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Sled dogs run

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 13hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the main character?

a)

the girl

b)

the moose

c)

the wolves

2.

What is the genre?

a)

fantasy

b)

nonfiction

c)

realistic fiction

3.

What did they meet after the snowshoe hare?

a)

wolves

b)

moose

c)

owl

4.

What do the dogs do for the first time in the fall?

a)

They pull a sled.

b)

They pull a cart.

c)

They run.

5.

The girl went on her first solo run in February. What does solo mean?

a)

she was with her mom and dad

b)

she was by herself

c)

she was with a friend

6.

What happened in the beginning of the story?

a)

The girl and the dogs go on a solo run.

b)

The girl and the dogs find their way home.

c)

The puppies are born.

7.

What happened in the middle of the story?

a)

The puppies are born.

b)

The girl and the dogs go on a solo run.

c)

The girl and sled dogs find their way home.

8.

What happened at the end of the story?

a)

The puppies are born.

b)

The girl and the dogs go on a solo run.

c)

The girl and sled dogs find their way home.

9.

Who were Skookum, Hawk, and Bamboo?

a)

wolves

b)

kids

c)

dogs

10.

What was the problem in the story?

a)

The girl and the dogs were a team.

b)

The girl and the dogs got lost.

c)

The girl and the dogs made it to the cabin.

11.

How did the girl solve her problem of being lost?

a)

She used a map.

b)

She trusted her dogs.

c)

She called her dad.

12.

Which word means “wants very much”?

a)

Adds

b)

Bored

c)

Careful

d)

Eager

13.

Read the dictionary entry below...


To feel and understand

a)

Happy

b)

Hurt

c)

Sense

d)

Show

14.

What does the word silence mean?

a)

Quietness

b)

Strength

c)

Volume

d)

Whisper

15.

What does the word shadows mean?

a)

large branches and leaves on a tree

b)

dark spots caused by blocked light

c)

deep tunnels in the ground

d)

bright lights in a dark room

16.

Read the dictionary entry below.

Ease of movement; walking freely

a)

flight

b)

float

c)

focus

d)

freedom

17.

What does the word fresh mean?

a)

old

b)

spoiled

c)

new

d)

spoiled

18.

Which word means “to become use to a place or thing”?

a)

accuse

b)

adapt

c)

admit

d)

advise

19.

Which word means “weather conditions”?

a)

history

b)

geography

c)

culture

d)

climate

20.

Who are Skookum, Hawk, and Bamboo?

a)

dogs

b)

kids

c)

rabbits

d)

wolves

21.

What do Skookum, Hawk, and Bamboo do for the first time in the fall?

a)

They run.

b)

They pull a cart.

c)

They pull as a team.

d)

They chase each other.

22.

What causes the hair on the dogs’ necks to stand up?

a)

the sight of a moose

b)

the sound of lake ice

c)

the sound of the wind

d)

the sight of a snowshoe hare

23.

When the musher gets lost on the run, what does she do?

a)

She starts to panic.

b)

She retraces her tracks

c)

She looks for the lights of her house.

d)

She remembers what her father told her.

24.

Which word BEST describes the musher at the end of the story?

a)

anxious

b)

cold

c)

happy

d)

tired

25.

Wants very much

a)

adds

b)

bored

c)

careful

d)

eager

26.

Feeling; feel and understand

a)

happy

b)

hurt

c)

sense

d)

show

27.

Silence

a)

quietness

b)

strength

c)

volume

d)

whisper

28.

Dark spots caused by blocked light

a)

sense

b)

shadows

c)

show

d)

hurt

29.

Ease of movement; liberty

a)

flight

b)

float

c)

focus

d)

freedom

30.

Fresh

a)

old

b)

spoiled

c)

new

d)

stale

31.

Make suitable

a)

accuse

b)

adapt

c)

admit

d)

advise

32.

Weather conditions

a)

history

b)

geography

c)

culture

d)

climate

33.

Who are Skookum, Hawk, and Bamboo?

a)

dogs

b)

fish

c)

sandwiches

d)

wolves

34.

Who was going to be the lead dog?

a)

Skookum

b)

Hawk

c)

Bamboo

d)

the musher

35.

What do Skookum, Hawk, and Bamboo do for the first time in the fall?

a)

the play in the snow

b)

the pull a cart

c)

they drive over a frozen lake

d)

they go to a cabin

36.

What do they train the dogs to do in the summer?

a)

eat and drink

b)

skip and jump

c)

run and pull

d)

go to the water park

37.

What causes the hair on the dogs' necks to stand up?

a)

the sight of the cabin

b)

the sound of the ice

c)

the sound of the wind

d)

the sight of a snowshoe hare

38.

What does the musher do when she gets lost on the run?

a)

she asks for help

b)

she cries

c)

she goes back home

d)

she trusts the dogs

39.

What do the dogs smell and go after?

a)

a snowshoe hare

b)

a wolf

c)

a moose

d)

a puppy

40.

How does the musher feel at the end of the story?

a)

hot

b)

sad

c)

happy

d)

worried

41.

What is the genre of Sled Dogs Run?

a)

Fantasy

b)

Fable

c)

Realistic Fiction

d)

Nonfiction

42.

Where does the musher live?

a)

in a cabin

b)

in the city

c)

in an apartment

d)

in a tent

43.

The teacher wants total __________ when we are taking a test.

a)

sense

b)

adapt

c)

climate

d)

silence

44.

We made __________ on the wall with a flashlight.

a)

eager

b)

fresh

c)

shadows

d)

adapt

45.

Some animals are able to __________ to the dry weather in the desert.

a)

adapt

b)

freedom

c)

climate

d)

silence

46.

I felt a __________ of pride when I made an A+ on my test.

a)

adapt

b)

sense

c)

fresh

d)

shadows

47.

Our class was __________ to go on a field trip.

a)

freedom

b)

silence

c)

adapt

d)

eager

48.

The __________ in Canada is cooler than that of Mexico.

a)

shadows

b)

fresh

c)

climate

d)

silence

49.

People in our country have the __________ to move from state to state.

a)

silence

b)

fresh

c)

freedom

d)

adapt

50.

We opened a __________ carton of milk for our cereal.

a)

freedom

b)

sense

c)

adapt

d)

fresh

51.

Which vocabulary word means: to become used to a place or thing

a)

freedom

b)

silence

c)

adapt

d)

fresh

52.

Which vocabulary word means: the weather in a place over a long time

a)

shadows

b)

climate

c)

adapt

d)

fresh

53.

Which vocabulary word means: wanting to do something

a)

eager

b)

shadows

c)

fresh

d)

freedom

54.

Which vocabulary word means: the ability to move or be free

a)

freedom

b)

silence

c)

sense

d)

adapt

55.

Which vocabulary word means: new or not spoiled

a)

adapt

b)

fresh

c)

sense

d)

freedom

56.

Which vocabulary word means: a feeling

a)

sense

b)

adapt

c)

freedom

d)

fresh

57.

Which vocabulary word means: dark areas made by blocking light

a)

silence

b)

freedom

c)

eager

d)

shadows

58.

Which vocabulary word means: a lack of sound

a)

silence

b)

freedom

c)

eager

d)

adapt

59.

How many dogs does the girl have?

a)

3 dogs

b)

No dogs

c)

7 dogs

d)

1 dog

60.

When were the puppies born?

a)

In the winter

b)

In the summer

c)

In the spring

d)

In the fall

61.

When learning to pull with a harness, what did the puppies practice with?

a)

A small log

b)

A barrel

c)

A wagon

d)

A bucket

62.

If the girl gets lost, what does papa tell her to do?

a)

Call home and get directions

b)

Listen to the dogs. They'll know the way.

c)

Stay put. Don't move a muscle.

d)

Pull out the map.

63.

Mama makes the dogs a hot stew. Why do they have to eat it quickly?

a)

If they don't, another dog will eat it.

b)

They have places to go.

c)

The stew will freeze because it is so cold outside.

d)

They don't like stew so they eat it fast so they can be done.

64.

Why do the dogs go crazy when they see the girl come out with the harness?

a)

They are eager to go on a sled run.

b)

They want to stay home and rest.

c)

The dogs think they are getting more stew.

d)

They think they are going inside the warm cabin.

65.

What does the author mean when he says the moose has 'fire in his eyes'?

a)

The moose's eyes are on fire.

b)

The moose is hot.

c)

The moose is looking at a fire and it is reflecting in his eyes.

d)

The moose is very upset.

66.

The girl says she is 'blinded' by the snow. What does she mean?

a)

Her eyes are not working anymore.

b)

The snow storm is so strong she cannot see.

c)

The snow is bright white.

d)

Someone hit her in the eyes with a snowball.

67.

What were the names of the girls' puppies?

a)

Spot, Snoopy, and Molly

b)

Skookum, Hawk, Bamboo

c)

Skookum, Hookum, Bookum

d)

They didn't have names.

68.

Where is the setting of the story?

a)

Alaska, the far north.

b)

Bakersfield

c)

Hawaii, near the beach.

d)

In the desert.

69.

Who are Skookum, Hawk, and Bamboo?

a)

wolves

b)

dogs

c)

cats

d)

children

70.

What do Skookum, Hawk, and Bamboo in the first in the fall?

a)

they run

b)

they pull a cart

c)

they pull as a team

d)

they chase each other

71.

Why does the hair on the dogs’ necks "stand°up"?

a)

the sight of the moose

b)

the sound of the lake ice

c)

the sight of the snowshoe hare

d)

the sound of the wind

72.

What is a musher?

a)

a person who likes dogs

b)

a person who drives a dog sled

c)

dogfood

d)

dogs that pull a sled

73.

When the musher gets lost on the run, what does°she do?

a)

she starts to panic

b)

she looks for the lights of her house

c)

she remembers what her father told her

d)

she retraces her tracks

74.

Which word BEST describes how the girl feels at the end of the story?

a)

cold

b)

anxious

c)

happy

d)

tired

75.

What is the job of the dogs in this story?

a)

to pull the musher in the cart in the race

b)

to pull a cart for plowing the snow

c)

to pull a cart for getting groceries

d)

to chase the snowshoe hares

76.

How do the dogs help?

Write a sentence to tell how dogs help people. Write two ways the dog helped the girl in the story.


For example:

The dogs use their senses to help the girl. When the musher is lost in the story, the dogs find the trail. The father tells the girl to trust the dogs to know the way. She says "the dogs are my eyes" in the story because she knows she can trust them. They have a good sense of the trail. They will help her when she is lost. Dogs help guide people who cannot see. Dogs help the police to catch criminals. Dogs help find people who are lost in the woods or a fire.

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77.

1. Who are Skookum, Hawk, and Bamboo?

a)

a. dogs

b)

b. kids

c)

c. rabbits

d)

d. wolves

78.

2. What do Skookum, Hawk, and Bamboo do for the first time in the fall?

a)

f. They run.

b)

g. They pull a cart.

c)

h. They pull as a team.

d)

i. They chase each other.

79.

3. What causes the hair on the dogs’ necks to stand up?

a)

a. the sight of a moose

b)

b. the sound of lake ice

c)

c. the sound of the wind

d)

d. the sight of a snowshoe hare

80.

4. When the musher gets lost on the run, what does she do?

a)

f. She starts to panic.

b)

g. She retraces her tracks.

c)

h. She looks for the lights of her house.

d)

i. She remembers what her father told her.

81.

5. Which word BEST describes the musher at the end of the story?

a)

a. anxious

b)

b. cold

c)

c. happy

d)

d. tired

82.

What is the setting of the story?

a)

a. Africa

b)

b. Alaska

c)

c. The United states

83.

This story is real.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Who are the MAIN characters in the story?

a)

a. The dogs

b)

b. mom and dad

c)

c. the girl

85.

Who is the main character?

a)

the girl

b)

the moose

c)

the wolves

86.

What is the genre?

a)

fantasy

b)

nonfiction

c)

realistic fiction

87.

What did they meet after the snowshoe hare?

a)

wolves

b)

moose

c)

owl

88.

What do the dogs do for the first time in the fall?

a)

They pull a sled.

b)

They pull a cart.

c)

They run.

89.

The girl went on her first solo run in February. What does solo mean?

a)

she was with her mom and dad

b)

she was by herself

c)

she was with a friend

90.

What happened in the beginning of the story?

a)

The girl and the dogs go on a solo run.

b)

The girl and the dogs find their way home.

c)

The puppies are born.

91.

What happened in the middle of the story?

a)

The puppies are born.

b)

The girl and the dogs go on a solo run.

c)

The girl and sled dogs find their way home.

92.

What happened at the end of the story?

a)

The puppies are born.

b)

The girl and the dogs go on a solo run.

c)

The girl and sled dogs find their way home.

93.

Who were Skookum, Hawk, and Bamboo?

a)

wolves

b)

kids

c)

dogs

94.

What was the problem in the story?

a)

The girl and the dogs were a team.

b)

The girl and the dogs got lost.

c)

The girl and the dogs made it to the cabin.

95.

How did the girl solve her problem of being lost?

a)

She used a map.

b)

She trusted her dogs.

c)

She called her dad.

96.

Which word means “wants very much”?

a)

Adds

b)

Bored

c)

Careful

d)

Eager

97.

Read the dictionary entry below.

Ease of movement; walking freely

a)

flight

b)

float

c)

focus

d)

freedom

98.

What does the word fresh mean?

a)

old

b)

spoiled

c)

new

d)

spoiled

99.

Which word means “to become use to a place or thing”?

a)

accuse

b)

adapt

c)

admit

d)

advise

100.

Which word means “weather conditions”?

a)

history

b)

geography

c)

culture

d)

climate

101.

Which word BEST describes the musher at the end of the story?

a)

anxious

b)

cold

c)

happy

d)

tired

102.

Silence

a)

quietness

b)

strength

c)

volume

d)

whisper

103.

Who was going to be the lead dog?

a)

Skookum

b)

Hawk

c)

Bamboo

d)

the musher

104.

Where does the musher live?

a)

in a cabin

b)

in the city

c)

in an apartment

d)

in a tent

105.

Which vocabulary word means: dark areas made by blocking light

a)

silence

b)

freedom

c)

eager

d)

shadows

106.

When were the puppies born?

a)

In the winter

b)

In the summer

c)

In the spring

d)

In the fall

107.

If the girl gets lost, what does papa tell her to do?

a)

Call home and get directions

b)

Listen to the dogs. They'll know the way.

c)

Stay put. Don't move a muscle.

d)

Pull out the map.

108.

Why do the dogs go crazy when they see the girl come out with the harness?

a)

They are eager to go on a sled run.

b)

They want to stay home and rest.

c)

The dogs think they are getting more stew.

d)

They think they are going inside the warm cabin.

109.

The girl says she is 'blinded' by the snow. What does she mean?

a)

Her eyes are not working anymore.

b)

The snow storm is so strong she cannot see.

c)

The snow is bright white.

d)

Someone hit her in the eyes with a snowball.

110.

Where is the setting of the story?

a)

Alaska, the far north.

b)

Bakersfield

c)

Hawaii, near the beach.

d)

In the desert.