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    This document contains a series of multiple choice questions about the short story "Clearing in the Sky" by Jess's father. Some key details that can be summarized are: 1) The story is about a boy named Jess visiting his father's farm and the clearing in the sky that his father wanted to show him. 2) Jess's father had spent years improving the worn-out acres of his land and made a fence around the clearing. 3) The questions assess details about Jess's father's farming activities, the weather, wildlife, and terrain described in the original story.

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    This document contains a series of multiple choice questions about the short story "Clearing in the Sky" by Jess's father. Some key details that can be summarized are: 1) The story is about a boy named Jess visiting his father's farm and the clearing in the sky that his father wanted to show him. 2) Jess's father had spent years improving the worn-out acres of his land and made a fence around the clearing. 3) The questions assess details about Jess's father's farming activities, the weather, wildlife, and terrain described in the original story.

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    This document contains a series of multiple choice questions about the short story "Clearing in the Sky" by Jess's father. Some key details that can be summarized are: 1) The story is about a boy named Jess visiting his father's farm and the clearing in the sky that his father wanted to show him. 2) Jess's father had spent years improving the worn-out acres of his land and made a fence around the clearing. 3) The questions assess details about Jess's father's farming activities, the weather, wildlife, and terrain described in the original story.

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    Clearing in The Sky Syn + Mcq's

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    This document contains a series of multiple choice questions about the short story "Clearing in the Sky" by Jess's father. Some key details that can be summarized are: 1) The story is about a boy named Jess visiting his father's farm and the clearing in the sky that his father wanted to show him. 2) Jess's father had spent years improving the worn-out acres of his land and made a fence around the clearing. 3) The questions assess details about Jess's father's farming activities, the weather, wildlife, and terrain described in the original story.

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    CLEARING IN THE SKY

    Exercise of synonyms
    1. Jess father would do it if he had to crawl.
    a. move fast b. creep c. bag d. slaughter
    2. Jesss father bragged that jess would not better alfalfa in his life.
    a. boasted b. disgusted c. humiliated d. whispered
    3. Jesss father improved the worn-out acres.
    a. productive b. fertile c. fresh d. spoiled
    4. 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 day
    5. Jesss father climbed a bluff that that rose abruptly.
    a. dinosaur b. sapling c. trunk d. cliff
    6. Jesss 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. joy
    9. Jess saw many species of hard and soft-wood trees.
    a. trunk b. leaves c. branches d. kinds
    10. Jess stood on the path by holding to a little sapling.
    a. cliff b. a young tree c. weed d. stick
    11. Jesss curiosity was aroused.
    a. temperature b. hatred c. interest d. indignation
    12. Jesss father made a fence around the clearing against stray cattle.
    a. wandering b. bulky c. wild d. deceased
    13. Jesss father picked up a double handful of leaf-rot loam.
    a. cereal b. wheat c. millet clay d. clay
    14. Jesss father whiffed the smell of the wild dirt into his nostrils.
    a. deepen b. smelled c. disgusted d. emitted
    15. Jesss father interrupted when jess was speaking.
    a. appreciated b. broke in c. dozen off d. ploughed
    16. Jess saw dark stalwart plants loaded with green tomatoes.
    a. feeble b. strange c. strong d. dry
    17. Jesss father voice rose with excitement.
    a. weakness b. enthusiasm c. lethargy d. loud speaker
    18. Jesss father grew a barrel of corn to the shock.
    a. fright b. clump c. surprise d. a group of sheaves of grain
    19. Jess father took home a mess of fox squirrel every evening.
    a. a lot b. meat c. feed d. cereal
    20. Jess lost his plough in a furrow.
    a. valley b. groove c. stream d. barrow
    21. Jesss father wanted to sift the dirt through his finger.
    a. filter b. paint c. swallow d. sew
    Multiple Choice Questions
    1. What did the father wanted to show jess?
    a. a treasure b. a plough c. the clearing in the sky d. 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 fathers 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 punctured
    c. 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 Jesss father visited?
    a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9
    9. How much distance did Jesss father walk to reach home?
    a. miles b. 3 miles c. 4 miles d. 5 miles
    10. How many children did Jesss father raise?
    a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7
    11. What did Jesss father cut with his pocket knife?
    a. alfalfa b. maize c. corn d. wheat
    12. What did Jesss 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 Jesss father spend to improve his acres?
    a. 20 b. 25 c. 30 d. 35
    15. What did Jesss 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 Jesss father?
    a. June b. August c. October d. December
    18. How did the falling leaves look to Jesss father?
    a. stones b. like hales c. like snow d. like yellow rain drops
    19. What was the colour of Jesss 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 Jesss 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 Jesss 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 Jesss father make a fence around the clearing?
    a. against rabbits b. against stray cattle c. against squirrel d. against dogs
    29. What did Jesss father pick up in his hands?
    a. potatoes b. tomatoes c. flowers d. leaf-rot-loam
    30. What did Jesss father smell?
    a. flowers b. fruit c. vegetables d. dirt
    31. What did Jesss father filter through his fingers?
    a. water b. dirt c. grains d. flour
    32. On what did Jesss 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 Jesss father bandana?
    a. blue b. black c. brown d. white
    36. What was the difference between the ages of Jesss father and his mother?
    a. 2 years b. 3 years c. 4 years d. 5 years
    37. How much corn did Jesss father raise to a shock?
    a. a barrel b. two barrel c. three barrel d. four barrel
    38. With what did Jesss father plough the land of clearing?
    a. tractor b. horse c. mule d. ox
    39. What did Jesss 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 Jesss father make many paths to the clearing?
    a. to earn money b. for exercise c. for fun d. to test his health

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