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from Hatchet

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was Brian going to spent the summer in Canada?

a)

Work a summer job

b)

Attend summer camp

c)

Visit his mother

d)

Visit his father

2.

What is the survival tool that Brian has?

a)

A bow

b)

A hatchet

c)

A knife

d)

A spear

3.

What smell terrified Brian in the shelter?

a)

The smell of flowers

b)

The smell of pine

c)

The smell of food

d)

The smell of rot

4.

What animal attacked Brian in the shelter?

a)

A porcupine

b)

A wolf

c)

A snake

d)

A bear

5.

What did Brian use to make fire?

a)

Twigs

b)

Dry grass

c)

Birch bark peelings

d)

Paper

6.

What did Brian use to feed the flames and keep the fire going?

a)

Dry leaves

b)

Small wood pieces

c)

Moss

d)

Pine needles

7.

What did Brian name the fire?

a)

Flame

b)

Blaze

c)

Spark

d)

Fire

8.

What did Brian wish he had to show his achievement?

a)

A friend

b)

A teacher

c)

A book

d)

A camera

9.

What did Brian wish he had to tell his achievement?

a)

A friend

b)

A teacher

c)

A book

d)

A camera

10.

What did Brian use to make a tool to push an animal away?

a)

A rock

b)

A knife

c)

A spear

d)

A stick

11.

What did Brian use to create a guard for the shelter?

a)

A friend

b)

A wall

c)

A fire

d)

A fence

12.

What did Brian use to keep the fire small and controlled?

a)

Moss

b)

Dry leaves

c)

Small wood pieces

d)

Pine needles

13.

What did Brian remember after the dream about his father and Terry?

a)

His father had taught Terry and him about survival in the woods

b)

He had seen the hatchet make sparks when he threw it at the porcupine

c)

He left his hatchet out in the rain and needed to retrieve it

d)

He and Terry saw his mother and the blond man in the car

14.

What identifies from Hatchet as realistic fiction?

a)

The plot events could happen in real life.

b)

The selection rhymes.

c)

The text has lines and stanzas.

d)

It gives factual information about a topic.

15.

What's the point of view in from Hatchet?

a)

It's a 1st person POV.

b)

Brian is narrating the story.

c)

It's narrated in the 3rd person POV.

d)

It's narrated in the 3rd person POV, but sometimes author switched to 1st person POV.

16.

What happens when Brian throws the hatchet at the porcupine?

a)

The hatchet hits a bear that came into the dark cave.

b)

The hatchet went through the opening of the cave.

c)

The hatchet hit Brian in the leg.

d)

The hatchet hits the rocks with a shower of sparks, and his leg is instantly torn with pain.

17.

How was Brian feeling, after he took out the quills.

a)

Sad- The pain, and being alone in the cave, made him cry.

b)

Happy- Taking the quills out didn't hurt, and it made him laugh.

c)

Sad- He missed the porcupine, and wanted it back.

d)

Angry- He wanted more quills.

18.

What lesson did Brian learn about survival?

a)

He learned that feeling sorry for yourself doesn't work.

b)

He learned how to take quills out, without feeling any pain.

c)

He learned how different animals smell.

d)

He learned how to climb tall mountains.

19.

What are Brian's feelings towards making a fire?

a)

He thinks it's impossible.

b)

He thinks it's easy.

c)

He feels he will never make fire.

d)

He remembers what he learned at school, and realizes he is capable of making a fire.

20.

Which sentence from the selection shows the narrator communicating Brian's loneliness?

a)

"Fire!" He yelled. "I've got fire!"

b)

He looked around and wished he had somebody to tell this thing, to show this thing he had done.

c)

He ran from the shelter to the pines, and started breaking off the low, dead small limbs.

d)

The sparks grew with his gentle breath.

21.

Which sentence shows the narrator's description of Brian's actions?

a)

And when he ran out of breath and paused to inhale, the red ball suddenly burst into flame.

b)

But the flames were thick and oily and burning fast.

c)

But they would go fast.

d)

So much from a little spark.

22.

This story is probably written to...

a)

teach you somehting new

b)

make you laugh

c)

entertain you

d)

inform you

23.

What does Brian wish he had to help him start a fire?

a)

A book of matches

b)

A torch

c)

A lighter

d)

A magnifying glass

24.

What does Brian realize is the key to successfully starting a fire?

a)

Quantity of Sparks

b)

Quality of the wood

c)

Adding water

d)

Adding more rocks

25.

What smell terrified Brian in the shelter?

a)

The smell of flowers

b)

The smell of pine

c)

The smell of food

d)

The smell of rot

26.

What did Brian use to make fire?

a)

Twigs

b)

Dry grass

c)

Birch bark peelings

d)

Paper

27.

What did Brian use to fan the sparks and create fire?

a)

A leaf

b)

His hand

c)

A piece of cloth

d)

His breath

28.

What did Brian name the fire?

a)

Flame

b)

Blaze

c)

Spark

d)

Fire