Paul Bunyan's Been There
Read "Paul Bunyan's Been There" before answering these questions:
- 1.As a typical American hero, Paul Bunyan is all of the following except
- A.
A strong man
- B.
A hardworking laborer
- C.
A resourceful leader
- D.
A noble warrior
- 2.Paul Bunyan's job as a logger indicates that Americans value
- A.
Good manners
- B.
Hard work
- C.
Great wealth
- D.
Military expertise
- 3.Which of the following statements contains exaggeration?
- A.
Paul eats more in a day than a regular man can eat in a week.
- B.
Paul can withstand very cold temperatures.
- C.
Paul is good at hunting, fishing, and log rolling.
- D.
Paul sends Swede Charlie on a trip to Indiana
- 4."Like digging the Great Lakes so that Babe would have watering troughs that wouldn't run dry ..." Using context clues, what does the boldface word mean?
- A.
Containers for water
- B.
Steam shovels
- C.
Tough love
- D.
Swimming pools
- 5."The men would tumble out of their beds for chow. There were always flapjacks for breakfast." Using context clues, what does the boldface word mean?
- A.
Work
- B.
Food
- C.
Goodbye
- D.
Dinner
- 6."They'd sit around and talk and sing and tell yarns so whopping that you'd never believe them." Using context clues, what does the boldface word mean?
- A.
Noisy
- B.
Soft
- C.
Tangled
- D.
Exaggerated
- 7."There were thaws so quick that when the snow melted it just stayed there in big drifts of water for a week." Using context clues, what does the boldface word mean?
- A.
Freezing temperatures
- B.
Puddles
- C.
Spells of warm weather
- D.
Snowdrifts
- 8."The men didn't stop to inquire. They dropped their tools and went hotfoot back to the camp." Using context clues, what does the boldface word mean?
- A.
As fast as possible
- B.
Injured
- C.
Two by two
- D.
Skipping
- 9."Pretty soon they heard a terrible racket overhead, and then long things like sword blades began piercing through the tin roof." Using context clues, what does the boldface word mean?
- A.
Scam
- B.
Sting
- C.
Noise
- D.
Paddle
- 10.Which of the following is not a characteristic of American tall tales?
- A.
They are humorous
- B.
They contain exaggerations
- C.
They explain how waterfalls and mountains were created
- D.
They were written down by one person
- 11.Heroes in old myths and legends have to face monsters. What "monsters" does Paul Bunyan face?
- A.
Giant mosquitoes
- B.
A blue ox
- C.
Evil wizards
- D.
Fire-breathing dragons
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