SCOUT’S HONOR
Selection Test A
Comprehension
Read each of the following questions. Then choose the letter of the best answer.
(6 points each)
1. What does the narrator hope that joining
the Boy Scout will do for him?
A. teach him about camping
B. help him make new friends
C. get him out of Brooklyn
D. make a man of him
2. To earn the rank of Second Class, the
narrator must
A. memorize the Scout Oath
B. start a fire without matches
C. take an overnight hike
D. sharpen a hatchet
3. Why do the boys miss their final subway
stop?
A. They are reading a comic.
B. They are too busy eating.
C. Horse forgets his mattress.
D. Max’s compass points only north.
4. Which detail helps you predict that the
narrator will have trouble making a fire?
A. It is growing too dark to see.
B. Everything is wet from the rain.
C. He keeps his matches in his pocket.
D. Max and Horse build a lean-to over
him.
5. What lesson have the characters learned
by the end of the story?
A. They are not as tough as they thought.
B. They need more and better equipment.
C. fire can be started with one match.
D. City boys should never go camping.
Vocabulary
Choose the answer that best explains the meaning of each underlined word. (6 points
each)
6. Khaki is a
A. camping tool
B. sturdy boot
C. tan cloth
D. new tent
7. To retort means to
A. yell loudly
B. reply quickly
C. speak bravely
D. answer completely
8. To discard means to
A. tuck under
B. step down
C. move back
D. throw away
9. To retrieve something means to
A. get it back
B. hide it
C. seal it up
D. sell it
10. What does congeal mean?
A. to make into a mass
B. to gather together
C. to split a whole
D. to flatten out
11. What does the narrator know about the “country” when the story begins?
12. What do the boys discover when they finally arrive at their campsite?
13. Which do you think is the more important lesson that the characters learn from
this experience: to “be prepared” or to “be loyal to your friends”? Support your
opinion with three details from the story.
Selection Test A
Comprehension
Read each of the following questions. Then choose the letter of the best answer.
(6 points each)
1. What does the narrator hope that joining
the Boy Scout will do for him?
A. teach him about camping
B. help him make new friends
C. get him out of Brooklyn
D. make a man of him
2. To earn the rank of Second Class, the
narrator must
A. memorize the Scout Oath
B. start a fire without matches
C. take an overnight hike
D. sharpen a hatchet
3. Why do the boys miss their final subway
stop?
A. They are reading a comic.
B. They are too busy eating.
C. Horse forgets his mattress.
D. Max’s compass points only north.
4. Which detail helps you predict that the
narrator will have trouble making a fire?
A. It is growing too dark to see.
B. Everything is wet from the rain.
C. He keeps his matches in his pocket.
D. Max and Horse build a lean-to over
him.
5. What lesson have the characters learned
by the end of the story?
A. They are not as tough as they thought.
B. They need more and better equipment.
C. fire can be started with one match.
D. City boys should never go camping.
Vocabulary
Choose the answer that best explains the meaning of each underlined word. (6 points
each)
6. Khaki is a
A. camping tool
B. sturdy boot
C. tan cloth
D. new tent
7. To retort means to
A. yell loudly
B. reply quickly
C. speak bravely
D. answer completely
8. To discard means to
A. tuck under
B. step down
C. move back
D. throw away
9. To retrieve something means to
A. get it back
B. hide it
C. seal it up
D. sell it
10. What does congeal mean?
A. to make into a mass
B. to gather together
C. to split a whole
D. to flatten out
11. What does the narrator know about the “country” when the story begins?
12. What do the boys discover when they finally arrive at their campsite?
13. Which do you think is the more important lesson that the characters learn from
this experience: to “be prepared” or to “be loyal to your friends”? Support your
opinion with three details from the story.