WorksheetsHatchet Chapter 6
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 15mins
In the beginning of Chapter 6, what type of shelter did Brian plan on building?
A debris hut
An A-frame shelter
A lean-to shelter
A treehouse
As Brian started to search for food, why did he want to stay near the lake?
He thought the plane under the water might show up to somebody flying over and he didn’t want to diminish any chance he might have of being found.
He wanted to capture fish from the lake
He needed the lake to wash the berries
He was afraid to get lost, so he used the lake as a reference point.
True or False? Brian ended up making a lean-to shelter.
True
False
How did Brian determine where North was?
The moss on the trees
He used the sun’s position as reference
He used a compass
He used his analogue watch
Brian got lucky (again) as he had found a stone ridge with a watertight overhang that would be a great foundation for his shelter. In the distant past, it was scooped up by a(n) _________, which had left a kind of sideways bowl.
Glacier
Bulldozer
Explosion
Tsunami
True or False? When Brian drank the lake water, thinking it would fill him up, his hunger actually became worse.
True
False
True or False? It was difficult for Brian to find and make food because he was used to buying food from the store and have his mom prepare his meals.
True
False
What month did Brian’s dad move out?
November
December
January
February
The author uses the principles of “show don’t (just) tell” in his writing. For example, instead of saying “Brain is hungry”, he states: “[Brian’s] mouth was full of saliva and his stomach was twisting and growling” (p. 60). Can you find any other examples of when the author uses the “show don’t (just) tell principle” throughout chapter 6? If so, please use a direct quote that demonstrates this writing principle.
Prior to being stranded in the Canadian Wilderness, what had Brian read or seen that told him about food in the wilderness?
A book about berries
A bird whispered to his ear and told him where to find berries
Chefs who cooked salmon
A television show about air force pilots and some kind of survival course they took.
How did Brian roughly guess the time of day?
The position of the sun
He had an analog watch
He used a stick and placed it on the ground to make a clock
He felt the temperature of the water (if it was too hot, it was mid-day; if it was too cold, it would be late afternoon/evening)
Do you think Brian is beginning to change his character a bit in Chapter 6? Why or why not?
Which animal helped Brian find the berries?
Moose
Birds
Bear
Fox
How were the berries described in the chapter?
The berries were raspberries
The berries were as big as a quarter, fuzzy, and yellow in colour
Bright red, half as big as grapes, and had large pits like cherries
The berries were quite small, and seemed to look like poison berries
Why did Brian almost spit the berries out?
They were bitter
They were in fact poisonous
They had a tart flavor that left his mouth dry
They tasted really bad
True or false? Brian kept eating the berries, despite their tartness.
True
False
As Brain saw the sunset, what issue did Brian run into?
Although he could find dead branches that could be used to start a fire, there were no matches
As Brian stuffed his windbreaker with berries, birds began attacking him
As Brian stuffed his windbreaker with berries, his windbreaker began to rip
The mosquitos kept on pestering him
True or False? Brian was able to start a fire by vigorously rubbing two sticks together.
True
False
He was able to start a fire, but with a match
