WorksheetsWoodsong Quiz Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following inferences best explains the author's feelings in the first two paragraphs of the excerpt?
The author prefers the Disney, fairy-tale ideal of the forest.
The author's mother forced him to hunt.
The author once believed in a version of forest that was removed from reality.
The author believes hunting is unjust.
The author's inclusion of the Navajo prayer in the following passage (paragraphs 6-8) most likely suggests that
He feels a spiritual connection with nature
His ancestors were Navajo
He is afraid and is seeking the help of a higher power
He believes hunting is unjust
Which of the following statements about the author is most strongly supported by the passage (paragraphs 10-11)?
The author is terrified.
The author wants the dogs to remain still.
The author is curious as to what is causing the doe's terror.
The author is overwhelmed by the deer's fear.
What do paragraphs 13-15 most likely suggest about the author ?
That he is knowledgeable about the animals he's describing
That he is afraid that the wolves will attack him and his dogs
That he is relieved that these aren't large timber wolves
That he is proud of his team of dogs
Which of the following inferences about the author is best supported by paragraphs 17-20?
The author hopes the dogs can save the doe.
The author is suddenly afraid for his sled and team.
The author has fallen with his sled before.
The author's dogs are starving.
Which passage from the text best supports the answer to Question 5?
"The snow-hook came loose and we began to slide down the lake bank. I jerked the hook from the snow and hooked it on a small poplar that held us."
"They were so intent on her, and the smell of her, that I might as well not have existed."
"I stood on the brakes to stop the sled and set the snow-hook to hold the dogs and turned."
"And they were gaining on her."
Which of the following selections best expresses the central idea of passage paragraph 26?
Smaller animals cannot outrun their predators for very long.
Animals do not typically venture outside of their own habitats.
Spending time in the woods gives a person an opportunity to slow down and enjoy life.
Animals in the forest frequently escape a violent death, but there are never any guarantees.
Which sentence from the passage best expresses the central idea identified in Question 7?
"In all my time in the woods, in the wondrous dance of it, I have many times seen predators fail."
"I have seen rabbits outwit foxes and watched red squirrels tease martens and get away with it, but this time it was not to be."
"I once saw a beaver come out of a hole on the ice near his lodge in the middle of winter and stand off four wolves."
"He sustained one small bite on his tail and inflicted terrible damage with his teeth on the wolves, killing one and wounding the other three."
Which event happened first in the story:
Paulsen recalls a Navajo chant.
The doe runs onto the ice.
Paulsen concludes that he lived with a false ideal of the forest.
Paulsen remembers a beaver fighting four wolves.
Which meaning of lodge most closely matches its meaning in the following excerpt?
In all my time in the woods, in the wondrous dance of it, I have many times seen predators fail. As a matter of fact, they usually fail. I once saw a beaver come out of a hole on the ice near his lodge in the middle of winter and stand off four wolves. He sustained one small bite on his tail and inflicted terrible damage with his teeth on the wolves, killing one and wounding the other three. I have seen rabbits outwit foxes and watched red squirrels tease martens and get away with it, but this time it was not to be.
noun | a branch or meeting place of an organization
noun | a small house typically at the gates of a park or in the yard of an estate
verb | to present a formal complaint or appeal to authorities
verb | to make or become firmly fixed or embedded in a location
