Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 10 of Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder!
Choose which answer best fits each question. When you have answered all of the questions, click the "Check Answer" button. A box will pop-up with your score. Do not close until your score is printed or reviewed by your teacher.
Laura and Mary stayed busy all day long. What happened when they hunted birds' nests in the tall grass?
Pa scolded them
the wolves found them
the mother birds squawked at them
the birds flew away
True and False: Laura and Mary were careful not to touch the garter snakes even though they knew that garter snakes would not hurt them.
true
false
Laura and Mary spent a lot of time watching Baby Carrie. They watched her all the time except when ______.
Ma gave Carrie her bath
Jack took his turn as babysitter
Pa was changing diapers
Carrie was napping
Why was Pa hauling logs from the creek bottoms and splitting them into long thin slabs?
to build the beds
for Mr. Edward's house
for the floor
to make the roof
Why did Pa make everyone come outside of the house while he worked on the roof?
so they could watch him work
to help haul slabs to the top
so that nothing could fall on anyone
to spend the day swimming
Pa made a little trough of two slabs. What did he do with it?
nailed it over the crack in the top of the roof
used it to water the horses
used it to climb to the top
nailed it to the top of the roof to catch water
Pa split the logs using his ax and a wedge. Then he trimmed the edges to fit them against each other. How did he smooth the wood?
used little, careful blows of his ax
rain water over the edges
rubbed them down with leather straps
used sand from the creek bank
Pa said that the floor was safe for bare feet. Not one _____.
rough spot
cut
splinter
crack
Why did Pa leave a space bare near the fireplace?
to use maple wood instead
to put the kitchen table
to add more stone
to protect the floor from catching fire
Pa said, "You can't beat a good _____ floor."
earthen
wooden
puncheon
solid oak
Pa hopes for success at hunting and trapping this winter. What does he hope to buy?