WorksheetsWTRFG Ch. 14-18 Comprehension Check
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Billy had to do this to get Old Dan out of the tree.
leeward
solemn
coax
jubilant
Billy felt this way when he tied the lead with three coons.
monotonous
pruned
solemn
jubilant
Old Dan did not want to play with Little Ann because he felt this way and was ready to hunt.
gully
solemn
monotonous
leeward
We heard low, _____________ screeches continuing to come from the owl.
monotonous
jubilant
coax
superstition
Grandpa said the story about the screech owl was just a _______________.
leeward
superstition
gingerly
gully
All around the hounds were being __________ for the beauty contest.
leeward
superstition
pruned
coax
Billy jumped across the frozen stream __________ without thinking about what could happen.
leeward
coax
jubilant
impulsively
Billy made his way across the ice very __________.
gingerly
gully
superstition
jubilant
We stopped on the __________ side of the tree, hoping to stay dry in the storm.
superstition
gully
coax
leeward
We could hear Little Ann's bawl from down deep in the __________.
monotonous
solemn
gully
superstition
The foreshadowing Rawls created in Chapter 1 that lets the reader know the results of the coon hunt
a trophy
The old man told the dog.
two cups on the old man's mantel
The old man had a blue ribbon.
Billy had been so busy that he hadn't noticed this.
His mama was going to have a baby.
His papa had grown a beard.
It was his sister's birthday.
Grandpa had grown very old.
The number of coons caught in the elimination round
one
two
three
four
Billy would not come out of the storm because he didn't want to leave them.
Papa and Grandpa
his dogs
the judges
the coons
What was inside the hollow tree?
a wasp nest
honey
a rattlesnake
three coons
What prizes was Billy given for winning the coon hunt?
a hairbrush for Little Ann and a bone for Old Dan
gold cup and $300
$100 and a trophy
a new ax and $200
Who was able to figure out that the coon had jumped from limb to limb to trick the hounds?
the judge
Grandpa
Old Dan
Little Ann
The judge was surprised that they cleaned and doctored each other after the fight with the coon.
Papa and Billy
Old Dan and Little Ann
the hunters
the Pritchard boys
This is where Billy decided to hunt for the final night.
the swamps
near the camp
back home
in the woods
The main conflict in Chapters 17-18 is the result of this.
an argument
losing his ax
the weather
poor sportsmanship
