Where the Red Fern Grows - Novel Study
A Grade 5 ELA worksheet focusing on comprehension, character analysis, and vocabulary from the novel 'Where the Red Fern Grows'.
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Where the Red Fern Grows - Novel Study
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. What is the main reason Billy wants two coonhounds?
To protect his family from wild animals.
To win the championship coon hunt.
To hunt raccoons and earn money.
To have companions for his lonely life.
2. How does Billy earn enough money to buy his dogs?
He asks his grandfather for a loan.
He sells his family's extra crops.
He traps animals and sells their furs.
He works odd jobs for neighbors.
3. Billy names his two dogs Old Dan and .
4. The red fern is a symbol of and in the story.
5. Billy lives in the Mountains of Oklahoma.
6. Describe the special bond between Billy, Old Dan, and Little Ann. Provide at least two examples from the book.
7. How does Billy's perseverance in earning money for his dogs demonstrate his character? Explain your answer.
8. Billy's family is wealthy and lives in a large house.
True
False
9. The ghost coon is a raccoon that Billy can never catch.
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False
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
10. The old man's voice was as he told the story.
11. Billy felt it was his to own hunting dogs.
12. The dog barked fiercely at the stranger.
13. Imagine you are Billy. Write a journal entry describing your feelings after winning the gold cup at the championship coon hunt. What are your thoughts about Old Dan and Little Ann, and what does this victory mean to you?