WorksheetsPrairie Fire Reading Comprehension Questions
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a synonym for guard?
a)
protect
b)
feelings
c)
soil
d)
property
2.
What does the word thrust mean in this sentence? Sue thrust her hand into the pond to get the fish.
a)
drench
b)
use unwisely
c)
push hard
d)
watch over
3.
What vocabulary word means a hard time walking?
a)
sod
b)
homestead
c)
trudged
d)
parched
4.
Who are the characters in the story?
a)
Maud the horse
b)
Percy
c)
his dad
d)
his mother
e)
the oxen
5.
What is the setting of the story?
a)
December in the North Pole
b)
The Baseball Field
c)
November on the homestead
d)
October on the Homestead
6.
How did Percy feel when he saw the geese?
a)
mad
b)
scared
c)
peaceful
d)
nervous
7.
What does it mean when father said he would "unyoke the oxen"?
a)
feed the oxen eggs
b)
drive the oxen to the barn
c)
let the oxen loose to the fire
d)
unhook the oxen
8.
Why wasn't father worried about Old Jim and Frank?
a)
He did not care about them.
b)
He did not think he had enough time to get there.
c)
He thought that they had enough time to get there
d)
They were too old to worry about.
9.
How did the prairie fire get started?
a)
The grass was either hit by lightning or a settlers camp fire got loose.
b)
Percy set it on fire with a match.
c)
Mother and Father forgot to put on the camp fire.
d)
There was no fire.
10.
Where did the water come from that Percy used to fight the fire?
a)
It rained.
b)
Percy carried a pale of water to the fire.
c)
It was rain that came from a plane.
d)
It was rain water that came out of the rain barrel
11.
How did Percy calm Maud?
a)
Percy gave Maud some sleeping medicine
b)
Percy took Maud in the house.
c)
He got some hay and put it in front of Maud, and he put his shirt over her eyes.
d)
Percy gave Maud a backrub.
12.
What was Percy's first reaction to the fire?
a)
He was scared and dropped to his knees.
b)
He was excited for an adventure.
c)
He cried and sucked his thumb.
d)
He was mad.
13.
What did Percy do to protect the farm?
a)
He scared Maud so he would run away.
b)
He flew an airplane that had a huge water hose to put the fire out.
c)
He ran away and hid in the cave.
d)
He put out the flames by using rain water and he had a stone boat that Maud carried water on. He also helped Maud not be afraid.
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