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Story Elements
Character Traits
Story Comprehension
Story Comprehension 2
Bonus
100
What are the two main locations for the setting?
The narrator's house and the farm
100
What character trait could describe the farmer? a. excited b. upset c. worried
b. upset
100
What time of day (setting) do the students visit the farm?
morning
100
How did the narrator feel about her class trip to the farm?
She said it was dull.
100
The title of the text is "The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash". What is another name for wash?
clothes or laundry
200
Which character brings a pet to the farm?
Jimmy
200
State one character trait that could describe the pigs.
hungry
200
Why does the cow start crying?
The farmer drove his tractor into a haystack, which fell on the cow.
200
Why did the farmer run into the haystack?
He was yelling at the pigs to get off the school bus.
200
Who is best friends with Jimmy?
the narrator
300
What is the main problem or conflict in the story?
Jimmy brings his pet boa constrictor to the farm and it scares the chickens.
300
The narrator's mom is very curious. What evidence from the text supports this trait?
The narrator's mom keeps asking questions about the class trip to the farm.
300
How does the narrator first describe her class trip?
She says it was boring and dull.
300
Why did Jimmy bring his boa to the farm?
So his boa could meet all the animals.
300
How many students visit the farm?
8
400
What event (the climax) finally gets the children to leave the farm?
The farmer's wife screams when she sees the boa eating the wash!
400
What character trait could describe the teacher? Provide evidence to support your answer.
answers vary, must support with evidence
400
What happens to Jimmy's boa when it's left on the farm?
It becomes a pet for the farmer and his wife.
400
How did the egg fight start?
While the chickens were flying around scared, an egg landed on Jenny's head. She thought Tommy threw it.
400
What is the narrator doing as she tells her mom about the class trip to the farm?
She is preparing to go racing with Jimmy and his new pet pig.
500
Which character is telling the story?
The narrator (the little girl)
500
What character trait could describe the narrator's personality? Provide evidence to support your answer.
answers vary, must support with evidence
500
What is the first event that goes wrong on the farm?
Jimmy brings his boa into the hen house.
500
Why did Jimmy drop his boa constrictor in the hen house?
He was hit in the face with an egg.
500
What season is it at the end of the book? How do you know?
Winter, the farmer's wife is knitting the boa a sweater. There is also snow falling outside the window.