STUDY GUIDE. the adventures of. Mark Twain

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1 STUDY GUIDE the adventures of TOM SAWYER Mark Twain

2 STUDY GUIDE Literature Set 1 ( ) A Christmas Carol The Count of Monte Cristo Frankenstein Gulliver s Travels The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Last of the Mohicans Literature Set 2 ( ) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Around the World in 80 Days Great Expectations Jane Eyre The Man in the Iron Mask Literature Set 3 ( ) The Call of the Wild Captains Courageous Dracula Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Hound of the Baskervilles The Jungle Book Oliver Twist Pride and Prejudice Robinson Crusoe The Swiss Family Robinson The Three Musketeers Moby Dick The Prince and the Pauper The Scarlet Letter A Tale of Two Cities 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Kidnapped The Red Badge of Courage The Time Machine Treasure Island The War of the Worlds White Fang Copyright 1999, 2011 by Saddleback Educational Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, scanning, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher. Pages labeled with the statement Saddleback Educational Publishing 2011 are intended for reproduction. Saddleback Educational Publishing grants to individual purchasers of this book the right to make sufficient copies of reproducible pages for use by all students of a single teacher. This permission is limited to a single teacher, and does not apply to entire schools or school systems. ISBN-13: ISBN-10: ebook: Printed in the United States of America

3 Contents Notes to the Teacher... 4 Facts About the Author... 5 Facts About the Times... 5 Facts About the Characters... 6 Chapter Summaries... 7 Answer Key Literary Glossary CHAPTER EXERCISES 1 Words and Meanings, Ch Character Study, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Personalizing the Story, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Descriptive Words, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Cause and Effect, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Sequence of Events, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Comprehension Check, Ch Synonyms/Antonyms, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Inference, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Who Did What?, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Comprehension Check, Ch Personalizing the Story, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Inference, Ch Words and Meanings, Ch Cause and Effect, Ch END-OF-BOOK EXERCISES 25 Book Sequence Final Exam, Part Final Exam, Part UNIVERSAL EXERCISES 27 Beyond the Text Plot Study Theme Analysis Character Study Vocabulary Study Glossary Study Book Review, Part Book Review, Part

4 the adventures of tom sawyer Chapter 1 1 WORDS AND MEANINGS name date A. Use the clues to solve the crossword puzzle. ACROSS 3. a thin stick used for whipping 6. to beat or thrash 7. baby frogs or toads 8. to strike quickly or angrily 9. chewing in a steady, noisy way DOWN 1. to announce or tell about something 2. very thin cord used for sewing 1 R 3 4 S 5 P 6 I 7 T P 8 L 9 M H G 4. a paint-like liquid made of lime, powdered chalk, and water 5. forced water from a well by moving a handle up and down 2 T E B. Complete the sentences with words from the crossword puzzle. 1. Tom said his hair was wet because he had water on his head. 2. While Ben worked on the fence, Tom sat an apple. 3. Tom traded chances to paint the fence for things like a dog collar, marbles, and a couple of. 4. Tom was happy to to Aunt Polly that the fence had three coats of. 5. Tom threatened to Sid for telling on him. 6. Aunt Polly didn t have the heart to Tom for playing tricks on her. 7. Aunt Polly had sewed Tom s collar with white. 8. When Tom disobeyed his aunt, she told him to get the. 14 Saddleback Educational Publishing

5 the adventures of tom sawyer Chapter 1 2 character study name date A. Circle two words that describe each character. 1. Tom Sawyer listless disobedient abnormal mischievous 2. Aunt Polly dutiful savage suspicious coldhearted 3. Sid boisterous tattletale prissy magnificent 4. Ben Rogers cheerful sinister brilliant gullible B. Use a character s name to complete each sentence. Hint: You may use a name more than once. 1. said, I ll lick you for that! 2. said, Look, that thread is black! 3. said, I ll give you my apple if you ll let me. 4. said, They say that old fools is the biggest fools! 5. asked, What do you call work? 6. asked, Don t you wish you could go swimming? 7. said, I m afraid I ve spoiled him. Saddleback Educational Publishing

6 the adventures of tom sawyer Chapter 2 3 WORDS AND MEANINGS name A. Circle the hidden words. They may go up, down, across, backward, or diagonally. Check off each word as you find it. lovesick mischief decade wilted glory verses braids yelping sermon award doughnut admit date O T I M D A N E T O W T H A R C L O C N K D R O A F K F U K O R O F W I V E W C S M I U A X B R A I D S R D G O L C K S L H N E I H H G T E A T W C S A N Y L V T O E A N S I U G O H S P D L I H I T L R S V E R S E S P M A Y S G N I P L E Y H B. Draw a line to match each puzzle word on the left with its synonym (word that means the same) on the right. 1. braids a. dead or dying 2. admit b. honor 3. wilted c. pigtails 4. glory d. confess C. Write the word from the hidden words puzzle that matches each clue. 1. how Tom felt about Judge 5. what the poodle was doing as he Thatcher s daughter ran around the church 2. lines from the Bible 6. a period of 10 years 3. what Tom wanted even more 7. what Aunt Polly thought Tom than the prize did when she wasn t around 4. the minister s talk at a 8. condition of the flower Tom held as church service he lay under the Thatchers window 16 Saddleback Educational Publishing