CLEARING IN THE SKY

Exercise of synonyms1. Jess father would do it if he had to crawl.

a. move fast b. creep c. bag d. slaughter 2. Jess’s father bragged that jess would not better alfalfa in his life.

a. boasted b. disgusted c. humiliated d. whispered3. Jess’s father improved the worn-out acres.

a. productive b. fertile c. fresh d. spoiled4. Jess father said that the morning wind at the break of the day was so good.

a. evening b. dawn c. cloudy day d. rainy day5. Jess’s father climbed a bluff that that rose abruptly.

a. dinosaur b. sapling c. trunk d. cliff6. Jess’s father climbed a bluff that that rose abruptly.

a. suddenly b. slowly c. clumsily d. beautifully 7. The fingers of trees were fondling the substance of clouds.

a. showing b. hiding c. caressing d. teasing 8. The fingers of trees were fondling the substance of clouds.

a. matter b. disgust c. wrath d. joy9. Jess saw many species of hard and soft-wood trees.

a. trunk b. leaves c. branches d. kinds10. Jess stood on the path by holding to a little sapling.

a. cliff b. a young tree c. weed d. stick11. Jess’s curiosity was aroused.

a. temperature b. hatred c. interest d. indignation12. Jess’s father made a fence around the clearing against stray cattle.

a. wandering b. bulky c. wild d. deceased13. Jess’s father picked up a double handful of leaf-rot loam.

a. cereal b. wheat c. millet clay d. clay 14. Jess’s father whiffed the smell of the wild dirt into his nostrils.

a. deepen b. smelled c. disgusted d. emitted15. Jess’s father interrupted when jess was speaking.

a. appreciated b. broke in c. dozen off d. ploughed16. Jess saw dark stalwart plants loaded with green tomatoes.

a. feeble b. strange c. strong d. dry 17. Jess’s father voice rose with excitement.

a. weakness b. enthusiasm c. lethargy d. loud speaker 18. Jess’s father grew a barrel of corn to the shock. a. fright b. clump c. surprise d. a group of sheaves of grain19. Jess father took home a mess of fox squirrel every evening.

a. a lot b. meat c. feed d. cereal20. Jess lost his plough in a furrow.

a. valley b. groove c. stream d. barrow21. Jess’s father wanted to sift the dirt through his finger.

a. filter b. paint c. swallow d. sewMultiple Choice Question’s

1. What did the father wanted to show jess?a. a treasure b. a plough c. the clearing in the skyd. pearls

2. What was the weather condition when Jess went his father?a. it was cloudy b. it was hot c. it was pleasant d. it was cold

3. What did Jess wipe from his face?a. drops of milk b. drops of mud c. water d. sweat

4. How much distance had Jess covered to reach his father’s house?a. a half mile b. a mile c. two miles d. three miles

5. What did Jess bring for his mother?a. a gift b. a basket of dishes c. vegetables d. fruit

6. Why could Jess not drive his car?a. there was no fuel in the car b. the car was puncturedc. Jess was tired d. there were two slips on the road.

7. What was the temperature in the shade?a. 95 b. 96 c. 97 d. 98

8. How many doctors had Jess’s father visited?a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9

9. How much distance did Jess’s father walk to reach home?a. miles b. 3 miles c. 4 miles d. 5 miles

10. How many children did Jess’s father raise?a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7

11. What did Jess’s father cut with his pocket knife?a. alfalfa b. maize c. corn d. wheat

12. What did Jess’s father hold between him and the sun?a. cap b. bandana c. his hand d. alfalfa

13. Which river has been mentioned in “Clearing in the sky”?a. Little Sandy River b. Nile c. Amazon d. Mississippi

14. How many years did Jess’s father spend to improve his acres?a. 20 b. 25 c. 30 d. 35

15. What did Jess’s father hunt?a. deer b. sparrows c. squirrels d. goats

16. What did squirrel throw on Jess and his father/a. apples b. mangoes c. peas d. hickories

17. When did the rabbit become ripe according to Jess’s father?a. June b. August c. October d. December

18. How did the falling leaves look to Jess’s father?a. stones b. like hales c. like snow d. like yellow rain drops

19. What was the colour of Jess’s father eyes?a. pale blue b. yellow brown d. black

20. Which dogs have been mentioned in “Clearing in the sky”a. police dogs b. sea dogs c. Rags and Scout d. gun dogs

21. What did the dogs hunt in “Clearing in the sky”?a. goats b. swine c. deer d. rabbits

22. Which trees were growing on the tops of mountains?a. mango trees b. apple trees c. oak trees d. pines

23. After how much time did Jess visit the top of the mountain?a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6

24. How many paths were going up the mountain?a. several b. two c. three d. four

25. What was Jess’s father holding in his hand?a. a knife b. a hatchet c. a cane d. an umbrella

26. What crossed the path of Jess and his father?a. a snake b. a sheep c. a deer d. a squirrel

27. What did Jess’s father push to enter the clearing?a. a branch b. a goat c. the top wire of the fence d. a plant

28. Why did Jess’s father make a fence around the clearing?a. against rabbits b. against stray cattle c. against squirrel d. against dogs

29. What did Jess’s father pick up in his hands?a. potatoes b. tomatoes c. flowers d. leaf-rot-loam

30. What did Jess’s father smell?a. flowers b. fruit c. vegetables d. dirt

31. What did Jess’s father filter through his fingers?a. water b. dirt c. grains d. flour

32. On what did Jess’s father sit in the clearing?a. oak stump b. dirt c. grass d. black gum stump

33. On what did Jess sit in the clearing?a. oak stump b. dirt c. grass d. black gum stump

34. What is the age of man according to the Good Book?a. 50 years b. 60 years c. 70 years d. 80 years

35. What was the colour of Jess’s father bandana?a. blue b. black c. brown d. white

36. What was the difference between the ages of Jess’s father and his mother?a. 2 years b. 3 years c. 4 years d. 5 years

37. How much corn did Jess’s father raise to a shock?a. a barrel b. two barrel c. three barrel d. four barrel

38. With what did Jess’s father plough the land of clearing?a. tractor b. horse c. mule d. ox

39. What did Jess’s father make for Jess in childhood?a. a wooden plough b. a sword c. a gun d. a chair

40. What was the age of Jess when his father made him a plough?a. 5 years b. 6 years c. 7 years d. 8 years

41. Where did Jess lose his plough?a. in the bushes b. in a furrow c. in the grass d. in a canal

42. Where did Jess’s father make many paths to the clearing?a. to earn money b. for exercise c. for fun d. to test his health