Comprehension
What season is Chapter 11 mostly about?
A) Neebin (Summer)
B) Dagwaging (Fall)
C) Biboon (Winter)
D) Ziigwan (Spring)
C) Biboon (Winter) ✅
What big idea is shown in this chapter?
A) Hardship teaches strength
B) Fun is more important than work
C) Winter is easy to survive
D) Families do not need each other
A) Hardship teaches strength ✅
Which sentence stem is best to use when quoting from the text?
A) “According to the text, …”
B) “I feel like this is true …”
C) “My friend said …”
D) “Guess what …”
A) “According to the text, …” ✅
How does Omakayas show growth in Chapter 11?
A) She laughs at hunger
B) She continues to grow by overcoming her hardships/conflict/adversity
C) She plays all day
D) She ignores her family
B) She continues to grow by overcoming her hardships/conflict/adversity ✅
What makes Biboon (Winter) hard for the family?
A) Too much rain
B) Too many mosquitoes
C) Not enough food
D) Too many visitors
C) Not enough food ✅
What main challenge does Omakayas face in Chapter 11?
A) Learning to bead
B) Surviving hunger
C) Fighting with Angeline
D) Gathering berries
B) Surviving hunger ✅
What lesson does Omakayas learn about food scarcity?
A) She should always save her candy
B) Food is not important
C) To appreciate and value every bite of food she has
D) Food is easy to find
C) To appreciate and value every bite of food she has ✅
Fill in the blank: According to the text, “_______.”
A) Omakayas was always happy.
B) Omakayas could not escape the feeling of hunger.
C) Deydey went fishing every day.
D) Angeline taught Omakayas to dance.
B) Omakayas could not escape the feeling of hunger. ✅
What does Omakayas learn about her father?
A) He is too weak to hunt, so the family must depend on each other
B) He no longer loves them
C) He moved away
D) He wants to bead
A) He is too weak to hunt, so the family must depend on each other ✅
Which resource runs out during the winter?
A) Fish
B) Corn
C) Meat
D) Berries
Which resource runs out during the winter?
C) Meat ✅
Why can’t Deydey help the family as much in this chapter?
A) He is too angry
B) He is too tired
C) He is too weak to hunt
D) He is away traveling
C) He is too weak to hunt ✅
Which challenge brings Omakayas closer to her family?
A) Helping Nokomis cook
B) Everyone sharing what little food they have
C) Watching Two-Strike Girl play
D) Listening to a story
B) Everyone sharing what little food they have ✅
: What does this quote show? “No matter how much she ate, she did not stop feeling hungry.”
A) Omakayas was greedy
B) Omakayas learned food is precious
C) Omakayas hated her family
D) Omakayas was sick
B) Omakayas learned food is precious ✅
What does Omakayas’s response to hunger show?
A) She gives up
B) She cries every day
C) She endures and grows stronger
D) She runs away
C) She endures and grows stronger ✅
What survival skill do they rely on most in Biboon?
A) Swimming
B) Hunting
C) Running
D) Resilience and tenacity
Resilience and tenacity ✅
How does Omakayas describe her hunger?
A) “Like a bear chasing me”
B) “No matter how much she ate, she was still hungry”
C) “As sharp as a knife”
D) “Like a dream that never ends”
B) “No matter how much she ate, she was still hungry” ✅
What is the central idea of Biboon (Winter)?
A) Omakayas learns that survival, family, and resilience matter most
B) Omakayas learns to sing
C) Omakayas learns to run faster
D) Omakayas learns to play
A) Omakayas learns that survival, family, and resilience matter most ✅
Which quote shows the family’s struggle in Biboon?
A) “Omakayas wanted to go swimming.”
B) “There was no meat left in the food cache.”
C) “Nokomis told a story.”
D) “The summer air was warm.
B) “There was no meat left in the food cache.” ✅
What kind of person is Omakayas becoming?
A) Selfish and careless
B) Mean and angry
C) Lazy and tired
D) Strong and resilient
D) Strong and resilient ✅
What lesson do the children learn from hunger?
A) They should never eat again
B) They should value and be grateful for the food they have
C) They should play more games
D) They should leave their family
B) They should value and be grateful for the food they have ✅
What lesson does Omakayas begin to learn during Biboon (Winter)?
A) That she must depend only on Old Tallow
B) That survival takes courage and patience
C) That her family will never face hardship
D) That hunger is not a serious problem
B) That survival takes courage and patience ✅
What lesson does Omakayas begin to learn during Biboon (Winter)?
A) That she must depend only on Old Tallow
B) That survival takes courage and patience
C) That her family will never face hardship
D) That hunger is not a serious problem
B) That survival takes courage and patience ✅
Choose the BEST way to introduce a quote in your writing.
A) On page , the author says, “_____.”
B) The book is kinda about …
C) I think this is cool because …
D) One time I read …
A) On page , the author says, “_____.” ✅
What important lesson about herself does Omakayas learn?
A) She only wants to play
B) She never wants to hunt
C) She hates winter
D) She cannot survive alone, but she can grow stronger through family struggles
D) She cannot survive alone, but she can grow stronger through family struggles ✅
Which big survival idea connects to Omakayas’s growth?
A) Strength comes from enduring challenges and appreciating what you have
B) Fun is the best way to survive
C) Winter is easy for children
D) Angeline does all the work
A) Strength comes from enduring challenges and appreciating what you have ✅