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Ans Key To Hatchet
Ans Key To Hatchet
1. Who is Terry?
Ans: Terry is Brain’s good friend back in New York. He also appeared in one of Brian’s dream,
giving him hints as to how to start a fire.
3. Why does the author call Brian’s fire a friend and a guard?
Ans: Brian now has fire which is warm and feels alive like a person or a friend. The fire is like a
guard because it provides light and will keep away animals such as the porcupine.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the text.
7. Brian’s father faded into a fog place Brian could not see.
10. His eyes opened and there was light in the cave.
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Determine the statements as True or False:
1. Brian got up and poured some petrol into the cooker. False
2. The porcupine quills were soft and not very sharp on the ends. False
5. Sparks flew so heavily that several of them skittered and jumped on the sand. True
Learn the meanings of the words and make sentences with them.
slither - v. to move somewhere in a smooth, controlled way, often close to the ground
The snake slithered away as we approached.
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register - v. to record your/sb's/sth's name on an official list
The ship was registered in Panama.
stiffen – v. to make yourself or part of your body firm, straight and still
I stiffened my back and faced him.
grab - v. to take or hold sb/sth with your hand suddenly, firmly or roughly
She grabbed the child’s hand and ran.
squat – v. to sit on your heels with your knees bent up close to your body
Children were squatting on the floor.
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4. What was the condition of the material for the sparks?
to be finer
5. What happened when the bark was peeling from the trunks?
in tiny tendrils, almost fluffs
10. How did Brian move out of the shelter after putting the hatchet back in his belt?
limping on his sore legs
(Knowledge exists potentially in the human soul; by learning, the potential becomes actual.)
Mohammed Ghazali
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