WorksheetsThe Run 3, 4
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
To make known or send out; to broadcast
exposure
contagious
transmitting
plague
A large group or crowd, especially one on the move
horde
zombies
audience
minions
Materials kept for use as needed
survival kit
first-aid kit
supplies
food storage
Very excited by worry or fear; frenzied
awestruck
plague
frantic
rural
Having to do with country life
urban
rural
homesteading
widespread
Anything that is sent over television or radio
broadcast
contagious
announcements
exposure
Able to be passed easily from one person to another.
transmitting
broadcast
prescription
contagious
"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?
People who get the plague start to behave like pigs.
All people with dirty hair and ripped, dirty clothes are zombies.
People who get the plague develop purple and black marks and become smelly.
Only men can get the plague.
"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?
Anna's cut will get infected and, with no doctors around, she may die.
Anna's leg will have to be cut off, but neither Dennis not Mac is a surgeon.
They fear that she might be faking an injury to trick them and rob them of their truck.
The fear she may have contracted the plague.
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?
excitement
suspense
passionate love
humorous
What injury does Anna have?
a sprained wrist
a gash on her leg
a cut on her forehead
a broken ankle
The climax of a story is the most exciting or intense point in the story. What is the climax of this story?
the boys' conversation about whether Anna will be okay
Anna's disappearance from the camp
Mac cleaning and dressing Anna's wound
Mac deciding not to voice his fears about Anna's cut
Over the course of the story, Anna's wound is getting worse. What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?
"...the gash seemed to be intensifying in color. It had deepened into an unnatural shade of purple that almost glowed in the fading daylight."
"[Anna] winced as the clear gel made contact with the wound, but she didn't complain."
"[Mac] hastily covered the cut with the friendlier hues of the bandages. 'You're all set,' he tried to grin."
"Her eyes were wide with horror as she stared down at the gash on her leg."
Anna asks Mac if he thinks she's going to become "one of them." Who might she mean by "them?"
doctors and nurses
Dennis and Jeremiah
the three boys
the zombies
What is the main idea of this text?
Four friends go on a camping trip in the woods, but one of them gets hurt.
An injured girl asks for help from some boys she comes across in the woods.
Three boys help and injured girl as they find a spot in the woods to stay safe from plague-ridden zombies.
Three boys hide from an injured girl who they fear will get the plague and become a zombie.
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?
to become stronger or deeper
to become weaker or lighter
to become more painful
to become worried or anxious
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.
although
while
but
so
Where did Mac and Dennis meet Jeremiah?
The farm
In the City
At a gas station
Sunnydale
Dennis discovered Anna's existence by _______________.
driving through the city streets
searching through the radio stations
looking up the road while at the gas station
finding her in the bathroom at the gas station
What all did Mac do to help Anna with her purple cut?
Put a Spiderman BandAid on it
Tell her she was going to be all right while making light jokes about becoming a superhero
Stitched up the wound to prevent it from spreading
Poured hand sanitizer over the wound to hopefully, help with the infection
Who walks out of the men's bathroom in the gas station?
a man with red eyes, ripped clothes, and a bad smell
Anna
Jeremiah
Mac
Why might Dennis have thrown cans at the man running toward him and Mac?
Dennis thought the man was hungry and wanted to provide him with cans of soup.
Dennis thought the man was harmless and wanted to tease him by throwing cans at him.
Dennis thought the man was lost and wanted him to start walking in the opposite direction.
Dennis thought the man was dangerous and wanted to protect himself and Mac
Who has a deep purple mark on their body?
Petey Coltrain
Jeremiah
Anna
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?
“Negative!”
“Always!”
“No way!”
“For sure!”
How does Mac feel as he is dressing Anna's wound.
Mac feels anxious and worried as he is dressing Anna’s wound.
Mac feels happy that he can help.
Mac feels like it shouldn't be his responsibility.
