Dex: The Heart of a Hero

Comprehension

100

How is Dex DIFFERENT from the other dogs at the BEGINNING of the story?

Dex is shorter and slower

200

What is Dex's MAIN problem?

He wants to change his life.

300

What does the author mean when she says Dex's hero suit fit like a glove?

The suit is just the right size.

400

Read these sentences from the story. Of course, when Cleevis saw Dex, he just had to comment. "Hey Dex, where's the party?" What does Cleevis mean when he asks Dex where the party is?

Cleevis thinks Dex looks like he is ready to go to a costume party.

500

How are Dex and Cleevis ALIKE at the end of the story?

They want to be heroes

Comprehension

100

Which word BEST describes Cleevis at the BEGINNING of the story?

mean

200

Read these words about Dex from the story. He could run like the wind. Why does the author describe Dex this way?

to show that he runs very fast

300

What happens AFTER Dex gets his hero suit?

He helps a young dog cross the street. (Answers may vary)

400

How is Cleevis DIFFERENT from the dogs he plays with?

Only Cleevis gets stuck in a tree.

500

How do Dex's feelings change by the END of the story?

At first Dex is sad, then he is happy

Vocabulary

100

Which word BEST completes the sentence? People always ___ at the pretty painting for a long time. (add, gaze, run, sniff)

gaze

200

Which word BEST completes the sentence? Bob and Bill ___ history in high school. (ladder, pretend, return, study)

study

300

Which word BEST completes the sentence? If we ___, we will grow stronger and faster. (exercise, family, happen, stick)

exercise

400

Which word BEST completes the sentence? There are too many people in the room! It is ___. (overcrowded, recrowded, uncrowded, undercrowded)

overcrowded

500

Which word BEST completes the sentence? The man on the boat got wet when he fell ___. (overboard, overfilled, overgrown, overloaded)

overboard

Vocabulary

100

Which word BEST completes the sentence? Kim ___ the puppy because it was very quiet and small. (disappointed, finished, overhead, overlooked)

overlooked

200

Which word BEST completes the sentence? Lee fell while running, and now his leg is ___. (middle, past, sore, useful)

sore

300

Which word BEST completes the sentence? The cake is ___ because it was in the oven too long. (overacted, overcooked, overhead, overlooked)

overcooked

400

Which word BEST completes the sentence? I forgot to take my book back to the library. Now it is ___. (overdue, predue, redue, underdue)

overdue

500

Which word BEST completes the sentence? You always give me too much money. You ___ me. (overpay, prepay, repay, unpay)

overpay

Grammar

100

Make a contraction: 

I am 

I'm 

200

Make a contraction: 

It is

it's

300

Make a contraction: 

You have 

you've

400

Make a contraction: 

has not 

hasn't 

500

Make a contraction: 

She will

She'll