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Student Activities Workbook

CHAPTER QUESTIONS ASSESSMENT PREPARATION ACTIVITIES

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CHAPTER QUESTIONS 1 2

1. Brian Robeson was headed to ___________________________ in a Cessna 406 to spend the summer with his dad.

2. While Brian travelled, the pilot taught him ________________________________________

3. While Brian was riding in the Cessna he was thinking about __________________________

4. The first sign the pilot wasnt feeling well was when _________________________________

5. How often did Brian use the radio to call for help?

6. Brian decided he should land the plane __________________________________________

7. Brians mother gave him a pocket knife as a gift before he went to see his father, T or F?

8. Brian is a 13 year old boy who is upset by his mothers secret, T or F?

9. Which sequence best describes the order of events in Chapters 1 2? 1 .The plan ran out of gas 2. Brian leaves for New York 3. The pilot dies 4. Brians mother gives him the hatchet 5. Brian used the radio to call for help every 10 minutes 6. The pilot teaches Brian how to steer the Cessna 7. Brian corrected the planes altitude

10. What is the main conflict in chapters 1 2?

11. How does chapter 2 end?

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CHAPTER QUESTIONS 3 4

1. The Cessna crashes because?

2. When Brian woke the next morning his legs were cramped and drawn up and his back hurt when he tried to move, but worst of all was ________________________________________

3. Before the sun came up Brian was bothered by __________________________________

4. Brian saw _______________________________ when he was riding his bicycle with his friend Terry

5. What happened to Brian when he was 9 years old?

6. Brian had a hard time staying awake after the plan crash, T or F?

7. A piece of metal from the plan stabbed Brian in the leg during the plan crash, T or F?

8. Which statement from chapters 3 & 4 has a cause-effect relationship? a) the crash is over and I am alive, he thought b) He raised himself and crawled out of the water, grunting with pain of movement c) Because of the mosquitoes the backs of his hands were puffy and his eyes were almost swollen shut, and he saw everything through a narrow squint

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CHAPTER QUESTIONS 5 6

1. Brian woke up very __________________________________________________________

2. When Brian sorted out his thoughts he figured this was his first day after the crash, and would probably be rescued ___________________________________________________________

3. Brians English teacher, Perpich, was always saying ________________________________

4. When Brian collected his possessions he had coins, a fingernail clipper, a twenty dollar bill, paper, and ___________________________________

5. Brian was very hungry and kept thinking about eating _______________________________

6. Brian remembered that when the pilot had the heart attack, ___________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________

7. When Brian realised it might be several days before he would be rescued, he decided to ________________________________________________

8. In a flashback, Brian remembered a time when he and Terry _________________________

9. What did Brian always keep in sight so he wouldnt get lost?

10. Brian thought the food was not poisonous because ________________________________

11. As the sun went down _______________________________________________________

12. What sequence best describes the order of events in Chapters 5 6? 1. Brian can hardly stay awake because of the pain in his head and leg 2. The plan crashes in the lake in the Canadian wilderness 3. Brian makes a shelter to live in 4. After 2 days, Brian finds food to eat

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CHAPTER QUESTIONS 7 8

1. Brian woke in the middle of the night when ________________________________________

2. What caused Brian to become sick?

3. When Brian was unable to sleep he kept thinking about?

4. To keep from getting sick again, Brian ___________________________________________

5. Passing on the gut cherries, Brian found _________________________________________

6. Brian saw a bear ___________________________________________________________

7. ____________________ hurt Brian in his shelter

8. Before the animal attacked, Brian was awakened by _______________________________

9. How did Brian discover he could make fire?

10. Which statement from chapters 7-8 has a cause-effect relationship? a) Brian scrambled out and shook in the morning sun and stretched his back muscles and his sore leg b) He swung harder, held the hatchet so it would hit a longer, sliding blow, and the black rock exploded in fire c) I cant take it this way, along with no fire and in the dark, and in the next time it might be something worse, maybe a bear

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CHAPTER QUESTIONS 9 10

1. Brian tried lighting many items. Finally he was able to make fire by igniting _______________

2. Brian discovered that he also needed ________________________ to get the fire going

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Brian wanted a fire? a) The fire would keep away animals like the porcupine b) The smoke from the fire kept away the mosquitoes c) Brian could heat his raspberries d) Brian could build a signal fire

4. Building the fire took Brian ____________________________________________________

5. Brian was lucky a sound woke him because ______________________________________

6. ______________________________________ was making the noise that awakened Brian

7. The best part about this night visitor was _________________________________________

8. Watching his uncle Cater eat ______________________________ made Brian feel queasy

9. The turtle eggs looked ___________________________________

10. Brian ate _________________________________

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CHAPTER QUESTIONS 11 12

1. To clean his shelter Brian _____________________________________________________

2. How has Brians body changed since he crashed into the Canadian Wilderness?

3. How has Brian changed mentally so far? Give evidence from the text.

4. Chapter 11 begins and ends with the words _____________________________________

5. Brian spent ours trying to catch a fish with ______________________________________

6. What tool must Brian re-invent? ______________________________________________

7. A _________________________ exploded under Brians feet, making him fall to the ground

8. What happened to the plan that flew over Brians camp?

9. When Brian heard the plane, he _____________________________________________

10. At the end of chapter 12, Brian felt __________________________________________

11. What is the main conflict Brian is facing at this point in Hatchet? Use evidence from the text.

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CHAPTER QUESTIONS 13 14

1. How do you know a good deal of time has passed between the end of chapter 12 and the beginning of chapter 13? Use evidence from the text.

2. Brian was hunting for _______________________________ to eat

3. While he was hunting Brian sensed an animal nearby. It was an _______________________

4. The plan had crashed _______________________________ days before

5. When the plane turns around and leaves Brian, he wishes to die. Brian even does what?

6. Brian took four baths a day because ____________________________________________

7. Brian decided to store the food he caught ________________________________________

8. Brian fashioned a ladder from __________________________________________________

9. How does Brian store his fish?

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CHAPTER QUESTIONS 15 16

1. Why did Brian get frustrated with the fool birds?

2. Brian discovered the secret to catching the fool bird was to ___________________________

3. Brian cooked the fool bird by ___________________________________________________

4. While he was washing the fool bird by the lake, Brian was attacked by __________________

5. The roaring sound of ___________________________________________ awakened Brian

6. Why could Brian not sleep after the storm?

7. What will Brian do when the light comes? 8. Come on, he thought, baring his teeth in the darkness come on. Is that the best you can do? Is that all you can hit me with a moose and a tornado? What does this statement from Brian tell us?

9. After the sun came up what did Brian notice in the lake?

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CHAPTER QUESTIONS 17 18

1. What did Brians camp-site look like after the tornado?

2. Why did Brian have to work slowly?

3. What did Brian do first?

4. Before going to sleep Brian remembered that inside the plane was _____________________

5. Brian decided to get to the plane by?

6. What did Brian call his creation?

7. Getting to the plane was difficult because _________________________________________

8. What keeps Brian from getting inside the plane?

9. What happens to Brians hatchet as he was trying to cut into the side of the plane?

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CHAPTER QUESTIONS 19

1. Brian called the survival pack __________________________________________________

2. Why doesnt Brian look through the pack as soon as he gets to shore?

3. How does Brian feel about the rifle?

4. After seeing the freeze dried packs of food in the survival pack, Brian decided what?

5. As Brian was cooking dinner _________________________________________________

6. How does the rescue plane find Brian?

7. How many days has it been since Brian was wrecked in the Canadian Wilderness?

8. Brian asked the pilot, _______________________________________________________

9. List the qualities that Brian displays throughout the entire book and use references to the text (page numbers and quotes)

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