Vocabulary
What does the word specialty mean in the sentence below? My mom's specialty is peanut butter cookies.
A: unique talent
B: hobby
C: favorite food
D: chef
A: unique talent
What does the word pursuit mean in the sentence below? The dog was in pursuit of a cat.
A: the end of a race
B: a medal or trophy
C: an effort to achieve
D: something that holds money
C: an effort to achieve
What is the first important event in the passage?
A: Louis passes out balls during recess.
B: A truck horn honks and disturbs the students.
C: Louis starts cleaning up junk on the playground.
D: Students toss pieces of paper and pencils into the schoolyard
C: Louis starts cleaning up junk on the playground.
Which of the following is a clue that helps the reader determine the passage's point of view?
A: the use of quotation marks
B: the use of indented paragraphs
C: the use of pronouns such as I and we
D: the use of pronouns such as she and he
D: the use of pronouns such as she and he
What is the setting of the story?
A: Intermediate Center.
B: Cafeteria.
C: Wayside School.
D: Miss Mush's room
C: Wayside School
What does the word collapsed mean in the sentence below? The bookshelf collapsed because of all the weight.
A: bent
B: grew
C: mended
D: fell
D: fell
What does the word vigorously mean in the sentence below? I ran vigorously towards the bus before it pulled away.
A: to give up
B: to move slowly
C: in a strong way
D: in an uneasy
C: in a strong way
This passage is told from the point of view of
A: Louis.
B: Mrs. Jewls.
C: a first-person narrator.
D: a third-person omniscient narrator.
D: a third-person omniscient narrator.
How does Mrs. Jewls solve the problem of letting Louis into the classroom?
A: She holds a spelling bee.
B: She opens the door for Louis herself.
C: She chooses her best student to open the door.
D: She flips a coin to decide who will open the door.
A: She holds a spelling bee.
How does Louis seem like a thoughtful person in the beginning of the story?
A: He helps a student find his classroom.
B: He passes out playground equipment to all the students.
C: He cleans up the school yard.
D: He tells the delivery man where to find Mrs. Jewls's room.
C: He cleans up the school yard.
What does the word disturbing mean in the sentence below? My brother kept disturbing me on the phone.
A: bothering
B: entertaining
C: following
D: helping
A: bothering
What does the word jubilant mean in the sentence below? The student was jubilant when he aced the test.
A: cold
B: impatient
C: joyful
D: upset
C: joyful
Louis goes to Mrs. Jewls's classroom by
A: riding the elevator.
B: climbing up the stairs.
C: going down a long hallway.
D: walking across the schoolyard.
B: climbing up the stairs.
The end of the passage is ironic because
A: Louis has worked so hard to deliver the computer to Mrs. Jewls.
B: Mrs. Jewls uses the computer in a way that the reader would expect.
C: The third-person narrator describes the humor of Mrs. Jewls's spelling bee.
D: the reader does not expect Mrs. Jewls to use the computer the way she does.
D: the reader does not expect Mrs. Jewls to use the computer the way she does.
What is another word for story? "There is only one room on each story."
A: something to read.
B: a lie.
C: a floor.
D: a tale
C: a floor
What does the word interrupted mean in the sentence below? The students were interrupted by the fire alarm.
A: changed
B: helped
C: reviewed
D: stopped
D: stopped
What does the word tendency mean in the sentence below? My mom has a tendency of losing her glasses.
A: change
B: habit
C: rarity
D: softness
B: habit
What causes Louis the most trouble in making sure that Mrs. Jewls gets her package.
A: Mrs. Mush is cooking mushrooms in the cafeteria.
B: The students cannot be interrupted while they are working.
C: Mrs. Jewls's classroom is on the top floor of Wayside School.
D: The delivery person must give the package directly to Mrs. Jewls.
C: Mrs. Jewls's classroom is on the top floor of Wayside School.
How does the use of irony affect the passage?
A: It makes the reader sad.
B: It adds humor and surprise.
C: It makes the passage predictable.
D: It makes the reader feel sorry for the students.
B: It adds humor and surprise.
Where is the cafeteria located?
A: the 1st floor
B: the 30th floor
C: there was no cafeteria
D: the 15th floor
D: the 15th floor
What does the word wobbled mean in the sentence below? The ducks wobbled over to get a cracker.
A: ran quickly
B: crawled slowly
C: rolled unhappily
D: walked unsteadily
D: walked unsteadily
What does the word urgent mean in the sentence below? An urgent message told us to stay indoors.
A: friendly
B: automatic
C: very important
D: moving too much
C: very important
What is the effect of this passage's point of view?
A: There is no main character.
B: The author is limited to describing one person.
C: The reader does not know the thoughts and feelings of any character.
D: The reader gets to know the thoughts and feelings of more than one character.
B: The author is limited to describing one person.
At the end of the passage, Mrs. Jewls thanks Louis for
A: taking good care of her package.
B: picking up the paper and pencils.
C: putting the package where she wants it.
D: helping her teach the students about gravity.
D: helping her teach the students about gravity.
What lesson does Louis learn?
A: never disturb Mrs. Jewls's class
B: he shouldn't worry about disturbing the students
C: the package was easy to carry up the stairs
D: never eat Miss Mush's mushrooms
B: he shouldn't worry about disturbing the students