The Raft

1.

1 point

Nicky sees many animals during his summer with Grandma, including _____________.

wolves, coyotes, and bears

bats, snakes, and lizards

hansters, goldfish, and kittens

raccoons, otters, and deer

2.

1 point

How do Nicky's feelings and behavior change during the story?

Nicky doesn't change. He is sad and lonely throughout the story.

He changes from nervous and jumpy to calm and sleepy.

At first, he is shy and quiet, but later he becomes rude and loud.

At first he is upset and bored, but later he is excited and happy.

3.

1 point

What was one complaint Nicky had about spending the summer with his grandmother?

She didn't like him to make messes.

There was no place to play baseball.

There would be nobody to play with.

She would make him take baths twice a day.

4.

1 point

Nicky's favorite growing up story was of the time Grandma had _________________.

won her school spelling bee

found a black pearl inside a clam

jumped into the river form the tallest tree

made a swing out of an old tire

5.

1 point

I was ___________________ when I saw a paper and cans in the water.

disgusted

nuzzled

cluttered

scattered

6.

1 point

On the side of the river, leaves were ___________________ here and there.

disgusted

downstream

nuzzle

scattered

7.

1 point

Along with a sketch pad, pencils, and crayons, Grandma also gave Nicky a ____________________.

book about catching fish

sun necklace

journal

snorkel and mask

8.

1 point

What is the author's purpose for writing this story?

to entertain

to explain

to inform

to persuade

9.

1 point

What did grandma call hitchhikers?

the snails that lied on the bottoms and sides of the raft

the plants that stuck to her and Nicky's socks

the birds that rode on the raft with her and Nicky

the frogs that sat o top of the water lilies

10.

1 point

Grandma's gift came in handy because Nicky used them to __________________.

dive under the raft to fix it

swim after minnows

search for sunken treasure

watch the otters play

11.

1 point

Grandma helped Nicky put a tent on the raft when ______________

it began to rain every afternoon

he began to keep his books and drawings on the raft

the weather turned too hot to sleep indoors

he told her he wanted to fish at night

12.

1 point

On the last day, what did Nicky do after he drove the raft onto the buddy bank?

He helped a fawn that was stuck in the mud

He watched the turtle lay its eggs in the mud

He chased the cat away from the bird's nest

He tried to catch the biggest fish he had ever seen

13.

1 point

When Nicky first saw the raft, he wondered_________________.

where the raft had gotten all its burn marks

what the raft was doing floating down the river by itself

why the raft was shaped like a giant wheel

who had chopped a large hole in the middle of the raft

14.

1 point

Nicky's father turned out to be right when he said that Grandma would ________________.

try to make Nicky gain weight

find plenty for Nicky to do

let Nicky call his friends everyday

offer to cut Nicky's hair

15.

1 point

The reader gets the first glimpse of Grandma's kindness and wisdom when ___________________.

she asks Nicky to go fishing for dinner

she gives Nicky a sketch pad and crayons

she appears with a life jacket and a long pole for the raft

she tells Nicky about her bear carving

16.

1 point

I saw a mother dog _____________ her puppy.

raft

cluttered

downstream

nuzzle

17.

1 point

What is the genre of the story "The Raft"?

mystery

science fiction

fantasy

realistic fiction

18.

1 point

Based on what you know about Nicky, you might guess that he will __________________.

never come back.

have bad dreams about the raft.

visit Grandmother again.

had the raft.

19.

1 point

I passed a house. The front porch was ____________ with old furniture and newspapers.

scattered

nuzzled

disgusted

cluttered

20.

1 point

The river rushed me ___________________.

raft

cluttered

downstream

scattered

21.

1 point

Grandma said Nicky would always be part of the river after _____________________.

he helped her finish the bear carving

the drawing they had traced with the oil paint soaked into the wood

the journal he had kept from beginning of the summer fell into the river

he opened a river clam and found a small black pearl