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WTRFG Ch. 14-18 Comprehension Check

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Billy had to do this to get Old Dan out of the tree.

a)

leeward

b)

solemn

c)

coax

d)

jubilant

2.

Billy felt this way when he tied the lead with three coons.

a)

monotonous

b)

pruned

c)

solemn

d)

jubilant

3.

Old Dan did not want to play with Little Ann because he felt this way and was ready to hunt.

a)

gully

b)

solemn

c)

monotonous

d)

leeward

4.

We heard low, _____________ screeches continuing to come from the owl.

a)

monotonous

b)

jubilant

c)

coax

d)

superstition

5.

Grandpa said the story about the screech owl was just a _______________.

a)

leeward

b)

superstition

c)

gingerly

d)

gully

6.

All around the hounds were being __________ for the beauty contest.

a)

leeward

b)

superstition

c)

pruned

d)

coax

7.

Billy jumped across the frozen stream __________ without thinking about what could happen.

a)

leeward

b)

coax

c)

jubilant

d)

impulsively

8.

Billy made his way across the ice very __________.

a)

gingerly

b)

gully

c)

superstition

d)

jubilant

9.

We stopped on the __________ side of the tree, hoping to stay dry in the storm.

a)

superstition

b)

gully

c)

coax

d)

leeward

10.

We could hear Little Ann's bawl from down deep in the __________.

a)

monotonous

b)

solemn

c)

gully

d)

superstition

11.

The foreshadowing Rawls created in Chapter 1 that lets the reader know the results of the coon hunt

a)

a trophy

b)

The old man told the dog.

c)

two cups on the old man's mantel

d)

The old man had a blue ribbon.

12.

Billy had been so busy that he hadn't noticed this.

a)

His mama was going to have a baby.

b)

His papa had grown a beard.

c)

It was his sister's birthday.

d)

Grandpa had grown very old.

13.

The number of coons caught in the elimination round

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

14.

Billy would not come out of the storm because he didn't want to leave them.

a)

Papa and Grandpa

b)

his dogs

c)

the judges

d)

the coons

15.

What was inside the hollow tree?

a)

a wasp nest

b)

honey

c)

a rattlesnake

d)

three coons

16.

What prizes was Billy given for winning the coon hunt?

a)

a hairbrush for Little Ann and a bone for Old Dan

b)

gold cup and $300

c)

$100 and a trophy

d)

a new ax and $200

17.

Who was able to figure out that the coon had jumped from limb to limb to trick the hounds?

a)

the judge

b)

Grandpa

c)

Old Dan

d)

Little Ann

18.

The judge was surprised that they cleaned and doctored each other after the fight with the coon.

a)

Papa and Billy

b)

Old Dan and Little Ann

c)

the hunters

d)

the Pritchard boys

19.

This is where Billy decided to hunt for the final night.

a)

the swamps

b)

near the camp

c)

back home

d)

in the woods

20.

The main conflict in Chapters 17-18 is the result of this.

a)

an argument

b)

losing his ax

c)

the weather

d)

poor sportsmanship