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Lewis and Clark

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the story, the best way for Lewis to travel west was by _______

a)

wagon

b)

boat

c)

train

d)

airplane

2.

From the information in the squirrel story, it is clear that_______

a)

Newfoundland dogs can hunt in water

b)

waterfronts are good places to find dogs

c)

Lewis and Clark had never seen squirrels

d)

exploring new lands is dangerrous

3.

Scent

a)

feel

b)

appearance

c)

odor

d)

flavor

4.

Scan

a)

examine

b)

plow

c)

guard

d)

trim

5.

Where did Lewis and Seaman first meet?

a)

on a boat

b)

on a wharf

c)

in the forest

d)

in the water

6.

What is the author's purpose for including details about the paws of Newfoundland dogs?

a)

to show how these dogs are related to ducks

b)

to persuade Lewis to pick a different type of dog

c)

to describe a problem these dogs have

d)

to prove these dogs are good swimmers

7.

Yearned

a)

managed

b)

longed

c)

demanded

d)

claimed

8.

Migrating

a)

retiring

b)

assembling

c)

traveling

d)

preparing

9.

Why might the Indian have wanted to trade beaver skins for Seaman?

a)

Lewis was mistreating Seaman

b)

He saw Seaman save a drowning man

c)

He thought Seaman was extraordinary

d)

He mistook Seaman for a bear

10.

They put the boats cargo on the (a)  

11.

How were Seaman's original owner and Lewis alike?

a)

They admired the dog

b)

They were familiar with the Missouri River

c)

They were explorers

d)

They spoke several Indian Languages

12.

What made Seaman want to go to Lewis?

a)

Lewis smelled different then other men

b)

Seaman did not like living on the wharf

c)

Seaman wanted to do something new

d)

Lewis scratched Seaman's neck

13.

BRiefly describe Seaman's character

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14.

Docks

a)

platforms

b)

airports

c)

lighthouse

d)

hillsides

15.

What is the author's purpose for including details about the paws of Newfoundland dogs?

a)

to prove that these dogs are good swimmers

b)

to describe a problem these dogs have

c)

to persuade Lewis to pick a different kind of dog

d)

to show how these dogs are related to ducks

16.

Name one thing that made Seaman different from other dogs?

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17.

Based on the story, you can tell that most of the Indians that Lewis and Clark met______

a)

had never seen a dog before

b)

did not speak English

c)

were unfriendly towards explorers

d)

wanted to go with the explorers

18.

In this story, what does Seaman enjoy most?

a)

pleasing Lewis

b)

protecting the explorers

c)

meeting the Indian's dog

d)

causing trouble

19.

Why did Seaman feel that he and Lewis "fit together?"

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20.

What is the most likely reason the author tells the story from a dog's point of view?

a)

to show how smart newfoundlands are

b)

to make the events seem real

c)

to describe how difficult the journey was

d)

to capture the readers interest

21.

What is the author's purpose for telling what the Indians called horses?

a)

to show that the Indians knew very few words

b)

to point out why the Indians were afraid of horses

c)

to explain why the called Seaman a bear dog

d)

to tell the origin of the Indian word for dog