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The Secret of the Winter Count

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Choose the word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The drought made it difficult for the farmers to grow crops.

a)

lack of rain

b)

cold weather

c)

sudden snowfall

d)

unusual snowfall

2.

Choose the word that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Jesse made an intricate drawing of the skyscraper.

a)

bold

b)

detailed

c)

messy

d)

ordinary

3.

Choose the word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The candle flame was wavering on the dinner table.

a)

running out

b)

burning strongly

c)

moving back and forth

d)

growing brighter and brighter

4.

Choose the word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The unbidden visit left Diego speechless.

a)

much appreciated

b)

long requested

c)

well-liked

d)

not asked for

5.

What is the meaning of the word snoozing in the sentence below?

I was snoozing after my alarm clock went off.

a)

getting out of bed

b)

awake and alert

c)

sleeping lightly

d)

eating a meal

6.

Star Walker told Emma that the Little People in her dreams gave her a message and that she was the chosen child for the drought. She had saved them all.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Emma's attitude about doing arithmetic changed at the end of the story, because she learned that although tricky numbers are pretty useful.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Star Walker is the ____________ of his tribe.

a)

chief

b)

grandfather

c)

storyteller

d)

father

9.

What does Emma mean when she says she is Metis?

a)

She is an only child.

b)

She can see little people.

c)

She knows arithmetic.

d)

She is of mixed ancestry.

10.

A Winter Count is

a)

a history of a people

b)

a buffalo hide with pictures

c)

drawings by a tribe

d)

an outstanding event

11.

In order for the drought to end, who has to see the little people?

a)

Star Walker

b)

a child

c)

Emma

d)

the Blackfoot tribe

12.

The rock Star Walker took Emma to was

a)

a huge mountain

b)

in the middle of the desert

c)

shaped like a buffalo

d)

a Blackfoot legend

13.

In order for Emma to know where the water was

a)

she had to dream little people

b)

she had to use multiplication

c)

she had to draw a horse

d)

she had to dig a well

14.

Emma and her family became part of Star Walker's tribe.

a)

True

b)

False