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The Run 3, 4

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To make known or send out; to broadcast

a)

exposure

b)

contagious

c)

transmitting

d)

plague

2.

A large group or crowd, especially one on the move

a)

horde

b)

zombies

c)

audience

d)

minions

3.

Materials kept for use as needed

a)

survival kit

b)

first-aid kit

c)

supplies

d)

food storage

4.

Very excited by worry or fear; frenzied

a)

awestruck

b)

plague

c)

frantic

d)

rural

5.

Having to do with country life

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

homesteading

d)

widespread

6.

Anything that is sent over television or radio

a)

broadcast

b)

contagious

c)

announcements

d)

exposure

7.

Able to be passed easily from one person to another.

a)

transmitting

b)

broadcast

c)

prescription

d)

contagious

8.

"The man’s hair was matted and disheveled. His clothes were ripped and dirty. Parts of his skin were covered in deep purple and black marks. Even from the door, Dennis could detect the man’s stench. He smelled like the fermented slop that they fed to pigs on the ranch. It was obvious that the plague had gotten this man."

Based on this evidence, what can you conclude about people who get the plague?

a)

People who get the plague start to behave like pigs.

b)

All people with dirty hair and ripped, dirty clothes are zombies.

c)

People who get the plague develop purple and black marks and become smelly.

d)

Only men can get the plague.

9.

"Mac decided not to voice his fears about Anna’s cut. He would wait until tomorrow, when he could get a moment alone with Dennis. He didn’t want to scare Anna or Jeremiah further."

What might Mac fear about Anna’s cut?

a)

Anna's cut will get infected and, with no doctors around, she may die.

b)

Anna's leg will have to be cut off, but neither Dennis not Mac is a surgeon.

c)

They fear that she might be faking an injury to trick them and rob them of their truck.

d)

The fear she may have contracted the plague.

10.

Read these sentences from the text.

"Mac paused. If the figure was Anna, he didn’t want to startle her. But if it was a zombie--or worse, a zombified Anna--he didn’t want to get within arm’s reach. He checked his shoelaces to make sure they were tied and braced himself to run away if necessary.

'Anna?' he called softly."

What MOOD is imparted by the text?

a)

excitement

b)

suspense

c)

passionate love

d)

humorous

11.

What injury does Anna have?

a)

a sprained wrist

b)

a gash on her leg

c)

a cut on her forehead

d)

a broken ankle

12.

The climax of a story is the most exciting or intense point in the story. What is the climax of this story?

a)

the boys' conversation about whether Anna will be okay

b)

Anna's disappearance from the camp

c)

Mac cleaning and dressing Anna's wound

d)

Mac deciding not to voice his fears about Anna's cut

13.

Over the course of the story, Anna's wound is getting worse. What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?

a)

"...the gash seemed to be intensifying in color. It had deepened into an unnatural shade of purple that almost glowed in the fading daylight."

b)

"[Anna] winced as the clear gel made contact with the wound, but she didn't complain."

c)

"[Mac] hastily covered the cut with the friendlier hues of the bandages. 'You're all set,' he tried to grin."

d)

"Her eyes were wide with horror as she stared down at the gash on her leg."

14.

Anna asks Mac if he thinks she's going to become "one of them." Who might she mean by "them?"

a)

doctors and nurses

b)

Dennis and Jeremiah

c)

the three boys

d)

the zombies

15.

What is the main idea of this text?

a)

Four friends go on a camping trip in the woods, but one of them gets hurt.

b)

An injured girl asks for help from some boys she comes across in the woods.

c)

Three boys help and injured girl as they find a spot in the woods to stay safe from plague-ridden zombies.

d)

Three boys hide from an injured girl who they fear will get the plague and become a zombie.

16.

Read these sentences from the text:

"Maybe it was his imagination, but the gash seemed to be intensifying in color. It had deepened into an unnatural shade of purple that almost glowed in the fading daylight."

Based on these sentences, what might the word "intensify" mean?

a)

to become stronger or deeper

b)

to become weaker or lighter

c)

to become more painful

d)

to become worried or anxious

17.

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence:

Mac didn't want to scare Anna or Jeremiah further, he decided not to voice his fears about Anna's cut.

a)

although

b)

while

c)

but

d)

so

18.

Where did Mac and Dennis meet Jeremiah?

a)

The farm

b)

In the City

c)

At a gas station

d)

Sunnydale

19.

Dennis discovered Anna's existence by _______________.

a)

driving through the city streets

b)

searching through the radio stations

c)

looking up the road while at the gas station

d)

finding her in the bathroom at the gas station

20.

What all did Mac do to help Anna with her purple cut?

a)

Put a Spiderman BandAid on it

b)

Tell her she was going to be all right while making light jokes about becoming a superhero

c)

Stitched up the wound to prevent it from spreading

d)

Poured hand sanitizer over the wound to hopefully, help with the infection

21.

Who walks out of the men's bathroom in the gas station?

a)

a man with red eyes, ripped clothes, and a bad smell

b)

Anna

c)

Jeremiah

d)

Mac

22.

Why might Dennis have thrown cans at the man running toward him and Mac?

a)

Dennis thought the man was hungry and wanted to provide him with cans of soup.

b)

Dennis thought the man was harmless and wanted to tease him by throwing cans at him.

c)

Dennis thought the man was lost and wanted him to start walking in the opposite direction.

d)

Dennis thought the man was dangerous and wanted to protect himself and Mac

23.

Who has a deep purple mark on their body?

a)

Petey Coltrain

b)

Jeremiah

c)

Anna

24.

When Mac is taking care of Anna’s wound, Anna asks if he thinks she is going to become “one of them.” What does Mac reply?

a)

“Negative!”

b)

“Always!”

c)

“No way!”

d)

“For sure!”

25.

How does Mac feel as he is dressing Anna's wound.

a)

Mac feels anxious and worried as he is dressing Anna’s wound.

b)

Mac feels happy that he can help.

c)

Mac feels like it shouldn't be his responsibility.