Reading Selection #12 "Enemies Meet"
  • 1. What is the setting for this selection?
A) along a stream
B) a quiet city street
C) a busy village
D) the woods
  • 2. What was the reason that George was in the area?
A) He was lost.
B) He had been sent to scout the land before the next day's battle.
C) He was looking for the Union general to give a message about supplies.
D) George was the cook for the soldiers.
  • 3. What type of figurative language is being used in this example? "The log groaned under his weight."
A) simile
B) alliteration
C) personification
D) metaphor
  • 4. What did the two men have in common?
A) They were each from South Carolina.
B) They both had the same name.
C) They were both soldiers.
D) Both men were old and tired.
  • 5. What was George doing when Elijah saw him?
A) making coffee
B) staring in to space
C) looking at a map
D) cleaning his rifle
  • 6. What does the word "savor" mean?
A) bite
B) slowly
C) enjoy
D) chew
  • 7. What injury did Elijah have?
A) a severe cut on his face
B) a broken ankle
C) a hurt wrist
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) meat
B) ammunition
C) coffee
D) guns
  • 9. If George and Elijah happened to meet on the battlefield, what would they probably have to do?
A) share more stories
B) prepare another meal
C) look for more supplies
D) fight each other
  • 10. What was Elijah sent to get?
A) food
B) spies
C) logs
D) guns
  • 11. What is the genre of this selection?
A) historical fiction
B) biography
C) nonfiction
D) fantasy
  • 12. In what time period does this story take place?
A) Battle of Lexington and Concord
B) Revolutionary War
C) War of 1812
D) Civil War
  • 13. What is the prefix in the word "unfinished"?
A) un
B) fin
C) finish
D) ed
  • 14. Which word in paragraph 9 was used to mean the same as "Yankee"?
A) Federal
B) Johnnycake
C) Confederacy
D) Rebel
  • 15. Why did the Confederate soldiers need to find logs?
A) to trick th enemy into believing they had more cannons
B) to build a fire for cooking
C) to build a log cabin for the officers to use as their headquarters
D) for a signal fire
  • 16. What character trait could best be used to describe both individuals in this selection?
A) angry
B) dreadful
C) polite
D) old
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