Reading Strategy Definitions
Hatchet 1
Reading Strategies 2
Hatchet 2
From the Text Category
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This tells us the most important thing that is being said about a topic: a) Sequence b) Inference c) Main Idea d) Text Evidence
C) Main Idea
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What is the name of the main character in Hatchet?
Brian Robeson
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What part of plot introduces the characters and the setting?
Exposition
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What kills the pilot?
A heart attack
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What does Brian call the berries that make him sick?
Gut cherries
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This strategy puts events in order based on how they happen in the book: a) Main Idea b) Summary c) Text Evidence d) Sequence
d) Sequence
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What is the most useful item that Brian has with him when he lands? a. A fingernail clipper b. A twenty dollar bill c. A hatchet d. A cell phone
c. A hatchet
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Fill in the Blank: When we sequence a story, we are putting events in the ____________ that they happened.
Order
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What does Brian call the birds he tries to catch?
Foolbirds
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He had to fly it somehow. Had to fly the plane. He had to help himself. The pilot was gone… 1. What word best describes Brian’s emotions in the above passage? a) Excited b) Determined c) Angry d) Frustrated
b) Determined
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This gives us more information about who a character is: a) Thoughts and Feelings b) Summary c) Sequence d) Main Idea
a) Character Thoughts and Feelings
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What is Brian hoping to find in the plane when he goes into it towards the end of the book?
The survival pack
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When using evidence from the text, what punctuation marks must always surround our answer?
Quotation Marks
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Who wrote Hatchet?
Gary Paulsen
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But those were his eggs, not the skunk’s, and the half smile had been quickly replaced with fear that he would lose his food and he had grabbed a handful of sand and thrown it at the skunk. “Get out of here…” Why does Brian throw sand at the skunk?
He was protecting his food
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This takes all the important information in a text and breaks it down to a few sentences: a) Summary b) Sequence c) Main Idea d) Character Thoughts and Feelings
a) Summary
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Name 2 animals that attack Brian in Hatchet.
Moose, porcupine, skunk, mosquitoes
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What are the 4 types of conflict?
Person vs. Person Person vs. Self Person vs. Nature Person vs. Society
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What is the event that causes old Brian to be "reborn"?
The rescue plane flies away/He cuts himself with the hatchet
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He could do nothing, think nothing. His tongue stained with berry juice, stuck to the roof of his mouth and he stared at the bear. What word best describes Brian’s emotions in the passage to the left? a) Scared b) Determined c) Angry d) Frustrated
a) Scared
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This supports our answer and is usually found in quotation marks: a) Summary b) Evidence From the Text c) Inference d) Plot
b) Evidence From the Text
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Put these events in order: A. Brian survives the crash-landing and drinks a lot of water. B. Brian drops his hatchet and it sinks to the bottom of the lake. C. Brian is rescued by a pilot who hears his emergency transmitter. D. Brian tries to cut himself with his hatchet when he thinks he won’t be saved.
A-D-B-C
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What are the 5 parts of plot?
Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution
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Where is Brian when he sees his mother kiss the blond haired man?
A parking lot at the mall
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What phrase does Brian remember that his English teacher, Mr. Perpich, would always say?
"Get motivated"!
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