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Where the Red Fern Grows

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word means a loud cry?

a)

taut

b)

muzzle

c)

squall

d)

treed

2.

Which word means chansed an animal into a tree?

(a)  

3.

What does the word horehound mean?

a)

a unique type of hunting hound

b)

sticky substance that oozes from a tree

c)

weight or heaviness

d)

a type of old fashioned hard candy made with a bitter herb

4.

Which word means a small wooded area or thicket?

a)

hammock

b)

trance

c)

wince

d)

peered

5.

What word means the nose/mouth of an animal?

(a)  

6.

What does the word querying mean?

a)

weight or heaviness

b)

to stop or pause

c)

asking a question or expressing doubt

d)

to flinch in pain

7.

What word means weight or heaviness?

a)

heft

b)

resin

c)

halt

d)

festered

8.

What word means pulled tight; not loose?

a)

whimper

b)

taut

c)

haggard

d)

grieve

9.

Which word means inactive or asleep?

a)

dormant

b)

fared

c)

lazy

d)

persistence

10.

What does the word belligerent mean?

a)

a loud cry

b)

to feel deep sorrow

c)

aggressive or hostile

d)

a difficult or tricky situation

11.

What tools do authors use to build suspense?

a)

red herrings

b)

character in danger

c)

ticking clock

d)

figurative language

12.

A hint or a clue about what will happen later is called what?

a)

foreshadowing

b)

suspense

c)

alliteration

d)

tone

13.

What themes do we see in Where the Red Fern Grows?

a)

determination

b)

coming of age

c)

loyalty

d)

dogs

14.

When Billy is in a predicament, what does he typically do?

a)

PRAY

b)

run away

c)

sing

d)

pout