Honors English ____________________________________
6th grade
Mr. Kowalick ____________________________________
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The Hobbit/Chapters 5-7 Study Guide
Vocabulary: Match each word in the first column with its definition in the second column. Then use the words
in the first column to complete the sentences below.
____ subterranean a. belonging to the past; not modern
____ antique b. causing dismay or horror
____ appalling c. area overgrown with ferns and shrubs
____ stark d. harsh, grim, desolate
____ trestle e. underground
____ bracken e. bridge made of horizontal bars resting on A-frames
1. We felt the _______________________ sway beneath our feet as we walked across during the storm.
2. Everyone huddled in the _____________________ tunnel, hoping to protect themselves from the tornado.
3. There wasn’t even a tree or a flower to lighten the appearance of the ________________ landscape.
4. I prefer the charm and coziness of ____________________ furniture to the appearance of new objects.
5. The ______________________ hid the long-unused road to our cabin in the woods.
6. No one could forget the ______________________ scene of overturned cars and wounded passengers.
Literary Device: Turning Point
A turning point is a high point or climax of a story. A turning point in The Hobbit occurs near the end of
Chapter 5. Why is this passage considered the turning point of the story? What might Bilbo’s thoughts be?
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Written Response. Write your answers to the writing prompts in the spaces provided. Cite specific
examples from the story (i.e., quotations from the narrator or a character) to support your answer.
What kinds of occasions made Bilbo long to be back home?
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Why didn’t Bilbo tell the dwarves about the magic ring?
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Why was Beorn willing to help Gandalf and the others?
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Compare the entrance of the dwarves into Beorn’s home with their entrance into Bilbo’s in Chapter 1.
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