WorksheetsHatchet Ch. 10-12
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 17mins
What can the reader conclude about this statement:
"Brian did not want to leave the fire at first."
Brian is being childish and needs to grow up.
Brian was fearful about the fire burning out.
Brian liked not getting mosquito bites.
Brian is afraid of having to cut more firewood.
What can the reader infer about Brian chopping so much firewood?
He just likes to work out.
He is having fun.
He is preparing wood in advance.
He is about to light the area on fire to signal for a plane.
What is the author's purpose in the following sentence:
"It was a wonderful discovery."
to entertain the reader
the persuade the reader
to inform the reader
to cause the reader to feel worried.
Why does the author emphasize the problem of the buzzing, biting
mosquitoes in many of the chapters?
Because he is concerned about them biting Brian too much
Because he is bringing special attention to them
Because he dislikes mosquitoes and wants the reader to hate them too
Because they make good fishing lures.
What does the author convey to the reader when he
tells about the water turtle coming ashore to lay eggs?
That they bite
That there may be holes everywhere
That they may be a source of food
That they might put out his fire.
Why were there two sets of tracks in the sand?
Two kinds of turtles came ashore to lay eggs.
One turtle and one porcupine were near the shelter.
All the babies hatched and scooted toward the water.
The mother came out of the water, laid her eggs, and made a second set of prints as she returned to the water.
Which piece of figurative language does the author use in the following sentence:
"The eggs were as round as table tennis balls."
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
Ononomatopoeia
What piece of figurative language is underlined in this sentence:
"He held the egg up to his mouth...squeezed it, and swallowed as fast as he could and said ECCCHHH!!"
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
simile
hyperbole
What is the one thing that is keeping Brian from going crazy while he is along and isolated out in the wilderness?
the smoke is keeping him calm
The fire is keeping him warm
The eggs are keeping him full
The jobs are keeping him busy
Which of the following character traits best describe Brian the moment that he realizes the approaching plane has turned away from his location, and most likely did NOT see his signal fire and the smoke?
angry, worried, and cheerful
tired, hungry, and irritated
tired, disappointed, and tearful
Proud, cheerful, and sleepy
At the end of Chapter 12, Brian says, "He could not play the game without __________; could not play the game without a dream." What is it that Brian can't play the game without?
food
hope
a rescue
survival
Read each passage from the scene where the search plane flies away in Chapter 12.
Choose the passage in which the narrator's tone can be described as mournful:
"He went down to his knees and felt the tears start, cutting through the smoke and ash on his face, silently falling onto the stone."
"Look back, he thought. Look back and see the smoke now and turn, please turn."
"But it kept moving away until he could not hear it even in his imagination, in his soul."
How does the author use a literary device in the following passage?
He put all of his life into his legs, jumped logs and moved through brush like a light ghost, swiveling and running, his lungs filling and blowing
a metaphor is used to compare Brian's legs and his lungs.
A Simile is use to emphasize Brian's swift movements.
A simile is used to describe the ghost.
Which example BEST shows Brian's frustration with the fish spear?
"He had been so sure, so absolutely certain that it would work the night before."
"At first he tried throwing it, but that had no chance."
"He needed something to spring the spear forward, some way to make it move faster than the fish---some motive force."
Which passage best demonstrates Brian's viewpoint on eating turtle eggs?
"If he looked at them he would have to eat more."
"He ate six of them, could have easily eaten all of them and not been full, but part of hem said to hold back, save the rest."
"He could not now believe the hunger. The eggs had awakened it fully, roaringly, so that it tore at him."
Brian notes the advantages of fire, including the fact it keeps mosquitos away. At about the same time, he realizes - for the first time - that he can make a signal. What experience CAUSES him to realize this?
"when he came to the fire, or just near...the [mosquitos] were gone."
"Between trips he added small pieces to the fire to keep it going..."
"The mosquitos had nearly driven him mad and the thought of being rid of them lifted his spirits."
"On another trip he looked back and saw the smoke curling up through the trees..."
