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Hatchet - Test 2/28/14 Flashcards

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1
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Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

Brian’s legs were solid lead. He couldn’t move them at all.

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metaphor

“legs were solid lead” is comparing two things without using like or as

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True or False

Brian keeps the signal fire burning all day and night.

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True

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Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

I was as mad as a teacher whose students put a tack on her chair.

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simile

“I was as mad as a teacher” is a comparison using as

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True or False

Brian is excited to eat turtle eggs at first.

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False

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Why is the fire important to Brian?

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  • it keeps light
  • it keeps mosquitos away
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Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

The rain came down in buckets, like cats and dogs, like it had never rained before, like it would never stop raining.

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hyperbole

“like it would never stop raining” is an exaggeration

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Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

The rain cloud cried as the tears came swimming through the sky.

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personification

“the rain cloud cried” is personifying the cloud

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What animals did Brian learn lessons from?

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  • bear
  • skunk
  • fish
  • wolf
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words that sound like what they mean

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onomatopoeia

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Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

Brian loves the beautiful, bounteous, berries.

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alliteration

“beautiful, bouneous, berries” are words that repeat the sounds in the first syllables

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True or False

Brian learns that nothing in nature can afford to be lazy.

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True

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True or False

Brian uses his windbreaker to help make the raft.

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False

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comparing two things using the words “like” or “as”

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simile

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True or False

Brian is scared away from the raspberries by a moose.

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False

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Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

He remembered a time when his teacher told him that he was the most important thing that he had.

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flashback

he was remembering about something in the past

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True or False

Brian was seriously injured when the place crashed.

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True

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an object or idea that stands for something else

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symbolism

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In the wilderness, what does Brian say mistakes can lead to?

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death

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True or False

The pilot’s flesh was eaten away by the turtles in the lake.

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False

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Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

It was dark and very cold. The room was filled with cobwebs. And dark. The cold floor made me shiver as I slowly walked across. It was so dark. Dark and very cold.

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repetition

Dark and cold are used more than once in the sentences.

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15
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Which items in the survival kit does Brian feel most changed by?

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the food and rifle

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Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

The thoughts flashed and slammed and buzzed in Brian’s head.

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onomatopoeia

“slammed and buzzed” are words that sound like what they mean

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a scene or memory that takes a character back in time, something the character thinks about that happened in the past

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flashback

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Describe some things Brian does after returning home.

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gets interviewed

22
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very descriptive language that helps the reader “see” what is happening in a book, so the reader can experience the story

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imagery

23
Q

True or False

Brian unknowingly gets himself rescued by using the transmitter radio.

A

True

24
Q

True or False

Brian is unable to spear the fish because they are too fast for him.

A

True

25
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What tool does Brian’s mother give him to take on the trip?

A

hatchet

25
Q

True or False

Brian trusts lawyers and judges.

A

False

26
Q

exaggerating something to really make a statement

A

hyperbole

27
Q

Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

The stone ledge is a home to Brian.

A

metaphor

“the stone ledge is a home” is comparing two things without using like or as

28
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True or False

Brian calls the fire his friend.

A

True

29
Q

What happens to the pilot in Brian’s plane?

A

heart attack

30
Q

Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

He thought again of his mother in the car with the other man. He thought about her kissing him.

A

flashback

He is thinking about his mother in the past.

31
Q

repeating words or phrases close together to add effect and to make a point

A

repetition

32
Q

Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

The blue hues of the ocean made me think about last summer, a summer where I spent lazy afternoons resting in the tall, green grass and listening to the buzz of the bees.

A

imagery

“resting in the tall, green grass” and “listening to the buzz of the bees” is descriptive language

33
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What bothers Brian most after first crashing in the wilderness?

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not knowing how to help the pilot

34
Q

True or False

Brian almost blinds himself with his first bow and arrow.

A

False

35
Q

Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

Whizz. The mosquitoes were flying by Brian’s head.

A

onomatopoeia

“whizz” is a word that sounds like what it means

37
Q

repeating the sounds in the first syllable of words that are close together

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alliteration

39
Q

True or False

Brian has a close relationship with his mother.

A

False

40
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How is Brian changed by surviving in the wilderness?

A

he gained increased senses

41
Q

Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

In the still, soft night, Brian thought that he was blind.

A

alliteration

“still, soft” is repeating the sounds in the first syllables

42
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What does Brian do after the tornado hits?

A

rebuilds his shelter

44
Q

True or False

Brian learns that self-pity is useless.

A

True

45
Q

What does Brian learn about everything in nature?

A

everything in nature does things for a reason

46
Q

Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

Brian can still remember the thumps and bangs that he experienced while crashing.

A

onomatopoeia

“thumps and bangs” are words that sound like they mean

47
Q

comparing two things without using the words “like” or “as”

A

metaphor

48
Q

True or False

Brian uses the hatchet to make the fire.

A

True

49
Q

Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

The water was his energy, his positive attitude about what could happen.

A

symbolism

water symbolizes energy

51
Q

Why was Brian heading to visit his father?

A

His father and mother are divorced.

52
Q

Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

The popcorn jumped, skittered, hopped, and danced a jib in the microwave.

A

personification

“the popcorn jumped” is personifying the popcorn

53
Q

What is the main theme in Hatchet?

A
  • stay calm
  • think clearly
  • have a positive attitude
54
Q

giving human characteristics to something that is not human

A

personification

55
Q

Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

The pain was so severe that Brian felt like one million mosquitoes bit him.

A

hyperbole

‘one million mosquitoes’ is an exaggeration

56
Q

True or False

Brian sometimes relies on past experiences and knowledge to solve survival problems.

A

True

57
Q

What happens after Brian returns home?

A

he had dreams about his experience

58
Q

Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

The berries meant hope, hope for the future.

A

symbolism

the berries stand for hope

59
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Name the figurative language used below and explain why.

The man looked like an ear of corn after all of the kernals had been nibbled off.

A

simile

“The man looked like an ear of corn” is a comparison using like

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