Comprehension
Where did most of the story take place?
a. Beany's house
b. Kevin's house
c. the bus
d. the school
d. the school
How does Kevin feel about the science project?
a. ashamed
b. nervous
c. lucky
d. confident
d. confident
What does the word erupt mean in the sentence below?
The volcano will erupt with incredible force.
a. explode
b. cheer
c. cool down
d. quiet down
a. explode
What does the following idiom mean?
I'm all ears
you have my attention
What does the following idiom mean?
get cold feet
to be nervous
Name three characters from the story.
Beany, Kevin, Ms. Babbit, Jingle Bell, Carol Ann, Stacy, Nathaniel, Montrell, Manuel, Boomer, Shaleeta, Jessica, Mrs. Facinelli, Mr. Shanner, judges, Ms. Kowalski, Linda, Elaine, Beany's mom and dad
Beany and Kevin's project showed how--
a. to blow up a balloon
b. to clean old coins
c. volcanoes erupt
d. heat makes things expand
d. heat makes things expand
What does the word presentation mean in the sentence below?
The student gave a presentation about dolphins.
a. sea animals
b. ticket
c. talk
d. movie
c. talk
What does the following idiom mean?
cross your fingers
goodluck
What does the following idiom mean?
Cat got your tongue?
Why aren't you talking?
Who tells the story from the second page until the end?
a. Kevin
b. Ms. Babbit
c. Beany
d. Jingle Bell
c. Beany
Why does Beany keep running off during the science fair to look at other projects?
a. she was looking for Kevin
b. she was looking for her teacher
c. she was worried that her project was not good enough
d. she wanted to see her friends projects
c. she was worried that her project was not good enough
What does the word creative mean in the sentence below?
Jack made a creative painting for art class.
a. boring
b. imaginative
c. funny
d. strong
b. imaginative
What does the following idiom mean?
out of the blue
out of nowhere
without warning
What does the following idiom mean?
for the birds
something that is bad
not worth anything
At the beginning of the story, Beany feels _______ about her experiment.
a. worried
b. confident
c. mad
d. annoyed
a. worried
Beany did not know they won first place because she was--
a. talking to her teacher
b. reciting the seven times table in her head
c. talking to her mom
d. clapping very loudly
b. reciting the seven times table in her head
What does the word report mean in the sentence below?
I told the class to find the answer and report it to the class.
a. celebrate
b. joke
c. write
d. tell
d. tell
What does the following idiom mean?
call it a day
time to quit
What does the following idiom mean?
raining cats and dogs
it is raining really hard
The first page of the story is narrated by--
a. a first-person narrator
b. Kevin
c. a third-person narrator
d. Ms. Babbit
c. a third-person narrator
Why did the judges like Beany and Kevin's project?
a. it was organized, clear, and concise
b. it had a lot of streamers
c. their teacher helped them
d. it was large
a. it was organized, clear, and concise
What does the word impressive mean in the sentence below?
The basketball player made an impressive shot.
a. boring
b. not very good
c. lucky
d. very good
d. very good
What does the following idiom mean?
see eye to eye
to agree
What does the following idiom mean?
hold your horses
wait a minute