WorksheetsThe Legend of Sleeping Bear
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 22mins
Label each human activity/job title from long, long ago.
In the beginning of the story, what state is the beautiful forest along Lake Michigan called?
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
When did Mother Bear and her cubs live in Wisconsin?
The time of the dinosaurs.
The time before humans.
The time of Native Americans.
The time of the first settlers.
Match the traits described to Mother Bear, her cubs and their den.
black fur
large, round eyes
soft
playful
small
cozy
In the text we learn the kind of trees that are shown.
beech tree
birch tree
cedar tree
white pine tree
Where would Mother Bear teach her cubs to fish?
a stream
a river
a pond
a lake
Mother Bear would teach her cubs how to catch
birds
deer
fish
blueberries
What kind of fish is Mother Bear and her cubs trying to catch?
minnows
trout
salmon
zebra mussels
Match the food sources listed in the text.
trout
blueberries
hazelnuts
The bears would frolic along the sandy shore, happily splashing in the shallows and chasing herring gulls. They tugged at each other's tails, and took long, cool baths.
What does the word frolic mean?
hunt
fight
play
Match the animals found in the story.
Monarch butterfly
White-Tailed deer fawn
raccoon
herring seagull
gray wolf
What caused the orange blaze of the forest fire?
matches
lightning
thunder
a loud crash
Which animal hurried out from beneath the cover of the forest floor?
bears
deer
wolves
star-nosed mole
We must (a) across the mighty lake, my children, I (b) you so! They (c) into the water and began to (d)
The author describes Lake Michigan as being very deep and cold with tall waves. The author's purpose was to let readers know that Lake Michigan can be
a safe place to escape fire
dangerous
As they swam, Mother Bear made her cubs promise to
hang onto her fur
swim ahead of her
swim with all their might
turn back
How many bears can you spot in this sad picture?
1
2
3
When Mother Bear finally reached the shore, which state was she in?
Wisconsin
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Tears were in Mother Bear's eyes because
she was so tired from all the swimming.
she was alone in a strange land.
her cubs were nowhere to be seen.
Mother Bear climbed to the top of the dune to
be closer to the Great Spirit.
watch and wait for her cubs.
to search for food.
Choose all the reasons
why the author described seasons passing by.
To show Mother Bear's love for her cubs.
To show the depth of her sadness.
To show Mother Bear's determination to not give up.
Mother Bear loved her cubs so much that she even waited for their return through the entire winter season.
TRUE
FALSE
What did the author write to show his love of Mother Bear?
She fell fast asleep in her sorrow.
Lake Michigan blew blankets of sand upon her.
The Great Spirit brought the cubs up out of Lake Michigan's waters as two
sensational seagulls
wonderful waves
magnificent islands
Mother Bear and her cubs are now forever, together in the spirit of love.
LOVED the ending.
LIKED the ending.
SAD even at the ending.
If your family could take a free vacation
to the Manitou Islands, would you want to go?
YES!
Maybe...
No, Thank you.
This (a) is about the (b) of Sleeping (c) Dunes and the Manitou (d)
Legends are a way of explaining
the past.
the present.
the future.
Part of the magic of a legend is that the story is retold from
brother to sister.
generation to generation.
bear to bear.
