WorksheetsBoy of the Painted Cave Chs 1-4
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
"...when he turned around, all he saw were the dancing shadows of the willow trees."
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
"Wa-woo-oong-eewoo-oo-wahoo, it went, sending an icy chill up Tao's spine."
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile
"'You are like a stone!' he roarded. 'You learn nothing.'"
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
Personification
"Garth threw back his head and laughed grimly. 'Cross the river into their land, and they will hunt you down like a jackal.'"
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
"Tao looked at this old woman whose eyes were still young and green like the leaves of a willow tree."
Idiom
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Simile
"Branches whipped across his face, tree roots caught at his feet, holding him back."
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Idiom
This type of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare one thing to another.
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
This type of figurative language, describes a sound being heard.
Alliteration
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Kala will not tell Tao who his father is because...
his father had died in a winter famine.
his father had ordered he be left to die among the boulders.
his father was from a different tribe.
his father ordered Kala to never speak of it.
Tao gets his artistic abilities from __________.
Mother
Father
Volt
Kala
What is Tao's mom's name?
Violet
Ram
Kala
Verda
How old is Tao?
6
10
14
18
What animal did Tao encounter in the slough that sounded like a screaming demon?
A hurt hyena
A porcupine
A Boar
An eagle-owl
Who did Tao find by this screaming demon animal?
Ram
Volt
Kala
Graybeard
What did Tao and Ram get from their fight with the eagle - owl?
Scratches and Bruises
A new weapon from underneath her nest
Two Eggs
All the eggs
What is Tao's disability?
Brain injury
hurt foot
broken arm
disfigured fingers
Who tried to follow Tao back to camp?
Graybeard
A lost child
The hungry Hyena
Ram
What did Tao throw at Ram?
Rocks
A rabbit
his tools
dirt and sand
does Volt want a wolf dog for hunting help?
yes
no
What is the forbidden land?
the meadow
the slough
the mountains
the river
What is the name of the old lady?
Sheila
Mala
Dala
Kala
Who is the leader of the clan?
Garth
Bruce
Volt
Tao
animal, skin, fur
keen
flint
pelt
gaunt
strong, sharp
healer
keen
flint
gaunt
What is the name of the wolf dog?
Joe
Pete
Bull
Ram
