Chapters 5, 6 & 7 Activity Packet
for
The Hobbit
(Honors)
By J.R.R. Tolkien
Vocabulary-class and homework
Use your dictionary and context clues to find a correct short definition, and/or list one or two synonyms for each word. Then write a sentence from the novel in which the word was used. Red underline and highlight the vocabulary words in the sentences. Approximate page numbers are in parenthesis for that purpose. Study the definitions and spellings for your vocabulary and spelling quiz. You may type this section, if you like.
1. groped (68) 13. helter-skelter (92)
2. hilt (69) mm 14. noble (103)
3. breeches (69) 15. obliged (110)
4. subterranean (70) 16. boughs (109)
5. brink (72) 17. pinnacles (111)
6. tongue (77) 18. appalling (114)
7. sacred (79) 19. gruff (118) mm
8. immense (79) 20. veranda (118)
9. antiquity (79)
10. smart (81) mm
11. ajar (89)
12. abominable (91)
EXAMPLE: 1. groped-to feel around haphazardly. SYN: FUMBLE/EXPLORE
Sentence-“Very slowly he groped on all fours, till he touched the wall of the tunnel; but neither up nor down it could he find anything: nothing at all, no sign of goblins, no sign of dwarves.”
Questions
Use facts from the novel & your own experience (when needed) to answer questions. Know the answers. Do not type this section.
1. How does Bilbo know (physical evidence) that his sword is made by elves?
2. Why is it good that Bilbo cannot find his matches?
3. Describe Gollum (use details). What creature of today does he seem to be related to?
4. When Gollum lost the riddle game, how did he pay his debt (what was his scheme)? What skills does Bilbo show in dealing with Gollum?
5. How does Gollum react when he couldn't find the ring? What was the rings' power?
6. What was Gollum afraid would happen if he did not find the ring?
7. Why didn't Bilbo kill Gollum when he had the chance?
8. Bilbo overhears his friends. How does the wizard feel about Bilbo (use dialogue from the novel)?
9. Why doesn't Bilbo tell his friends about the magic ring of power?
10. "Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves," said the hobbit. How does this help explain the chapter title?
11. Why were the wolves meeting? How did the party escape the Wargs, the evil wolves?
12. Why did the eagles help the adventurers?
13. Beorn is described as a skin changer. What does this mean?
14. Why is Beorn willing to help Gandalf and the others?
15. Where did Beorn go the night that the adventurers were with him? Why?
16. What was Beorn's advice for the journey?
17. Why was it necessary for Gandalf to leave the adventurers?
18. What qualities does Bilbo possess which causes him to continue with the dwarves rather than to return with Gandalf?
Prediction (This section may be typed if you like.)
**Note: If you have already read ahead and know what happened, think back to what you thought BEFORE you read chapter 8.
Will they leave the path? Why or why not? What could lead them astray?
Writing Activity (This section may be typed if you like.)
Compare the entrance of the dwarves into Beorn's home with Gandalf's scheme for them to enter Bilbo's home in chapter 1. First tell me about the entrance into Beorn’s home. In the next paragraph, explain how it went at Bilbo’s house. Be sure to mention Bilbo’s morning meeting/greeting with Gandalf, how the dwarves knew which house was his, and the process by which they met there. In a third paragraph, tell how the two compare. Be clear and thoughtful; and explain thoroughly. In a fourth paragraph, explain the contrasts/differences. Try to think of several comparisons (at least three) and contrasts (at least two or three).