Little House on the Prairie Chapters 11 & 12

Where was Pa when the Indians came to the house?
1. Mr. Edward’s house
2. down at the creek
3. hunting for food
What does the word sullen most likely mean in the following sentence?

The more Jack thought about the chain, the worse he felt. Laura tried to cheer him up, but he only grew more sullen.
1. happy
2. thankful
3. sad
4. scared
What resource would you NOT use to find information about prairie Indians?
1. nonfiction book on Indians of North America
2. encyclopedia
3. internet
4. thesaurus
If you wanted to know what the prairie Indians wore for clothing, what would NOT be a good resource?
1. audio recording of Indian songs
2. video recording
3. encyclopedia
4. nonfiction book on prairie Indians
What would be a good resource for finding a definition for sullen?
1. atlas
2. thesaurus
3. dictionary
4. encyclopedia
What word in the following sentence has a prefix?

Both Mary and Laura felt they could not leave Jack while he was so unhappy.
1. Both
2. felt
3. not
4. unhappy
Why did Mary and Laura not let Jack off the chain when the Indians came?
1. The chain was too strong for the girls to break.
2. Pa had told them not to.
3. Laura thought it was a bad idea.
Why were Laura and Mary so upset when the Indians went into their house?
1. Pa and Ma were in the house.
2. They were afraid the Indians would take their food.
3. Ma and Carrie were in the house.
What word in the following sentence is a proper noun?

He didn’t know Indians would come.
1. didn’t
2. know
3. Indians
4. come
What was the bad smell when the Indians were in the house?
1. fresh skunk skins hanging on the Indians
2. Ma had burned the Indians’ cornbread.
3. The fireplace was burning too hard.
What did the Indians take from Ma?
1. gun powder
2. cornbread and tobacco
3. clothes
4. water and flour
Choose the word that is NOT a correct form of the word ‘sat’.
1. sitted
2. sitting
3. sits
4. sat
Which word is a contraction in the following sentence?

Don’t you even think of disobeying me.
1. Don’t
2. you
3. of
4. disobeying
What is the root word of disobeying?
1. disobey
2. obey
3. obeying
4. dis
What does the prefix ‘dis’ mean in the following sentence?

Don’t you even think of disobeying me.
1. not
2. bad
3. on
4. in
What new character do the girls meet in Chapter 12, “Fresh Water to Drink”?
1. wolves
2. papoose
3. well
4. Mr. Scott
What did Pa use to check the well to see if the air was safe?
1. flashlight
2. mirrors
3. candle
4. camera
What is the root word of ‘scolded’?
1. old
2. scold
3. scolding
4. scol
What made Mr. Scott sick?
1. He had food poisoning.
2. A snake bit him.
3. He breathed a gas deep in the mine.
4. The walls of the well fell on him.

Little House on the Prairie Chapters 11 & 12

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