Diary of a Wimpy Kid Questions

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Questions: Day 1

by Jasmine Pierce

Multiple Choice

1. The author makes the point that Jeff Kinney built an empire. (RI.3.8)

 Select a sentence that provides evidence to support this point. 

• Ⓐ The books have sold 180 million copies in 52 languages.

• Ⓑ Jeff Kinney wears his pants properly now, not with the waistband up near his belly button. 

• Ⓒ He described the time he hid in a swimming pool bathroom and wrapped himself in toilet paper because it was cold.

• Ⓓ Greg is bumbling.

Multiple Choice

2. How does the author support the point that the “Wimpy Kid” books were groundbreaking? (RI.3.8)

• Ⓐ The author provides images of different chapters from the book. 

• Ⓑ The author gives examples of libraries that have the series. 

• Ⓒ The author tells where the books can be purchased. 

• Ⓓ The author describes how the books are different from other books students may read. 

Multiple Select

3. Select two statements that support the point that the “Wimpy Kid” series is popular with kids. 

• Ⓐ Kinney grew up reading newspaper comics every morning with his father. 

• Ⓑ More than 200 children screamed with excitement.

• Ⓒ Instead, he became a computer programmer. 

• Ⓓ Also, kids could see their own lives in Greg's.

• Ⓔ Though they lost touch in their later school years, Coudon has followed Kinney's work with awe. 

Multiple Choice

4. What point does the author support in the section “Kinney Started Out Drawing Comics”? (RI.3.8)

• Ⓐ Jeff Kinney wanted to be a doctor when he was younger. 

• Ⓑ Jeff Kinney used his experiences to help him create the “Wimpy Kid” books. 

• Ⓒ Jeff Kinney wanted to write a children’s book. 

• Ⓓ Jeff Kinney had a newspaper route as a kid.