NAME:____________________

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Hatchet Reading/Comprehension Assignments

DirecGons: Record the date, reading assignment, comprehension assignment, and
due date each day that you are assigned work throughout the reading of Hatchet.

Date
Assigned
Wednesday
1/2

Reading
Comprehension
Assignment Assignment
none

Pg. 1 Vocabulary

Due Date
Thursday 1/3

Voca
bular
y
Chap
ters 1
-2
DirecGons: Use a dicGonary to match the vocabulary word on
the leP to its correct deniGon on the right. Each word will only
be used once!

A. alGtude

_____Control panel in a vehicle

B. cockpit

_____instrument that shows how high a

plane is ying

C. transmi+er
D. alGmeter

_____loud enough to be heard

_____height of an object above earth

E. compass

_____compartment where the pilot sits

F. dashboard

_____a small, short handled ax

G. hatchet

_____instrument that shows direcGon

H. audible

_____equipment that sends out signals

DirecGons: As you read chapter 1, ll

our the guided reading blanks for
numbers 1-10 below.
Chapter 1:
1. The main character is named _____________ ___________________.
2. Brian is ying on this type of plane: _____________ ____________.
3. Brian is ______ years old.
4. Brians parents are going through a _______________ and it is all his
Brians fault.
5. The ________________ let Brian drive the ________________ for a li+le
while.
6.

In the summer Brian would live with his _____________ and during the
_____________ year, would live with his _____________.

7. Brians father is a ________________ ________________. He invented a new

__________ ___________. He is working in the __________________ in
_____________.
8. Brians mother gave him a _____________ on the way to the
________________.
9. The pilot has a bad ___________ and his leP _____________ hurts real badly. The
pilot then said his _____________ felt like it was coming apart.
10. The pilot had a ___________________. Brian knew he was now
_____________.

DirecGons: APer reading chapters 1-2 answer the following

quesGons. Be sure to use 2-3 complete sentences and provide
details when responding.

1. Why was Brian going to Northern Canada?

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2. What was bothering Brian about his parents divorce?

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3. What was one thing that Brian remembered reading about
planes in a book, that could be helpful to him in this situaGon?

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