WorksheetsHatchet Test Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Brian Robeson was headed to ____ in a Cessna 406 to see his dad.
a)
the coast of Washington state
b)
the wilderness of North Dakota
c)
oil field of Canada
d)
the corn fields of Oklahoma
2.
2. Brian is a 13 year old boy upset by his mother's secret.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
3. While Brian traveled, the pilot taught him ____.
a)
how to steer a Cessna 406
b)
how to fill the gas tank on the Cessna 406
c)
how to read the instrument panel on the Cessna 406
d)
how to use a hatchet
4.
4. Brian used the pilot's headset to call for help.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
5. The Cessna crashes because ________.
a)
It runs out of gas
b)
a bird hits the propeller
c)
the plane has engine failure
d)
the plane hits a tree
6.
6. The author of Hatchet, Gary Paulsen, most likely wrote Hatchet to _____.
a)
inform readers how to survive a plane crash
b)
entertain readers with a story about a courageous boy
c)
persuade readers to learn how to drive a Cessna 406
d)
amuse readers with a funny story
7.
7. A piece of metal from the plane stabbed Brian in the leg during the plane crash.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
8. Brian saw _____ when he was riding his bicycle with his friend Terry.
a)
a bank robber shoot a policeman
b)
his mother with a blond headed man
c)
his girlfriend with another boy
d)
his teacher get hit by a car
9.
9. Brian woke up after the plane crash very _______.
a)
tired
b)
hungry
c)
thirsty
d)
foggy headed
10.
10. 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
11.
11. 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
12.
12. Brian knew the berries were 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
13.
13. On night 1, Brian woke in the middle of the night ____.
a)
when an opossum climbed over him
b)
with a terrible stomach ache
c)
when he had a nightmare
d)
after hearing a plane
14.
14. What caused Brian to get sick?
a)
Brian was sunburned
b)
Brian vomited because the pain from the cut on his leg
c)
Brian ate too many berries
d)
Brian had a cold
15.
15. Brian saw a bear ______.
a)
inside his shelter
b)
by the lake near his shelter
c)
in the woods
d)
in the berry patch
16.
16. ______ hurt Brian when he kicked it in the middle of the night.
a)
A porcupine
b)
A bear
c)
A bobcat
d)
A wolf
17.
17. Which of the following was NOT a reason Brian wanted to make fire?
a)
the fire would keep away animals like the porcupine
b)
the smoke from the fire would keep the mosquitos away
c)
Brian could heat his raspberries on the fire
d)
Brian could build a signal fire
18.
18. How did Brian know the animal that came up in the sand was a turtle?
a)
Brian had seen a TV show about sea turtles.
b)
Brian had read a book in science class bout sea turtles.
c)
Brian had seen sea turtles when he visited the aquarium.
d)
Brian has seen sea turtles on a vacation to the coast.
19.
19. Watching Uncle Carter eat ___ made Brian feel queasy.
a)
worms dipped in ketchup
b)
live grasshoppers
c)
chocolate covered ants
d)
a raw egg with his milk
20.
20. How many of the eggs did Brian eat when he found them?
a)
half of them
b)
all seventeen
c)
only one egg
d)
six eggs and saved the rest
21.
21. By the middle of the book, how had Brian's body changed since he crashed in the wilderness?
a)
Brian's stomach has caved in, his skin is tanned, his face is leathery from the smoke
b)
Brian's hair is long and shaggy, his nails are broken and ragged
c)
Brian's face is scarred from the plane crash
d)
Brian's arms have grown strong from all the firewood he has carried
22.
22. Brian spend hours trying to catch fish with ______.
a)
his hands
b)
a net
c)
a spear
d)
his hatchet
23.
23. A _____ exploded under Brian's feet making him fall to the ground.
a)
frog
b)
rotten log
c)
bird
d)
pile of leaves blown by the wind
24.
24. What happened to the first plane, that Brian heard, that flew over his camp?
a)
The plane crashed into a tall tree.
b)
The plane circled the camp several times then landed on the lake.
c)
The plane turned back.
d)
A bird hit the plane making it crash into the lake.
25.
25. When Brian first began to use the bow and arrows he could not catch fish because _______.
a)
Brian's arrows were not sharp enough to pierce the skin of the fish
b)
Brian was not fast enough to hit the fish and they swam away
c)
the water bent the light making the fish look like they were in a different place than where they really were
d)
the fish stayed in the deep water and Brian could not get close enough to catch them
26.
26. On Brian's first feast day, he ate ______.
a)
fish
b)
foolbirds
c)
rabbit
d)
opossum
27.
27. A skunk came into Brian's shelter looking for _____.
a)
fish
b)
a place to get out of the rain
c)
the turtle eggs
d)
warmth
28.
28. The day after the skunk visited Brian, he _____.
a)
moved to a new location
b)
rebuilt his shelter
c)
decided to keep a bright fire at all times
d)
kept his hatchet close at hand for fighting off animals
29.
29. Brian knew how many days he has been in the Canadian wilderness by ____.
a)
making a mark for each day on the stone near the door to his shelter
b)
dropping rocks into a bag he hung up on a nearby tree
c)
piling sticks, one for each day
d)
his watch that tells the date
30.
30. Brian discovered the secret to catching a foolbird was to ______.
a)
listen for the chirping sound it make
b)
look for softness of feathers
c)
look for the correct brown color of the bird
d)
look for the pear-shaped body
31.
31. Brian cooked the foolbird by _____.
a)
wrapping it in leaves and placing it in the fire
b)
steaming it on a hot rock
c)
putting it in a pot mixed with raspberries
d)
placing it over the fire on a Y-shaped stick
32.
32. Brian lost everything during the storm; however he felt different now than when he first came to this area because now ______.
a)
he was too afraid to sleep
b)
he was tough, and had learned how to survive on the land
c)
he didn't think he would be able to start all over without supplies
33.
33. What did Brian's campsite look like after the tornado?
a)
The sides of his shelter were gone, but Brian still had a campfire
b)
The shelter wall was broken into pieces the side of Brian's fish, nothing was reusable.
c)
Brian lost everything including the shelter, logs, his bow and arrow, bed, everything.
d)
Most of the logs that were Brian's shelter wall were nearby with one section still intact.
34.
34. Brian decided to get to the plane by _____.
a)
building a canoe from a hollowed out log
b)
building a raft
c)
floating over to the plane holding onto a piece of the plane that had torn loose
d)
using a row boat
35.
35. What keeps Brian from getting inside the plane?
a)
the doors are rusted shut
b)
all openings, the door and the windows, were under water
c)
a snake was swimming in front of the doorwar
d)
the tornado had bent the doorframe, so it wouldn't open
36.
36. What happened to Brian's hatchet as he was trying to cut into the side of the plane?
a)
the handle came off
b)
the hatchet fell into a small crack landing inside the plane
c)
Brian chipped a large piece of metal off the blade
d)
Brian dropped the hatchet and it sank to the bottom of the lake
37.
37. Why doesn't Brian look through the pack as soon as he gets to shore?
a)
Brian must eat supper
b)
Brian is too tired
c)
Brian must get a fire started
d)
A bear is on the bank of the lake and chases Brian
38.
38. What does Brian find in the survival kit that had a coil of wire and a long antenna?
a)
Cell Phone
b)
Walkie Talkie
c)
AM/FM Radio
d)
Emergency Transmitter
39.
39. How does the rescue plane find Brian?
a)
The pilot hears the emergency transmitter.
b)
The pilot spots the signal fire.
c)
The pilot sees the wrecked airplane on the lake.
d)
The pilot sees Brian in an open field.
40.
40. How many days had it been since Brian wrecked in the Canadian wilderness?
a)
365
b)
2
c)
54
d)
105
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