Comprehension Questions 1
Where did the class go on a field trip?
Where is: the museum.
How many schools did Percy attend and get expelled from?
Where did Percy and his mother go during the summer?
Where is: Montauk.
What is a synonym for the word bellow?
What is: yell, shout, groan.
Read the following sentences. Debbie asked her friend, “Isn’t there some way I can entice you to join our club? We really want you to be a member.” Based on these sentences, what is the meaning of entice? A. ask B. pay C. scare D. tempt
What is: D. tempt
How old is Percy?
11 years-old
What was Nancy Bobofit throwing at Grover's head?
What is: a peanut butter and ketchup sandwich.
Why can’t Percy get back at Nancy when she starts teasing Grover?
He is on probation.
What does irritable mean?
What is: bad-tempered, grumpy, cranky
This word describes a person diagnosed with having a problem reading words.
What is dyslexia.
What grade is Percy in?
6th
What did Percy's mom tell him happened to his father?
He was lost at sea.
What did Mrs. Dodd's once make Percy erase as punishment?
What is: Math workbooks.
When you see something that isn't there.
What is a hallucination.
For their own good, students need to comply with school policy. What does the phrase comply with mean?
A. enjoy B. follow C. defend D. memorize
What is: B. follow.
What did Percy swear he could hear across four lanes of traffic?
What is: the "snip" of the old woman's shears.
What kind of school is Yancy Academy?
Boarding School/ School for bad behavior
What color was the yarn the old women were using to knit the socks?
What is: Electric blue.
What is a synonym for the word resolve?
What is: settle, sort out, determine, decide.
“Plus, I have a horrendous sense of direction. I know I’m going to spend the first couple of months getting lost.” Based on the sentences, what is the meaning of horrendous? A. terrible B. unusual C. valuable D. practical
What is: A. terrible
What is Percy's mother's address?
What is: East 100 One-hundred-and-fourth and First.
What was Gabe doing when Percy came home from school at the end of the school year?
Playing Poker.
What did Percy think Mrs. Dodd's was going to make him buy for Nancy Bobofit?
What is: a new shirt.
What is the vocabulary term for "To spoil, to poison, or to corrupt with a bad influence"?
What is: contaminate.
When the special task force had completed its mission, the police chief decided the group should disband. Which of the following choices gives the meaning of the word disband? A Find goals B Break apart C Teach others D Keep working
What is: break apart.