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📝 The Ingalls Family Adventures – Comprehension and Literary Techniques 🚜

Use the clues hidden in the sentences to answer carefully. These questions test your understanding of vocabulary, emotional tone, and literary techniques.

Questions:

Q30171
Sentence: 'The Ingalls family journeyed across the American frontier in the 19th century.'
What does 'frontier' most nearly mean?
Q30172
Sentence: 'They travelled in a wooden wagon and built their own little house on the wide, grassy prairie.'
Which word is closest in meaning to 'prairie'?
Q30173
Sentence: 'Every day brought new adventures — sometimes joyful, sometimes tough.'
Which phrase best captures the meaning of 'adventures' here?
Q30174
Sentence: 'One morning, dark clouds gathered, and a terrible storm swept through.'
What is the main purpose of the word 'terrible' here?
Q30175
Sentence: 'At night, Pa played his fiddle, and everyone sang by the fire.'
Which literary device is used in this sentence?
Q30176
Sentence: 'Even though life was hard, they were thankful for what they had and always helped their neighbours.'
Which word is an antonym for 'thankful'?
Q30177
Sentence: 'They travelled in a wooden wagon and built their own little house on the wide, grassy prairie.'
What emotion does the passage convey about the family’s journey?