Setting & Genre
WHERE does the story take place?
Prairie/field
What is the main problem the characters
face in the selection from Little House on
the Prairie?
A There is a prairie fire.
B A big storm is coming.
C There are wild animals.
D Their horses are missing.
A. There is a prairie fire.
The word muddy means....
A full of mud
B using mud
C not having mud
D the state or quality of mud
A. full of mud
Where does Laura find Grace?
A in the Big Slough
B at the top of a tall hill
C in a patch of tall grass
D in a meadow of violets
D. in a meadow of violets
What does the word horribly mean?
a. bravely
b. cheerfully
c. awfully
d. quietly
c. awfully
WHEN does the story take place?
In the 1800s
Pa plows a furrow in the soil to create —
A a place for animals to hide
B a line that fire cannot cross
C a ditch where water can flow
D a marker showing their property line
B. a line that fire cannot cross
The word happiness means....
A not happy
B a little happy
C trying to be happy
D the state or quality of being happy
D. the state or quality of being happy
As Laura looks for Grace, she thinks
about —
A whose fault it is that Grace is lost
B what she will do when she finds her
C where she would have gone at that age
D how angry she is that Grace has
wandered off
C. where she would have gone at that age
What does the word terribly mean?
a. badly
b. slowly
c. happily
d. hurriedly
a. badly
WHAT is the GENRE of the story?
Historical Fiction
What is a theme of the story?
A It is important to work together.
B Success often depends on creativity.
C It is important to watch children closely.
D You should not give up on your dreams.
A. It is important to work together.
The word careful means...
A full of care
B without care
C trying to care
D asking for care
A full of care
Fill in the Blank!
"Slowly, _______ , they fought their way out of the Big Slough and slowly came up to the shanty, draggled and muddy and very tired and thankful."
together
Nothing in the backyard was disturbed during the storm.
What does the word disturbed mean in the sentence?
a. moved
b. defeated
c. encouraged
d. scared
a. moved
Historical fiction takes place in the ______.
past
When the fire was out, Ma came to the house to..
a. check on the girls
b. fill up more sacks with water
c. wash her hands and face
d. roast a marshmallow
c. wash her hands and face
The word sunny means...
A using sun
B full of sun
C not having sun
D the state or quality of sun
B. full of sun
What is a theme of the story?
A It is important to work together.
B Success often depends on creativity.
C It is important to watch children closely.
D You should not give up on your dreams.
A. It is important to work together.
What does the word furious mean?
a. flickering
b. intense
c. dying
d. warm
b. intense
Provide a definition of historical fiction.
In historical fiction, authors use imagination and historical facts to tell a realistic story.
Fill in the blank!
Laura stayed close to the house. She could see the red fire coming under the billows of smoke. More _____ went leaping by.
rabbits
The meaning of the word hopeful is —
A full of hope
B without hope
C trying to hope
D asking for hope
A full of hope
Fill in the Blank!
"If ______ was lost in the Big Slough, how could anyone find her?"
Grace
What does the word insisted mean?
a. asked
b. demanded
c. questioned
d. refused
b. demanded