Worksheets"Missing" (The Run | Episode #5)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who is missing at the beginning of the story?
Mac
Dennis
Anna
Jeremiah
Whose perspective does this story show?
Anna's
Mac's and Jeremiah's
Just Mac's
Mac's and Dennis's
Read these sentences from the text.
"The footprints looked strangely uneven, and [Mac] felt his stomach drop when he realized that [Anna] must have been dragging her injured leg heavily to make such long, deep marks. He wondered if she was as scared as he was. He began to wonder if people stopped being scared once they turned into zombies..."
What conclusion can be drawn based on these sentences?
Mac thinks Anna may have become a zombie.
Mac thinks he can save Anna from other zombies.
Mac thinks Anna is braver than he is.
Mac feels sick when he sees or thinks about injuries.
This story has two climaxes, or points when the tension is at its highest.
One climax is when Mac softly calls out "Anna?" by the stream.
What is the other climax?
when Dennis wakes up to find Mac and Anna missing
when Mac wakes up to find Anna missing
when Dennis turns on the radio to find a bluegrass song playing
when Dennis and Jeremiah discover Mac and Anna by the stream
What is the main idea of this text?
After waking up in the woods with a bad injury, a girl named Anna runs away to find help.
After waking up in the woods to find their friend missing, three boys worry that their companion has turned into a zombie.
After waking up in the woods, two boys worry that they may be attacked by a crowd of plague-ridden zombies and become infected.
In a truck ride through the woods, a young boy is annoyed that the radio no longer plays anything but bluegrass music.
Read these sentences from the text.
"Mac paused. If the figure was Anna, he didn’t want to startle her. But if it was a zombie--or worse, a zombified Anna--he didn’t want to get within arm’s reach. He checked his shoelaces to make sure they were tied and braced himself to run away if necessary.
“Anna?” he called softly.
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Dennis awoke with a start. It took him a moment to figure out where he was and why he was sleeping on a pile of dirty tarps."
Why might the author have switched to Dennis's perspective at this point in the story?
to confuse the reader about the setting of the story
to leave the reader in suspense about what happens with Mac and Anna
to show the reader how Mac and Dennis have very different personality traits
to give the reader a sense of calm about Dennis's safety
Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.
Mac is worried that the figure by the stream may be a zombie, ___ he tries to stay out of arm's reach.
so
but
though
before
Describe what Anna's footprints leading away from her blankets look like.
What do Dennis and Jeremiah see at the very end of the story?
What has most likely happened to Anna by the end of the story?
(Support your answer with at least two pieces of evidence from the text.)
