WorksheetsSoft Rain: Chapter 16, "The White Children"
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
1. Read the following sentence: "Food is scarce. Our group and some others are going to follow a different trail where there may still be game - turkey or deer." (pg. 98) What does the word scarce mean?
available; a lot
rotten, no longer edible
in short supply; difficult to find
I have not idea
2. Read the following sentence: "Instead of leading the line, Father then rode at the back, helping stragglers." (pg. 99) Using context clues, what does the word stragglers mean?
old and sick people
those walking slowly behind
strangers who will soon become friends
I have no idea.
Read the following sentence: "The girl held an apple in her outstretched hand." (pg. 100) Using context clues, what does the word outstretched mean?
extended out
reaching up
to wave hello
I have no idea.
What news did the white farmer bring father?
Grandmother had died.
The soldiers were coming.
There were deer nearby.
I have no idea.
What did the white girl give to Soft Rain?
A lump of coal.
An apple.
deermeat
Corn bread for their stew.
What does the gift of the apple tell you about the white children?
They were mean.
They didn't like the Cherokee.
They were kind.
They were afraid of them.
What was the other gift the white girl gave to Soft Rain and Hawk Boy?
shoes
nothing
coats
stew
Why were Soft Rain and Hawk Boy scared at the end of the chapter?
They heard wild animals.
They were afraid of the soldiers.
They had to find their way back.
No one was at the fire when they returned.
What surprised the white children about Soft Rain and Hawk Boy?
They were the same age.
They spoke English.
They were nice.
They didn't need anything.
10. "I don't even know her name, Soft Rain thought." (pg. 102) Who is this phrase referring to?
The woman with the dead babies.
The soldier's wife.
The girl who gave the apple.
I have no idea, actually.
Why would Soft Rain care that she doesn't know her name?
Because she was nice and she'd like to know.
So she can tell her mom.
So she can report her to the soldiers.
Because she'd like to mail her a "thank you" note.
