WorksheetsTouching Spirit Bear #2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does the underline word mean?
Cole knew these words guaranteed him a terrible beating the next time he was alone, but still he taunted, or challenged, his father with a smirk.
smiled
provoked
eye roll
laugh
What does the underline word mean?
Peter's lawyer had asked for the feather. "All your life you've lied, manipulated people, and tried to avoid consquences," she said. "There is absolutely no reason to believe that you have truly changed inside."
tricked
false
protected
hurt
What is the closest definiton for the underlined word?
Circle Justice is something First Nation people have done for hundreds of years. Cole could undergo a vision quest of sorts, and extended time alone to face himself and to face the angry spirits inside of him.
n. larva usually of a fly found in decaying matter
adj. having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste
n. an experience where one seeks to interact with a guardian spirit
adj. lacking any obvious principle or organization
What is the closest definiton for the underlined word?
The maggots were all over the roadkill.
n. larva usually of a fly found in decaying matter
adj. having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste
n. an experience where one seeks to interact with a guardian spirit
adj. lacking any obvious principle or organization
What is the closest definiton for the underlined word?
That was how he felt inside--empty. There was no beauty. For two hours his mind roiled with turbulent thoughts before he fell into a restless, tortured sleep.
v. to suffer violent involuntary contractions in the muscles
adj. having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste
n. an experience where one seeks to interact with a guardian spirit
adj. moving unsteadily or violently
What is the closest definiton for the underlined word?
The bear waited calmly as if part of the landscape, like a tree or a boulder, not conceding one inch of space.
v. surrendering or yielding to something or someone
v. to control or influence a person or situation unfairly
n. an experience where one seeks to interact with a guardian spirit
adj. moving unsteadily or violently
What word is the closest synonym to the underlined word?
The gluttonous seagulls had brazenly eaten chunks torn from his chest and were now on to something else--a herring or a clam.
timidly
boldly
meekly
cautiously
What word is the closest synonym to the underlined word?
Cole crawled through the haphazard debris of his shelter to find some embers that he could coax into a flame.
neat
organized
disorganized
purposeful
Which is the closest definiton to the underlined word?
The rain and wind paused and an acrid smell like burning wire filled the air.
adj. having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant smell
v. to watse in a reckless and foolish manner
adj. moving unsteadily or violently
adj. lacking any obvious principle or organization
Which is the closest synonyms to the underlined word?
All of his life he had squandered his choices, wallowing in revenge and self-pity, keeping himself down.
use wisely
wasted
kept
lacked
Which is the closest definiton to the underlined word?
All of his life he had squandered his choices, wallowing in revenge and self-pity, keeping himself down.
v. to watse in a reckless and foolish manner
v. surrendering to something
v. to cleverly control
v. to roll around in
Where is Cole sentenced to go for his banishment?
a big city
a nature preserve
a remote island in Alaska
a remote island in Hawaii
Garvey, the youth probation officer, introduces Cole to the concept of Circle Justice. Which of the following is the best definition of what Circle Justice is?
Circle Justice is all about punishing the victim.
Circle Justice is all about punishing the offender.
Circle Justice is all about healing the offender and the victim
Circle Justice is punishment by putting one in jail
Which of the following is a theme of chapters we have read so far?
All of these
Life gives you the power to make choices.
Nature cannot be controlled.
Often when one is hurting, one hurts others.
Which of the following is a big idea/concept of chapters we have read so far?
Circle
Life gives you the power to make choices.
Nature cannot be controlled.
Often when one is hurting, one hurts others.
