Chapter 1 - Grandfather Answer the following questions from chapter 1 in complete sentences. 1. Who lived with Willy on the farm? 2. What did they grow on the farm? 3. What happened to Little Willy s breakfast the day he slept late? 4. Who was Searchlight? 5. How old was Willy? 6. What did Willy and Searchlight have that was alike? 7. Where was Grandfather when Willy and Doc Smith returned to the house? 8. What did Doc Smith say was wrong with Grandfather?
Chapter 2 - Little Willy Answer the following questions from chapter 2 in complete sentences. 1. How was Grandfather feeling after three weeks had passed? 2. What was Mrs. Peacock s job in town? 3. What caused Doc Smith to leave the house so quickly? 4. What did it mean when Grandfather put his hand down on the bed with the palm facing upward? 5. What was the other sign, and what did it mean? 6. What did Willy discover when he needed to rent a horse? 7. How did Searchlight help with the harvest? 8. What did Grandfather do when Willy showed him the money from the crop?
Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Is this story a narrative? Why or why not? What is the point of view? Who is telling the story? Who are the main characters in the story so far? What is the setting? In what state does this story take place? What is the problem? What was the author s purpose in writing this book?
Chapter 3 - Searchlight Answer the following questions from chapter 3 in complete sentences. 1. What were winters like in Wyoming? 2. How did Willy get ready for winter? 3. What did they all have for breakfast every morning? 4. How did Willy get to school? 5. Who were the city slickers (as Grandfather called them)? 6. What did Willy and Searchlight do at 6:00 every day?
Chapter 4 - The Reason Answer the following questions from chapter 4 in complete sentences. 1. How did the stranger s voice sound to Willy? 2. What is a derringer? 3. Tell about the stranger. 4. Grandfather paid most of his bills, but what had he NOT paid? 5. What had Grandfather been doing with the bills that Mr. Snyder had been sending? 6. How much money did Grandfather owe? 7. How did Mr. Snyder plan to get the money that Grandfather owed him?
Chapter 4 - The Reason Little Willy came up with a way to earn $500 to pay the taxes. How could you raise $500 if you were in the same situation as Little Willy? Write down 4 different ways.
Chapter 5 - The Way Answer the following questions from chapter 5 in complete sentences. 1. Why was Grandfather in trouble? 2. Why had grandfather become ill? 3. What did Willy do to prepare for going to the bank to visit with the banker? 4. What did several people advise Willy to do to get the money? 5. What was Grandfather s answer to this idea? 6. How did Willy plan to get the money? 7. How much was the prize? 8. What did Willy do with the poster?
9. What was Grandfather s reaction when Willy told him the plan?
Chapter 6 - Answer the following questions from chapter 6 in complete sentences. 1. Why did Willy go to see Mayor Smiley? 2. Which race did the mayor want him to enter? 3. How much was the entrance fee? 4. How did Willy get the money to enter the race? 5. Describe the money that Willy got at the bank. 6. How did Willy feel after he paid the money to enter the race? 7. What did Willy see down at the end of the street? 8. Why didn t the Indian talk?
9. What was going to do with the money if he won the race?
Chapter 7 - The Meeting Answer the following questions from chapter 7 in complete sentences. 1. What did Doc Smith think about Willy s entering the race? 2. What did Lester give Willy that looked like dirty milk? 3. What is a Samoyed? 4. What did Willy find in the barn? 5. What did do when he found Willy in the barn? 6. What did Willy tell about winning the race? 7. Why couldn t Willy sleep the night before the race? 8. What did Doc Smith say was wrong with Grandfather?
Chapter 8 - The Day Answer the following questions from chapter 8 in complete sentences. 1. Why was Willy having trouble seeing? 2. Why didn t Willy like to hunt? 3. What surprised Willy when he got to town? 4. How far was the youngster s race? 5. What did Willy tell Lester about his black eye? 6. Where was Willy standing at the starting line?
Chapter 9 - The Race Answer the following questions from chapter 9 in complete sentences. 1. How did begin the race? 2. Why was Willy able to go faster than the other racers? 3. Why didn t the other racers go across the lake? 4. How did Willy know it was all right for him to go across the lake? 5. What is meant by the phrase Doc Smith s house flew by him on the right? 6. What was Grandfather doing when Willy passed the farmhouse? 7. What did do when he made his move? 8. Why was Willy mad at himself?
Chapter 9 - The Race Who do you think should win the race, Willy or? Why do you think so? Explain your reasons in complete, thoughtful sentences.
Chapter 10 - The Finish Line Answer the following questions from chapter 10 in complete sentences. 1. What happened to Searchlight when she forged ahead to try to win? 2. How far was Willy from the finish line? 3. What did Willy ask? 4. How did answer the question? 5. How did make a line in the snow? 6. What did he pull out of his sled? 7. What did tell the other racers as they came into view? 8. Describe how Willy finished the race?
Synonyms Match the words from the list on the left to their synonyms from the list on the right. arrived property abrupt odds rooted under snarled pistol finish late gun growled done came land beneath chances tardy sudden cheered
True or False Read each sentence carefully. On the line write TRUE if the sentence is true. Write FALSE if the sentence is false. 1. Searchlight was a mixed breed dog. 2. The story took place in California. 3. was a Native American. 4. Searchlight ran across the finish line. 5. Grandfather wanted Little Willy to attend college. 6. won the race. 7. Little Willy wanted to grow potatoes for a living. 8. Grandfather owed $300 in back taxes. 9. The race covered 10 miles of countryside. 10. had lost many races before. 11. was using his race money to buy land.
Analogies Complete the following analogies with vocabulary from the box. young $500 black bark Rex potato farmer hooves dirt moccasins song 1. Palomino is to blonde as Searchlight is to. 2. Grandfather is to old as Little Willy is to. 3. Race is to 10 miles as taxes owed is to. 4. Cat is to meow as Searchlight is to. 5. Sled is to snow as plow is to. 6. Smith is to doctor as Grandfather is to. 7. Little Willy is to shoes as is to. 8. Searchlight is to paws as horse is to. 9. Story is to legend as music is to. 10. Dog is to Searchlight as Doc Smith s horse is to.
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