Holes Adventure Activity Sheet

Name:

Date:

📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. Who is the main character sent to Camp Green Lake?

Stanley Yelnats

Hector Zeroni (Zero)

Kissin' Kate Barlow

The Warden

2. Camp Green Lake is actually:

A holiday lake resort

A juvenile detention camp where boys dig holes

A museum about outlaws

A summer sports centre

3. Which item from the story is known for helping with healing?

Onions

A shovel

A compass

A map

4. Kissin' Kate Barlow was originally:

A schoolteacher who later became an outlaw

A camp counsellor

The Warden's sister

A police officer

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Plot Puzzle

5. In one sentence, explain why Stanley is sent to Camp Green Lake.

6. Describe in two sentences the friendship between Stanley and Zero.

7. Treasure Map Puzzle — decode the clues below (use each answer's first letter). The letters will spell the hidden object that points to the buried treasure.

Clue A (Chapters about the camp): The place with no lake but lots of holes (two words)

Clue B: Zero's real first name (his given name)

Clue C: The Yelnats ancestor who left for America and whose name starts with E

Clue D: The boy who was sent to Camp Green Lake (surname Yelnats)

Clue E: What the boys eventually find that contains money and jewels (one word)

Write the first letters of your answers in order (A → E) to reveal the hidden object: ______

Draw a simple treasure map showing where you imagine the CHEST might be on Camp Green Lake (mark an X):

🎲 Part 3: Wordsearch & Mini Crossword

8. Wordsearch — find these words in the grid: STANLEY, ZERO, KATE, BARLOW, ONION, WARDEN, CAMP, HOLES

S T A N L E Y Q R P
Z E R O W A R D E N
K A T E B A R L O W
O N I O N H O L E S
C A M P X X X X X X
H O L E S X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X

Circle words horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

9. Mini Crossword — use the clues then draw and fill the grid in the box below.

Across

1. (4) First name of the outlaw teacher turned robber. — KATE

3. (5) What the boys dig every day. — HOLES

Down

2. (6) The strict woman who runs the camp. — WARDEN

4. (4) Stanley's friend nicknamed Zero. — ZERO

Well done! Share your answers with a partner and compare map ideas.