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My Side of the Mountain

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word means to shape by carving a knife?

a)

gorge

b)

snare

c)

self-sufficient

d)

whittle

2.

Which word means weariness from bodily or mental exertion?

a)

fatigue

b)

boughs

c)

manual

d)

combustible

3.

Which word means a trespasser who hunts illegally?

a)

awkward

b)

trampled

c)

poacher

d)

bachelor

4.

Which word means easily seen or noticed?

a)

abandoned

b)

conspicuous

c)

fatigue

d)

abundant

5.

Who was Tom Sidler?

a)

An English professor lost in the Catskills

b)

A boy Sam nicknamed as Mr. Jacket

c)

A reporter

d)

Sam's dad

6.

Who was Mrs. Fielder?

a)

Sam's mom

b)

A friend of Bando

c)

An old lady who picked strawberries in the Catskills

d)

The person who taught Sam how to make a fire

7.

What is the theme of My Side of the Mountain?

a)

Kids should do whatever they want

b)

Survival is easy for everyone

c)

Wilderness is different from civilization

d)

Hemlock trees are the best homes

8.

What is the main problem in the story?

a)

Sam is fighting against the weather

b)

Sam's apartment is crowded

c)

Food is hard to season in the wilderness

d)

Animals always eat Sam's stored food

9.

What word means available in great quantity?

a)

scheme

b)

abundant

c)

dignity

d)

wardrobe

10.

What word means a small canyon?

a)

portico

b)

barometer

c)

humanity

d)

gorge

11.

What word means to plan or to plot?

a)

splendid

b)

primitive

c)

scheme

d)

discouraging

12.

Which word means capable of catching fire?

a)

fatigue

b)

combustible

c)

savory

d)

trampled

13.

What is a device for catching small game, or a trap?

a)

snare

b)

niche

c)

poacher

d)

convenient

14.

Who was Matt Spell?

a)

A Jewish hiker in town for the Passover celebrations

b)

Mr. Jacket

c)

A teenage boy who wants to be a reporter

d)

A college English teacher

15.

Who taught Sam how to make a fire?

a)

Sam's dad

b)

An old man named Bill

c)

Bando

d)

He taught himself