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Paddle to the Sea Review for Test

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long was the canoe that the boy made?

a)

One foot long.

b)

Three feet long.

c)

As long as the boy’s arm.

d)

6 inches

2.

What caused Paddle to be washed out from under the dock?

a)

A lightening strike

b)

A big fish

c)

Waves from the storm

d)

Electric currents

3.

What was the “star” that “flickered and flashed”?

a)

A) The light from a ship

b)

The light from a lifeboat

c)

The North star

d)

The signal from a lighthouse

4.

What was rowing slowly toward the ship “like a water beetle swimming toward a whale”?

a)

A lifeboat

b)

Paddle-to-the-Sea

c)

A ship

d)

A large fish

5.

What happened to Paddle when the ship “reared up and crashed down heavily”?

a)

Paddle was tossed high in the air.

b)

Paddle was sunk.

c)

Paddle was saved by the lifeboat.

d)

Paddle rushed to the Coast Guard Station

6.

How did Paddle escape the icy water and storms?

a)

He used the lifeline

b)

He skidded up on the beach near the lighthouse

c)

A man found him and took him home.

d)

He waited out the storm under a tree.

7.

What caused Paddle to be washed out from under the dock?

a)

A lightening strike

b)

A big fish

c)

Waves from the storm

d)

Electric currents

8.

How far did Paddle travel during the next month?

a)

Three hundred miles

b)

Three hundred feet

c)

Three miles

d)

Three hundred yards

9.

Why didn’t Paddle see any land for a while?

a)

The storms were so strong.

b)

Big freighters blocked his view.

c)

He was stuck in the copper mines.

d)

He was riding the main shipping lanes.

10.

What is the Keweenaw Peninsula known for?

a)

Copper mines

b)

Strong thunderstorms

c)

Knives and arrowheads

d)

Varied wildlife

11.

What did Indians mine copper for?

a)

For other Indians

b)

To make knives and arrowheads

c)

To make electric cables

d)

To make jewelry

12.

What did the captain of the wrecked ship say would reach end to end of the Great Lakes Chain?

a)

The line of sunken ships

b)

The number of lifeboats

c)

The line of rescued men

d)

Davy Jones’s Locker

13.

What happened to Paddle after the wreck?

a)

He was lost.

b)

He was found and set on a table.

c)

He was caught in a storm

d)

Winds blew him all over the map.

14.

What replaced Paddle’s lead ballast?

a)

A photograph

b)

Bright red paint

c)

A thick copper plate

d)

A new lead ballast

15.

What tool are people who find Paddle supposed to use to add new places to the copper plate?

a)

A drill

b)

A metal point

c)

A Sharpie marker

d)

Their fingernail

16.

How long did Paddle stay at the Coast Guard station?

a)

2 months

b)

All winter

c)

Until winter

d)

Until spring

17.

What do ships wait for at The Soo?

a)

The arrival of goods that they need to transport

b)

The arrival of spring when the frozen river will breakup

c)

The arrival of winter when they can slide on the ice

d)

Boarding passengers

18.

What does Bill tell Maloney on the phone?

a)

That he picked up an Indian in a canoe and he needs Maloney to take him to Buffalo

b)

That he found a wooden model of an Indian in a canoe and he will send it to him

c)

That Pierre, the trapper, will be coming for a visit

d)

That Pierre, the trapper, will not be able to make the trip

19.

How do you know that Maloney is feeling better about the situation?

a)

He laughed and promised that Paddle would get to Buffalo safe and sound.

b)

He scratched “Gary, Indiana” into Paddle’s copper plate.

c)

He laughed and ate dinner.

d)

He moved his ship into a concrete chamber

20.

Where did Paddle first go with Maloney?

a)

To Buffalo

b)

To a steel company

c)

To Gary, Indiana

d)

To The Soo

21.

What does Maloney carry on his freight ship?

a)

Copper

b)

Iron ore

c)

Steel

d)

Clothes

22.

Where did Maloney put Paddle after he scratched on the copper plate?

a)

In the back of his ship

b)

In his pocket

c)

In a bag with dirty clothes

d)

Back in the water

23.

Which three seasons passed as Paddle made his way up the Michigan shore?

a)

Winter, spring, summer

b)

Spring, summer, autumn

c)

Summer, autumn, winter

d)

Summer, winter, spring

24.

How long had it taken Paddle to travel south through Lake Michigan?

a)

Three seasons

b)

Two seasons

c)

Three days

d)

Two days

25.

What did Paddle see when he was stranded on a tiny rock island?

a)

Several small fish

b)

A cloud of smoke from a forest fire

c)

A beautiful sunset

d)

Other Indian canoes

26.

Why were so many animals trying to reach Paddle’s little rock island?

a)

They were trying to escape the forest fire.

b)

They were curious about Paddle and wanted to see him close up.

c)

They were running from an angry bear

d)

They wanted to watch the sunset.

27.

Where did the animals go after the fire?

a)

Back to where they came from

b)

To a new rock island

c)

To Michigan

d)

In search of new homes

28.

What happened to Paddle?

a)

He was pushed back into the water by the waves.

b)

He was carried off by a bear.

c)

He was burned in the fire

29.

What is the best way to travel through the water trails in the forests of Lake Huron?

a)

On a sled

b)

By ship

c)

In a canoe

d)

Wade through the water

30.

How old was Paddle when spring came?

a)

Two years old

b)

Three years old

c)

Two months old

d)

We don’t know

31.

How did Paddle complete his crossing of Lake Huron?

a)

He drifted swiftly on the current.

b)

He floated on a large chunk of ice.

c)

A man carried him in his own canoe.

d)

He rode in a motorboat with a little girl.

32.

How did Paddle get to Detroit?

a)

In a motorboat

b)

He drifted along the currents

c)

On a ship

d)

On a sled

33.

Where did the girl’s father take Paddle?

a)

To Lake St. Clair

b)

To a museum

c)

To his office

d)

To Canada

34.

How long did Paddle stay in Detroit?

a)

One week

b)

Two days

c)

One month

d)

Until the little girl left

35.

What was red ore used for?

a)

For making new canoes

b)

It was made into pennies

c)

For making arrowheads

d)

For making automobiles

36.

Choose 4 different types of watercraft that Paddle saw on the Detroit River.

a)

ferryboats

b)

canoes

c)

rowboats

d)

passenger steamers

e)

submarines

37.

Where did the little girl drop Paddle back into the water?

a)

Near a Detroit factory

b)

In the Detroit River

c)

In Lake Erie

d)

In the bathtub

38.

How many new places were added to Paddle’s copper plate?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

3

d)

8

39.

What did the girl’s father do when he saw Paddle’s picture in the newspaper?

a)

He framed it for his office

b)

He showed it to his friend

c)

He sighed with relief

d)

He showed it to his daughter

40.

How do ships avoid Niagara Falls?

a)

They wait at The Soo

b)

They take the Welland Canal

c)

They sail to Canada

d)

They wait until winter

41.

What shape does Lake Erie represent?

a)

A pickle

b)

A chunk of chocolate

c)

A lump of coal

d)

A lump of copper

42.

Which two countries border Niagara Falls?

a)

Canada and New York

b)

Canada and U.S.A.

c)

Pennsylvania and Canada

d)

None of the above

43.

What river makes its way out of the falls?

a)

Niagara River

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

American Falls

d)

Kingston River

44.

After floating down the Niagara River, what was the never-stop-merry-go-round that Paddle was caught in?

a)

Niagara falls

b)

The Niagara River

c)

The Thousand Islands

d)

A whirlpool

45.

The Niagara River led Paddle to which lake?

a)

Lake Ontario

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Lake Toronto

46.

What vegetable is Lake Ontario thought to look like?

a)

A squash

b)

A pickle

c)

A potato

d)

A Carrot

47.

The forest fire was compared to

a)

an earthquake

b)

a tornado

c)

a volcano

d)

a hurricane

48.

During the fire, how did the animals try to survive?

a)

tried to reach Paddle's island

b)

kept their noses near the water level

c)

both of the above answers

d)

not given

49.

During what season did Paddle go through the Straits of Mackinac?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

50.

How did Paddle move through Lake Huron?

a)

floated in the water

b)

drifted under the ice

c)

someone picked him up in an icebreaker

d)

skated on top of the ice

51.

Paddle got picked up by a girl in

a)

Bay City

b)

Saginaw Bay

c)

Lake St. Clair

d)

Cheboygan

52.

The Detroit River flows into

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Lake St. Clair

c)

Lake Ontario

d)

Niagara Falls

53.

In chapter 23, it says "Paddle flew up on a chain of wet volcanoes, plunged deep in submarine dives, and took sudden trips toward the moon in green rockets." What does this describe?

a)

Paddle's trip across Lake St. Clair

b)

Paddle's trip on Lake Huron

c)

Paddle's trip through the Straits of Mackinac

d)

Paddle's trip over Niagara Falls

54.

Paddle spent the winter with a little old lady. She lived near what city?

a)

Montreal

b)

Quebec

c)

Toronto

d)

Ottawa

55.

The old lady liked to tell stories. Who was she talking to?

a)

The Indian boy.

b)

An American boy.

c)

Paddle.

d)

An American girl.

56.

What is the main language spoken along the River and in Montreal?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Latin

d)

French

57.

The old lady put Paddle into the River. What river?

a)

The Quebec River.

b)

The Ottawa River

c)

The St. Clair River

d)

The St. Lawrence River.

58.

Chapter 25 is called "Rivers In The Sea." Which of these are rivers in the sea?

a)

Lake Michigan, Gulf of St. Lawrence

b)

Gulf Stream, Lake Michigan

c)

Gulf Stream, Labrador Current

d)

Labrador Current, Gulf of St. Lawrence

59.

The Grand Banks of Newfoundland is known for

a)

boating

b)

fog

c)

perching

d)

fishing

60.

Paddle got picked up off the Grand Banks by

a)

a boy on a French fishing boat

b)

a sailor on a huge freighter

c)

a lumberjack near the river

d)

a girl and her dad in a motorboat