Old Yeller Comprehension and Vocab

How are Little Arliess and the bear cub alike?

• They are both screamers.

• They are both frightened.

• They both are in the water.

• They both have hold of each other

How are Travis's and Mama's reactions to the scene at the spring hole similar?

• They both go running for Papa.

• They both attack the mother bear.

• They both feel they can do nothing to help.

• They both encourage Little Arliss to attack the mother bear.

What behavior do Little Arliss and Mana have in common in this passage?

• hunting

• lying

• screaming

• swimming

Which sentence from the passage is an example of dialect?

• "I ran toward the cabin."

• "My back muscles ached."

• "I didn't wait to see more."

• "It was that big yeller dog."

What is the meaning of the word lick in the sentence below.

Then I swung my chopping axe high and wheeled, aiming to cave in the she bear's head with the first lick.

• hit

• kick

• slurp

• taste

Read these statements from the passage.

She'd stand there on her hind feet, hunched over, and take a roaring swing at him with one of those big front claws. She'd slap him head over heels. She'd knock him so far that it didn't look like he could possibly get back there...

• adverbs and nouns.

• nouns and pronouns.

• verbs and adjectives.

• adjectives and adverbs.

What is the meaning of for a little piece in the sentence below?

The bear chased him for a little piece, but at the rate Old Yeller was leaving her behind, Mama said it looked like the bear was backing up.

• along the river

• for a bit of food

• for a short distance

• until she caught his tail

Which word best describes the family's attitude toward Old Yeller at the end of the passage?

• grateful

• interested

• jealous

• uncertain

Read this sentence from the passage.

So it was only natural for me to come to love this dog that saved him.

Which word would be the best replacement for natural in this sentence?

• human

• obvious

• possible

• unlikely

Read the sentence from the passage.

Old Yeller, though, all the did was come bounding in to jump on us and lick us in the face and bark so loud that there, inside the cabin, the noise nearly made us deaf.

The author most likely chose to use the word bounding instead of running because

• running is the wrong part of speech.

• bounding is more specific and descriptive.

• bounding is a better example of a metaphor.

• running suggests that Old Yeller is untrained.