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The Ravine

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the setting of this story?

a)

Alaska

b)

Arkansas

c)

Hawaii

d)

Indiana

2.

Which of the following did NOT go on the trail?

a)

Vinny

b)

Juliana

c)

Joe-Boy

d)

Starlene

3.

Vinny thought that some times Joe Boy was a . . .

a)

Cuddly blanket

b)

Fat babooze

c)

Skinny giraffe

d)

Tired Sloth

4.

What had happened two weeks and one day before the kids were on the trail?

a)

someone had died

b)

Someone had won the lottery

c)

someone had gotten a new job

d)

someone told a secret

5.

Was was NOT true about the missing boy?

a)

He was 14.

b)

HIs name was Butchie.

c)

Nobody could find him.

d)

He was a talented singer.

6.

Who did Starlene say took the boy?

a)

A large man

b)

A step parent

c)

the goddess that lives in a stone by the road.

d)

His cousin Sam Adleman who was a pediatrician.

7.

Vinny thought he better believe in the goddess too or she might. . .

a)

send him bad luck

b)

kidnap his parents

c)

be offended

d)

make him dinner

8.

The water was brown and murky. Murky means?

a)

clear blue, transparent

b)

bright, colorful

c)

odorless

d)

dark, obscure, gloomy

9.

What does Vinny think about Starlene?

a)

She is a beautiful.

b)

She is scared of everything.

c)

She is always angry.

d)

She is fearless.

10.

Whose opinions does Vinny most value?

a)

his own

b)

his parents

c)

his sister

d)

the groups

11.

Which of the following is true about Starlene.

a)

She gives many compliments.

b)

She acts like a showoff.

c)

She kind and thoughtful.

d)

She cares about everyone's feelings.

12.

Why does Vinny feel that he has to jump if Mo jumps.

a)

He wants to be supportive

b)

He likes jumping.

c)

He is shorter than Mo.

d)

He will look like a coward if Mo jumps and he doesn'.

13.

A small brook or stream is called a. . . ?

a)

rivulet

b)

ocean

c)

lake

d)

dirty pond

14.

What is a precipice?

a)

a stream

b)

a valley

c)

a tent

d)

extremely steep area of rock

15.

What does the term "inch by inch" mean?

a)

a little at a time

b)

a giant step

c)

a leap

d)

using a ruler to measure each step

16.

What was the beautiful thing that Vinny saw at the end of the story?

a)

view of the fish

b)

view of the island

c)

a baby

d)

a fire