Worksheets2022 Pickett Hatchet Ch 5-7 plus Vocab set 2
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In Chapter 5, Brian begins to realize the effects of his situation. Arrange the issues he faces into the order in which they appear in the chapter. 1) needing fire, 2) being thirsty, 3) needing shelter, 4) being hungry
a)
2, 3, 1, 4
b)
2, 4, 1, 3
c)
3, 1, 2, 4
d)
3, 2, 1, 4
2.
Which of the following best describes the development of Brian’s feelings in Chapter 5?
a)
anxious to confused to exhausted
b)
confused to exhausted to anxious
c)
determined to disoriented to panicked
d)
disoriented to panicked to determined
3.
Why is Brian mad at all the heroes in movies?
a)
They remind him too much of home and the movies he used to watch before he got stranded.
b)
They were able to find items in the woods right away and make a fire quickly. He hasn't been able to do that.
c)
They remind him of the man his mother has been dating because he lifts weights a lot.
d)
He and his brother used to watch hero movies, and thinking of them makes him think of his brother, and he misses him.
4.
Chapter 6 begins with a flashback that:
a)
develops a supporting character.
b)
develops the main character’s backstory.
c)
relates to Brian’s immediate problem.
d)
all of the above
5.
In Chapter 6, the word “him” (61) is written in italics. The main effects of this are to show that Brian: Today she would be going to see him. Today was Thursday and she always went to see "him" on Thursdays.
a)
feels anger towards this person.
b)
wants to meet this person.
c)
does not know this person’s name.
d)
wishes that he knew this person.
6.
Based on what you read in Chapter 7, which of the following best describes the bear’s attitude towards Brian?
a)
defensive
b)
anxious
c)
indifferent
d)
all of the above
7.
Why does Brian wake up screaming at the beginning of Chapter 7?
a)
His leg is still sore from the injury from the crash.
b)
He has become sunburned, and his face feels like it is on fire.
c)
He is so hungry that his body is screaming for food.
d)
His abdomen is in pain from eating too many gut cherries.
8.
1. What is ‘the Secret’?
a)
His mother has been having an affair
b)
Brian’s parents were getting divorced
c)
His father left his mother for another woman
d)
Brian’s mother didn’t want him to live with her
9.
2. Before the sun came up, Brian was bothered by
a)
Bats
b)
Mosquitoes
c)
Bees
d)
Snakes
10.
3. Brian’s English teacher, Perpich, always said
a)
Slow and steady wins the race
b)
Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today
c)
Always think about the positive
d)
Remember the story of the little engine that could
11.
4. Brian remembered that when the pilot had a heart attack:
a)
He pulled the throttle making the plane go up
b)
He pushed the throttle making the plane go down
c)
He hit the rudder changing the plane’s direction
d)
He broke some important instruments as he fell over
12.
5. Brian remember a time when he and his friend Terry:
a)
Went hiking in the mountains
b)
Built a lean-to shelter
c)
Drank lake water
d)
Cooked an animal they caught over a fire
13.
6. What did Brian always keep in sight so he didn’t get lost?
a)
His jacket
b)
His shelter
c)
The airplane
d)
The lake
14.
ELA Class Period
a)
Period 1
b)
Period 2
c)
Period 5
d)
Period 6
e)
Period 7
15.
Full of twists and knots
a)
embedded
b)
receded
c)
gnarled
d)
exulted
16.
passage for smoke
a)
tang
b)
vague
c)
flue
d)
receded
17.
attractively, because of rich growth
a)
gnarled
b)
lushly
c)
dormant
d)
tinder
18.
desirable thing
a)
asset
b)
eddied
c)
flue
d)
tinder
19.
lessened or moved away
a)
receded
b)
gnarled
c)
refracts
d)
tendrils
20.
slender, curling shapes
a)
receded
b)
gnarled
c)
refracts
d)
tendrils
21.
inactive; sleeping
a)
diminish
b)
receded
c)
dormant
d)
smolder
22.
completely crushed or demolished
a)
amphibious
b)
pulverized
c)
motivated
d)
skittered
23.
driven or urged to take action
a)
motivated
b)
amphibious
c)
embedded
d)
skittered
24.
able to be used on land or water
a)
motivated
b)
embedded
c)
amphibious
d)
pulverized
25.
felt joy
a)
receded
b)
eddied
c)
smolder
d)
exulted
26.
swirled
a)
exulted
b)
receded
c)
eddied
d)
embedded
27.
Sharpness of flavor
a)
flue
b)
tang
c)
tinder
d)
dormant
28.
burn slowly
a)
gnarled
b)
smolder
c)
receded
d)
exulted
29.
moved quickly, with a skipping motion
a)
pulverized
b)
motivated
c)
skittered
d)
embedded
30.
to lessen
a)
diminish
b)
dormant
c)
tendrils
d)
refracts
31.
flammable substance that can be used to start a fire
a)
eddied
b)
tinder
c)
lushly
d)
smolder
32.
stuck or pushed down within something solid
a)
embedded
b)
receded
c)
motivated
d)
skittered
33.
Brian emptied everything he had with him to take inventory of his ________________. He realized his most important __________ was himself.
a)
diminishing
b)
motivation
c)
dormancy
d)
assets
34.
Looking out over the pond, Steve noticed how the sudden whirlwind caused the water to _______________ for a few seconds, then it returned to calm glass.
a)
diminish
b)
eddy
c)
gnarl
d)
bank
35.
As the sun caught the prism in the window, ________________ the light, rainbows danced on the floor.
a)
smoldering
b)
refracting
c)
exulting
d)
receding
36.
Peggy and Jon enjoyed skipping rocks and watching them _____________ across the pond.
a)
diminish
b)
embed
c)
skitter
d)
tang
37.
Carl snapped pictures of the __________________ limbs and vines as he walked through the woods.
a)
gnarled
b)
banked
c)
smoldering
d)
eddied
38.
Relaxing on the porch, Bob whittled the wood into shavings of _______________ that looked like ribbons next to his rocking chair.
a)
tendrils
b)
lushly
c)
pulverized
d)
assets
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