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Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little House in the Big Woods

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1932

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Reading Questions & Paired Texts

Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-3

Reading Check

1. What is the balloon that Pa creates for Laura and Mary made out of?

2. Which days of the week does Laura like best?

3. Who was the Voice in the Woods that Pa heard as a child?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What does the Ingalls family do with most of the venison?

2. Why won’t Grandpa go into the woods without his gun?

3. Why aren’t Mary and Laura scared when Pa goes into the Big Woods alone?

Paired Resource

“​​Food Preservation in the Nineteenth Century”

  • This page describes different methods of food preservation used in the 19th century.
  • The information in this article connects to the theme Hard Work and Self-Reliance in Frontier Life.
  • What does each member of the family do to prepare for the winter? What other methods of food preservation were used by western settlers that were not mentioned in the novel?

CHAPTERS 4-6

Reading Check

1. What does Pa make for Ma’s Christmas present?

2. What animal did Grandpa pick up on his sled?

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