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WorksheetsHatchet ch 1-10 Review
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
Where is Brian going?
to visit his mom in Canada
to visit his dad in Canada
to visit his dad in New York
to visit his mom in New York
Why is Brian not speaking to his mom?
He's angry at her for buying him a hatchet and knows a secret about her.
He's just doesn't feel like talking to her.
He's angry at her for causing the divorce and knows a secret about her.
What did Brian's mom give him on the drive up to the airplane?
a jacket
a hatchet
a pair of boots
a book
What happened to the pilot as they flew toward Canada?
He got lost.
He had a stroke.
He had a heart attack.
Nothing happened.
How did Brian know the pilot was having a heart attack?
He had seen an elderly man have a heart attack before.
He guessed that's what was happening.
He'd seen someone having a heart attach in a movie.
Brian didn't know the pilot was having a heart attack.
What was the response Brian got as he tried to communicate over the radio?
Someone responded and offered him help.
No one responded.
Someone responded but the transmission was lost.
Several people responded at the same time.
What were Brian's two choices as he flew in the plane wondering what to do?
Fly north or south.
Continue to call for help or give up.
Take the plane down immediately or wait for the plane to run out of fuel.
Help the pilot or leave him alone.
Where did Brain decide would be the best place to land?
on land
on the trees
He doesn't decide on a place to land the plane.
on the water
What did the airplane do that made Brian realize he had to land the plane?
The plane swerved to the left.
The plane ran out of gas.
He found a spot to land the plane.
The rudder pedal got stuck.
Where was Brian finally able to land the plane?
In a tree
On land
He wasn't able to land the plane.
In an "L-Shaped" lake
What attacked Brian as he watched the sun rise?
a bear
a moose
mosquitoes and black flies
bees and mosquitoes
What made the mosquitoes and black flies disappear and leave Brian alone?
He sprayed something on them.
The heat from the sun
He ran away from them.
He swatted them off with his jacket.
How does the forest compare to the city life Brian was used to?
It's much louder, and he's noticing wildlife he doesn't see in the city.
It's much more quiet, so it's scarier than the city.
It's much louder, but he's noticing wildlife he has seen in the city before.
It's much more quiet, and he's noticing wildlife he doesn't see in the city.
Brian Robeson was headed to ___ in a Cessna 406 to spend the summer with his dad.
the coast in Washington state
the wilderness of North Dakota
the oil fields in Canada
the cornfields in Oklahoma
While Brian traveled, the pilot taught him ____.
how to steer a Cessna 406
How to fill the gas tank on a Cessna 406
how to read the instrument panel on the Cessna 406
how to use a hatchet
Once Brian was free from the plane, he still needed to..
find his hatchet
find the first aid kit that was onboard.
get the pilot to safety
swim to safety.
During the morning hours, the lake is very...
calm
foggy
blue
active
Brian felt like it took all his energy to....
climb the rocks
stand on his feet.
swim to the plane.
find something to eat.
How often did Brian use the radio to call for help?
every 30 minutes
every hour
every 2 hours
every 10 minutes
Brian used the pilot's headset to call for help.
True
False
When Brian sorted out his thoughts he figured this was the first day after the crash, and _____.
A. he would probably be rescued later that day
B. he was probably close to his dad's house and would be taken there.
C. he was near the Pacific Ocean
D. he could build a large fire so the rescue teams would be able to spot him.
Brian's English teacher Perpich was always saying ______.
A. slow and steady will win the race
B. don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today
C. think about the positive
D. remember the story of the little engine that could
When Brian collected his possessions he had coins, a fingernail clipper, a twenty dollar bill, paper, and ________.
A. a candy bar
B. the hatchet
C. a pocket knife
D. a pack of gum
Brian remembered that when the pilot had the heart attack, ________.
A. he pulled the throttle making the plane go down
B. he pushed the throttle making the plane go down
C. his foot jerked on the rudder pedal and the plane assumed a new course
D. he broke some instruments as he fell over
When Brian realized that it might be several days before he would be rescued, he decided to ______.
A. make warm clothes from tree bark
B. roll himself in a ball and cry
C. try to catch fish for dinner
D. build a shelter
In a flashback, Brian remembered a time he and Terry _____.
A. went hiking in the mountains
B. built a lean-to
C. went swimming at the lake
D. cooked hot dogs over a campfire
Brian remembered watching a television show where air force pilots took a survival course. This helped him think about what he could eat. Brian decided there must be ______ here by the lake.
A. berries
B. lizards and fish
C. worms
D. wild rice
What did Brian always keep in sight so he wouldn't get lost?
A. his jacket
B. his shelter
C. the airplane
D. the lake
Brian knew the food was not poisonous because _____.
A. he saw birds eating it
B. he recognized the food
C. it tasted sweet
D. he saw a bear eating it
Brian woke in the middle of the night ___________.
when an opossum climbed over him
with a terrible stomach ache
when he had a nightmare
after hearing a plane
What caused Brian to get sick?
Brian was sunburned.
Brian vomited because of the pain from the cut on his leg
Brian ate too many gut cherries.
Brian had a cold.
To keep from getting sick again, Brian _____________.
went fishing
decided he must find a different food to eat
decided to eat only the ripest gut cherries
decided to eat nuts
Passing by the gut cherries, Brian found ______________ to eat.
grass
raspberries
eggs
mushrooms
Brian saw a bear ___________.
inside his shelter
by the lake near his shelter
by the lake near his shelter
in the berry patch
A _______________ was the animal that hurt Brian.
porcupine
bear
bobcat
wolf
Before the animal attacked him, Brian was awakened by
the movement
the noise
the smell
the scratching
What happened in Brian’s dream?
Brian’s mother and dad got married.
Terry showed Brian how to build a fire.
Brian fought wild animals.
Terry and Brian went swimming in the pool.
How will Brian make a fire?
by rubbing two sticks together
by using the sparks from the hatchet
with a match
with a magnifying glass
Brian chipped his hatchet while ____________.
catching a fish
hitting a tree
throwing it at a porcupine
fighting a bear
Brian tried lighting many items. Finally he was able to make a fire by igniting _________________.
grass and twigs
the twenty-dollar bill in his pocket
birch bark peelings
dry leaves
Brian discovered that he also needed ___________ to get the fire going.
oil
air (oxygen)
pine cones
grass
Which of the following was NOT a reason Brian wanted a fire?
The fire would keep away animals like the porcupine.
The smoke from the fire kept the mosquitoes away.
Brian could heat his raspberries on the fire.
Brian could build a signal fire.
Building the fire took Brian __________.
only a few minutes to build after he learned the hatchet made sparks on the flintstone
several days of hard work to build
a large part of the day to get started trying different kinds of kindling
a few hours using only grass and twigs as kindling
Brian was lucky a sound woke him because _____________.
his fire was about to go out
he was about to get wet from the rain
a deer was getting into his raspberries
his jacket was blowing away
_____________ was making the noise that awakened Brian.
A turtle
A bear
A moose
An airplane flying overhead
Brian called himself ____________.
a genius
a pioneer
an adventurer
a city boy
The best thing about having the night visitor was Brian _______________.
know he could have soup
it led him to a different food source
remembered how to make a hammock
he was rescued during the night
How did Brian know the animal that came up in the sand was a turtle?
Brian had seen a television show about sea turtles.
Brian had read a book in science class about sea turtles.
Brian had seen sea turtles when he visited the aquarium.
Brian had seen sea turtles on a vacation to the coast.
When Brain remembered watching his Uncle Carter eat ____________ it made Brian feel queasy.
worms dipped in ketchup
live grasshoppers
chocolate covered ants
a raw egg with his milk
The turtle eggs looked _____________.
white and round like ping pong balls
blue and oval like robin eggs
brown and oval like chicken eggs
green and spotted like moldy cheese
Brian ate ______________.
half the eggs
all seventeen eggs
only one egg
six eggs and saved the rest
What was the purpose of Brian's trip to the Canadian woods?
He was going to spend the summer with his father.
He was going on a camping trip.
He was visiting his best friend's family.
He was going to learn how to fish.
What triggers Brian's initial sense of hopelessness in "Hatchet"?
The loss of his hatchet
The realization that rescue might not come
His inability to make a fire
Encountering a bear in the wilderness
