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A Roof and a Floor (Ch. 10 Review)
A Roof and a Floor (Ch. 10 Review)
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Do your best to answer each question from chapter 10 of Little House on the Prairie.
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1
What are the rafters of a house?
An attic.
A garage where they kept their Chevy Corvette.
Steps going down to a basement.
Beams that extend from the lower edge to the peak of a roof.
2
What did Pa stick between the logs of the house?
Plaster
Sand
Mud
Concrete
3
What did Pa want but Ma was worried they may not be able to afford it?
Silverware
A chimney
A new water heater
Glass windows
4
Laura said that mother birds would squawk and scold her and Mary. What does it mean to squawk?
To eat more food.
To chirp happily at someone or something.
To give off a loud, harsh cry or sound.
To fly away.
5
What are some of the things Laura would do once the dishes were washed and the beds were made?
Trained wild wolves.
Ate Pizza Hut with Ma.
Hunted for bears with Pa.
Hunted for birds' nests and watched chickens and snakes.
6
Which tool did Pa use to make the roof?
A Swiss Army Knife
An electric buzz saw
A saw
An ax
7
What did Pa do for the girls at the end of the chapter?
Danced until his feet hurt
Built them a tree house
Played his fiddle and sang
Played video games with them
8
In the beginning of the chapter, what had Pa started working on?
The roof
Cleaning food for dinner
The chimney
Windows
9
Pa had to haul logs from the creek. What does it mean to haul something?
To pull or drag something with effort and force.
To build something into a piece of art.
To pick up something over your head.
To lay on the couch and watch your favorite movie.
10
Ma kept asking the girls to put their "sunbonnets" back on. What is a sunbonnet?
A long-sleeved shirt that protects your arms from the sun.
A scarf that you wear around your neck.
A pair of shoes that cost $200.
A close-fitting brimmed hat that protects the head and neck.
11
While looking for animals, who did Laura and Mary have to watch at the same time?
Mr. Edwards
Baby Carrie
Old Grandpa Joe
Pa
12
Pa had done such a good job on the roof that not even ______ could get in.
animals
burglars
mosquitoes
rain
13
What happened to some of the nails as Pa worked on the roof?
They bent.
They broke in half.
They went completely through the house.
14
What did Pa promise to make Ma once he was done with the roof and floor?
Another China doll
Musical instruments for her to play
A stove
Furniture
15
Before Pa put the slabs of wood on the house, why did he want Ma to come outside first?
So she could see how great of a job he did.
So nothing fell on top of her.
To ride into town on the mustang to get medicine.
To help him work.
16
The chapter mentions that Pa had taken the canvas wagon top off the house. What is a canvas?
A material they used for a towel after bathing.
A strong, coarse cloth made from hemp or cotton.
Bricks and stones.
An animal they were going to eat for dinner.
17
What did Mr. Edwards give to Pa to make putting the roof on the house easier?
A saw
Nails
A nail gun
His personal construction crew.
18
After making the roof, Pa started hauling logs to make a ______ next.
statue of Mr. Madden
floor
toy chest for the girls
workbench
