WorksheetsPaul Bunyan "Moving On"
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does cooped up mean?
a)
free
b)
cramped
c)
excited
d)
open to move
2.
What does elbow room mean?
a)
space
b)
area
c)
room
d)
all of the above
3.
What is a synonym for eager?
a)
anxious
b)
not able
c)
unhappy
d)
all of the above
4.
What is a synonym for groove?
a)
line
b)
trench
c)
picture
d)
dance
5.
What is a boulder?
a)
a small rock
b)
a brick
c)
a crystal
d)
a large rock
6.
If you were to believe the author's exaggerations, which of the following geographical features did Paul and Babe NOT create?
a)
The Mississippi River
b)
The Grand Canyon
c)
The Missouri River
d)
The Rocky Mountains
e)
7.
Which of the following sentences is NOT an exaggeration from this section of the story?
a)
"After being cooped up for so long, they were eager to stretch their legs."
b)
"Paul and his lumberjacks kept so busy that one day there were no more trees to cut down."
c)
"Paul hitched a plow to Babe, and they dug a groove from Round Lake down to the Gulf of Mexico."
d)
"The heavy ax cut a deep canyon into the soft sand."
8.
Which of the following character traits best describes Paul?
a)
kind
b)
strong
c)
angry
d)
lonely
9.
Which one of Paul's actions created the Grand Canyon?
a)
Paul piled stones and boulders high
b)
Paul drug his great ax behind him
c)
Paul hitched a plow to babe and water rushed through
d)
Paul cut down all the trees in the area
10.
What is the genre of "Paul Bunyan?"
a)
non-fiction
b)
fiction
c)
fairy tale
d)
tall tale
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