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WorksheetsJim Thorpe's Bright Path
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
What genre is Jim Thorpe's Bright Path?
biography
realistic fiction
fable
myth
What is a reservation?
lake that has been created by a dam
private property that has been sold
public land that has been set aside
valley that has been made by a glacier
What was Jim Thorpe's twin named?
Carly
Carl
Charlie
Chris
As a young boy, how was Jim different than Charlie?
Jim worked harder on the farm.
Jim was stronger and faster.
Jim was better at riding horses.
Jim earned higher grades in schoo.
Why did Jim hate boarding school? (p.361)
He didn't hate boarding school. He enjoyed it.
He was away from his family, but he still enjoyed it.
He had to wear awful clothes, he got smacked in the knuckles, he missed his Ma and Pa's stories, and he was inside all day.
The teachers hit Jim with a ruler whenever he spoke Sac at school because they...
wanted to make him forget about his culture.
wanted him to speak the language properly.
did not understand what he was saying.
did not want him to talk during class.
Why did Jim's father think that education was important?
because he was a white man who encouraged his sons to go the Indian Agency Boarding Schools
because he had seen uneducated Indians cheated out of everything by dishonest men who tricked them into signing papers they could not read
Actually, he doesn't think that education is important.
because he thinks that it is the only way to get rich.
What devastating event happened on page 363 that made Jim feel like the sunlight had gone from his life?
He had to stay in boarding school and couldn't see his parents.
His brother left boarding school and he was all alone.
His brother died from a sickness that spread through the dormitory, because all of the Indian children were jammed together in the schools.
How did Charlie die?
Charlie got cancer.
Charlie got pneumonia.
Charlie died of old age (he was 87 years old).
Charlie died from the cold weather.
Why couldn't Jim play football?
Because Jim's legs were too short.
Because Jim was too tall.
Because Jim was too sick.
Because Jim was too small for the sport.
Which of Jim's family members died?
mother, father, and twin.
grandfather and twin.
father and mother.
no one, everyone lived.
What were two things that Jim was interested in learning?
math and English
engineering and electricity
history and math.
engineering and English
Which school recruited him to play sports?
Carlisle Indian School
Garden Grove
Haskell
Agency Boarding School
Why did the recruiter from Carlisle lie to Jim?
He wanted Jim to learn how to help the Indian people.
He thought Jim would like to meet Pop Warner.
He wanted to convince Jim to attend school there.
He thought it would help Jim get over his mother's death.
What did Jim do to convince Coach Warner that he is a great athlete?
He broke the school record of high jump
He got into a fight with another athlete and won
He met with Coach Warner everyday to prove that he was a great athlete.
He had his friends tell Coach Warner how great he was
What sport did Jim first start playing?
Swimming
Track
Football
Soccer
Why didn't Pop Warner, his coach, want him to play football?
because he did not want his slender high jumper to be injured in a football game
because he thought that Jim was too short and skinny for football
because he thought that Jim was a bad athlete
because Jim was bad at football
What sport was Jim good at? (Click all that apply)
Track
Soccer
Rugby
Football
Which of the following is a main idea from the selection?
Jim played scrub football with some of his friends from school.
Jim participated in sports to show other races what Indians could do.
Jim ran from one end of the field to the other through the whole team.
Jim stood at the end zone as he handed the ball to Coach Warner.
How is Jim Thorpe remembered today?
As a successful business man
As a famous scientist
As a renowned chef with a popular cooking show
As one of the greatest athletes in history,
