shoppers were clamoring for the new toy that just came out. Clamoring means?
hopeless
annoying
warning of trouble
demanding loudly
The impostor fooled the boys into believing he was a police officer. Impostor means....
gentleman
firefighter
someone assuming a false identity
doctor
The teacher unwittingly stepped on the student's foot. What does unwittingly mean?
without being aware of
on purpose
sadly
angrily
When Grandpa calls you "Honey," he is using a term of endearment. Endearment means....
humor or joke
love or affection
what bees make
anger or distrust
When the Lady Wilma came out of the Strait of Magellan, the Sea Raven was behind them. How did this happen?
The Lady Wilma used more coal to go faster.
The Sea Raven ran out of coal.
The route through the strait is shorter.
The Sea Raven was becalmed.
Why didn't Jack see the fires of Tierra del Fuego?
They weren't burning.
They were invisible.
Jack needs glasses so he didn't see them.
Captain Swain did not take the ship around Cape Horn.
How did Praiseworthy solve Mr. Azariah Jones' and Monsieur Gaunt's problems?
He convinced Monsieur Gaunt to sell his grape vines to Mr. Jones.
He convinced Mr. Jones to sell the potatoes to Monsieur Gaunt.
He offered to buy both of the items they planned to sell in California.
He told both of them to sell their items on Callao, Peru.
What did Mr. Jones and Monsieur Gaunt buy Jack and Praiseworthy for solving their problems?
Hats and clothes
Pick and shovel
Pick, shovel, and wash pan
Shovel and a hat for Praiseworthy
What did Captain Swain burn in the boilers to win the race?
Bricks
Lumber
Coal
Clothes
How do Jack and Praiseworthy get the money to take the boat to Sacramento?
Praiseworthy gives free haircuts and keeps the gold dust.
Praiseworthy charges a $1.00 for every hair cut.
They sell their picks and shovels.
Praiseworthy charges for haircuts and keeps te gold dust.
Who do Jack and Praiseworthy meet in San Francisco?
Cut-Eye Higgins
Good Luck
Cheap John
Quartz Jackson
Why does the man in the laundry say it will take three months to get their clothes clean?
His washer is broken and it will take that long to get it fixed.
He doesn't have any help and it takes a long time for him to do everything himself.
He sends it to China because it is cheaper than San Francisco.
He's out of supplies and it will take three months to receive them.
Why were Praiseworthy and Jack forced to be stowaways?
They spent all their money on candy
A cut-purse stole their banknotes
They liked sitting in a potatoe barrel
Because Jack was too young to be on the ship
Where did Jack and Praiseworthy hide on the ship?
In the boiler room
Under a life boat
In barrels of potatoes
Behind the Captain's bed
Who helped them catch the cut-purse?
The Captain
Mountain Jim
Good Luck
Dr. Buckbee
What city in California did most ships bring miners to?
San Diego
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Why did Praiseworthy punch the road agent?
The road agent wanted the photo of Miss Arabella
The road agent was going to get their gold
The road agent was going to shoot them
The road agent was going to take Praiseworthy's hat
What did Pitch Pine Billy do?
Teach Jack and Praiseworthy how to mine gold
Shoot a hole in their gold pan
make coffee for them
All of the above
What was the first gold mining town that Jack and Praiseworthy went to?
Miners Gulch
Angels Camp
Grizzly Flats
Hangtown
How did Jack and Praiseworthy strike it rich?
They found a huge nugget in the river
They found a deposit of gold while digging Cut Eye Higgins' grave
They worked in a mine
Praiseworthy became a lawyer
How did Jack and Praiseworthy raise money for their fare home to Boston?
They gave haircuts to miners only
They sold all the cats aboard the Lady Wilma
They struck it rich digging Cut Eye Higgins' grave
Aunt Arabella sent them some money
What is Jack's nickname?
Jamoka Jack
Jumping Jack
Rambling Jack
Hangtown Jack
How do Praiseworthy and Jack meet Pitch-Pine Billy?
Pitch-Pine Billy shoots Praiseworthy.
They meet on the stagecoach.
They meet trying to pan gold.
Pitch-Pine Billy shoots Praiseworthy and Jack's gold pan.
What is one problem the stagecoach had as it traveled to the gold camps?
The wheels broke.
The horses were injured.
Road agents robbed everyone.
The stagecoach got lost.
Who was the man in the Jipi Japa hat?
Cut-Eye Higgins
Captain Swain
Quartz Jackson
Why did the outlaws take their coats?
The outlaws wanted the buttons off the coats to sell
The outlaws thought the might have sewn gold in their coats
Winter was coming and they needed them for warmth
paralyzed with fear
undertaker
exasperated
elated
petrified
very happy, ecstatic
fun
elated
silly
frigate
being known for a bad deed or quality
dead
undertaker
elegant
notoriety
irritated or extremely annoyed
ugly
exasperated
funny
dilemma
walked at a slow, relaxed pace
run
swim
gallop
ambled
the act of welcoming others
hospitality
dinner
dilemma
goodbye
bad-tempered and grouchy
exasperated
exaggerated
elated
cantankerous
totally hateful
heinous
silly
petrified
peering
incapable of being overcome or conquered
intrude
frigate
failure
invincible
to postpone or cancel someone's punishment
reduce
reprieve
exaggerate
extend
watchful and alert
vigilant
peering
postpone
idly
state of being filled with excitement
exclude
include
exuberance
exaggerate
Q. very bad or unpleasant : deserving to be despised
dispel
despicable
undaunted
lurch
Q. very loyal and dedicated
stalwart
fray
imperative
dire
Q. a man who is dishonest or immoral
fiancée
rogue
Argonaut
slake
having the attitude that someone is smarter, better, or more important than other people
varmints
haughty
disdain
eluded
an animal that is considered a problem
disdain
eluded
varmints
notoriety
to avoid or escape by being quick, skillful, or clever
eluded
notoriety
haughty
disdain
having a belly that sticks out, especially on a man
paunchy
heinous
bellowed
dispatch
to think about something carefully or thoughtfully
mused
invincible
lithe
proboscis
moving in a easy and graceful way
proboscis
keeled
lithe
paunchy
to fall down suddenly
bellowed
keeled
paunchy
heinous
