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Boy of the Painted Cave Chs 1-4

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"...when he turned around, all he saw were the dancing shadows of the willow trees."

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Idiom

2.

"Wa-woo-oong-eewoo-oo-wahoo, it went, sending an icy chill up Tao's spine."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

3.

"'You are like a stone!' he roarded. 'You learn nothing.'"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification

4.

"Garth threw back his head and laughed grimly. 'Cross the river into their land, and they will hunt you down like a jackal.'"

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

5.

"Tao looked at this old woman whose eyes were still young and green like the leaves of a willow tree."

a)

Idiom

b)

Alliteration

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

6.

"Branches whipped across his face, tree roots caught at his feet, holding him back."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Alliteration

d)

Idiom

7.

This type of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare one thing to another.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

8.

This type of figurative language, describes a sound being heard.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

9.

Kala will not tell Tao who his father is because...

a)

his father had died in a winter famine.

b)

his father had ordered he be left to die among the boulders.

c)

his father was from a different tribe.

d)

his father ordered Kala to never speak of it.

10.

Tao gets his artistic abilities from __________.

a)

Mother

b)

Father

c)

Volt

d)

Kala

11.

What is Tao's mom's name?

a)

Violet

b)

Ram

c)

Kala

d)

Verda

12.

How old is Tao?

a)

6

b)

10

c)

14

d)

18

13.

What animal did Tao encounter in the slough that sounded like a screaming demon?

a)

A hurt hyena

b)

A porcupine

c)

A Boar

d)

An eagle-owl

14.

Who did Tao find by this screaming demon animal?

a)

Ram

b)

Volt

c)

Kala

d)

Graybeard

15.

What did Tao and Ram get from their fight with the eagle - owl?

a)

Scratches and Bruises

b)

A new weapon from underneath her nest

c)

Two Eggs

d)

All the eggs

16.

What is Tao's disability?

a)

Brain injury

b)

hurt foot

c)

broken arm

d)

disfigured fingers

17.

Who tried to follow Tao back to camp?

a)

Graybeard

b)

A lost child

c)

The hungry Hyena

d)

Ram

18.

What did Tao throw at Ram?

a)

Rocks

b)

A rabbit

c)

his tools

d)

dirt and sand

19.

does Volt want a wolf dog for hunting help?

a)

yes

b)

no

20.

What is the forbidden land?

a)

the meadow

b)

the slough

c)

the mountains

d)

the river

21.

What is the name of the old lady?

a)

Sheila

b)

Mala

c)

Dala

d)

Kala

22.

Who is the leader of the clan?

a)

Garth

b)

Bruce

c)

Volt

d)

Tao

23.

animal, skin, fur

a)

keen

b)

flint

c)

pelt

d)

gaunt

24.

strong, sharp

a)

healer

b)

keen

c)

flint

d)

gaunt

25.

What is the name of the wolf dog?

a)

Joe

b)

Pete

c)

Bull

d)

Ram