Reading Selection #12 "Enemies Meet"
  • 1. What is the setting for this selection?
A) a busy village
B) a quiet city street
C) along a stream
D) the woods
  • 2. What was the reason that George was in the area?
A) George was the cook for the soldiers.
B) He had been sent to scout the land before the next day's battle.
C) He was lost.
D) He was looking for the Union general to give a message about supplies.
  • 3. What type of figurative language is being used in this example? "The log groaned under his weight."
A) metaphor
B) personification
C) simile
D) alliteration
  • 4. What did the two men have in common?
A) They both had the same name.
B) They were both soldiers.
C) Both men were old and tired.
D) They were each from South Carolina.
  • 5. What was George doing when Elijah saw him?
A) cleaning his rifle
B) staring in to space
C) looking at a map
D) making coffee
  • 6. What does the word "savor" mean?
A) slowly
B) enjoy
C) bite
D) chew
  • 7. What injury did Elijah have?
A) a hurt wrist
B) a broken ankle
C) a severe cut on his face
D) a bump on his head
  • 8. Which of the following is NOT one of the items mentioned that was scarce or in limited supply?
A) guns
B) coffee
C) ammunition
D) meat
  • 9. If George and Elijah happened to meet on the battlefield, what would they probably have to do?
A) share more stories
B) fight each other
C) look for more supplies
D) prepare another meal
  • 10. What was Elijah sent to get?
A) spies
B) food
C) logs
D) guns
  • 11. What is the genre of this selection?
A) historical fiction
B) fantasy
C) biography
D) nonfiction
  • 12. In what time period does this story take place?
A) Battle of Lexington and Concord
B) War of 1812
C) Revolutionary War
D) Civil War
  • 13. What is the prefix in the word "unfinished"?
A) un
B) ed
C) fin
D) finish
  • 14. Which word in paragraph 9 was used to mean the same as "Yankee"?
A) Federal
B) Johnnycake
C) Rebel
D) Confederacy
  • 15. Why did the Confederate soldiers need to find logs?
A) to build a log cabin for the officers to use as their headquarters
B) for a signal fire
C) to build a fire for cooking
D) to trick th enemy into believing they had more cannons
  • 16. What character trait could best be used to describe both individuals in this selection?
A) old
B) dreadful
C) polite
D) angry
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