Lawnboy Chapter 3

Multiple Choice

Vocabulary - Prefix: "Three lawns a day, plus refilling the tank from time to time, was all I could manage..."

In which word does the prefix 're-' mean the same as it does in 'refilling':

• rescue

• readily

• reopen

• revenue

Multiple Choice

Vocabulary - Context Clues: Determine the meaning of this phrase using context clues. "It seemed like a staggering whop of money."

• not a lot of money

• giving money away

• running out of money

• a lot of money

Multiple Choice

Vocabulary - "It seemed like a staggering whop of money."

What is a synonym for staggering?

• astounding; amazing

• small; tiny

• beautiful; gorgeous

• kind; pleasant

Multiple Choice

Figurative Language: Write the type of figurative language used in the following Chapter 3 excerpt.

"And his haircut looked like somebody had put a large bowl around his head and cut around it with scissors."

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

Reflect: Arnold does not have the money to pay the narrator to cut his lawn. How did he offer to compensate the narrator?

• Arnold offered to buy stock for the narrator.

• Arnold offered to help mow lawns with Lawnboy.

• Arnold offered to teach Lawnboy about the stock market.

• Arnold offered to take Lawnboy to buy a new lawnmower.

Multiple Choice

Setting - What time of the year did this story take place?

• Winter

• Summer

• Spring

• Fall

Multiple Choice

Literal - By the end of the second day how many jobs did he have?

• 3

• 6

• 8

• 10

Multiple Choice

True / False

Lawn Boy was able to cut only three of four lawns per day.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What did Arnold do to help the boy?

• invest his earnings

• Find new customers

• Tell his parents

• Buy him a lawn mower

Multiple Choice

Which image would best illustrate Arnold based on the description in the book.