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Hatchet Chapters 5 & 6

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Brian woke up very ______.

a)

tired

b)

hungry

c)

thirsty

d)

foggy headed

2.

Brian's English teacher Perpich was always saying _____.

a)

slow and steady will win the race

b)

don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today

c)

think about the positive

d)

remember the story of the little engine that could

3.

Brian was very hungry and kept thinking about eating a _____.

a)

hamburger

b)

pizza

c)

steak

d)

chocolate sundae

4.

When Brian sorted out his thoughts he figured this was the first day after the crash, and

a)

he would probably be rescued later that day

b)

he was probably close to his dad's house and would be taken there

c)

he was near the Pacific Ocean

d)

he could build a large fire so the rescue teams would be able to spot him

5.

When Brian collected his possessions he had coins, a fingernail clipper, a twenty dollar bill, paper, and ___.

a)

a candy bar

b)

the hatchet

c)

a pocket knife

d)

a pack of gum

6.

Brian remembered that when the pilot had the heart attack, ____.

a)

he pulled the throttle making the plane go up

b)

he pushed the throttle making the plane go down

c)

his foot jerked on the rudder pedal and the plane assumed a new course

d)

he broke some instruments as he fell over

7.

When Brian realized that it might be several days before he would be rescued, he decided to ____.

a)

make warm clothes from tree bark

b)

roll himself in a ball and cry

c)

try to catch fish for dinner

d)

build a shelter

8.

Brian remembered watching a television show where air force pilots took a survival course. This helped him think about what he could eat. Brian decided there must be ____ here by the lake.

a)

berries

b)

lizards and fish

c)

worms

d)

wild rice

9.

Brian knew the food was not poisonouse because ____.

a)

he saw birds eating it

b)

he recognized the food

c)

it tasted sweet

d)

he saw a bear eating it

10.

In a flashback, Brian remembered a time he and Terry ___.

a)

went hiking in the mountains

b)

built a lean-to

c)

went swimming at the lake

d)

cooked hotdogs over a campfire

11.

What did Brian always keep in sight so he wouldn't get lost?

a)

his jacket

b)

his shelter

c)

the airplane

d)

the lake

12.

As the sun went down _____.

a)

the night animals began to stir

b)

the mosquitos came out again

c)

the air became cold

d)

Brian fell asleep

13.

A good title for Chapter 6 would be ____.

a)

The Rescue

b)

The Attack

c)

New York

d)

Food at Last

14.

Which statement from Hatchet is an opinion?

a)

He could not believe it was that easy. It was as if the birds had taken him right to the berries.

b)

The trees were full of birds singing ahead of him in the sun.

c)

He looked up the lake shore, to the north.

d)

When he was done or found berries, he thought, he would just turn around so the water was on his left and walk back until he came to the ridge and his shelter.

15.

Which sequence best describes the order of events in Hatchet?


1) Brian can hardly stay awake because of the pain in his head and leg.

2) The plane crashes into the lake in the Canadian wilderness.

3) Brian finds a hollowed out rock to use as a shelter.

4) After two days brian finds food to eat.

a)

2, 3, 1, 4

b)

2, 1, 3, 4

c)

2, 1, 4, 3

d)

2, 4, 1, 3