Journeys lesson 16 comprehension 5th grade

What did the author write Lunch Money?

• to teach
• to inform
• to entertain
• to persuade

Sweet! That means I sold seventeen units.
Which word best describes Greg's voice, based on the sentence above?

• daring
• enthusiastic
• suspicious
• uncaring

Greg had set a sales goal for the first week.
The author wrote this sentence to show that Greg...

• is following a plan
• uses math in real life
• listens to his father's advice
• has only enough comics for one week

Which part of the passage did the author write to show that Greg is completely focused on selling his books?

• “Regular comic books were sort of tall. Also a little floppy. 
  Not Greg's.” 
• "He chewed the warm bread and the soft cheese, but he didn't 
  taste a thing."
• “He got to pick the name because he was the author of all the 
  Chunky Comics stories.” 
• “Comic books had been part of Greg's life forever, mostly because 
  of his dad's collection.” 

The author indicates that some sentences from the passage are told in Greg's voice by

• using italics
• including captions
• capitalizing all the words
• enclosing some text in parathenses

The idea of making and selling comic books had hit Greg like a KRAK! 
over the head from Superman himself.Why did the author most likely write the sentence above?

• to make Greg look foolish
• to tell how Greg uses comic books
• to compare Greg to a comic book hero
• to show that Greg had a sudden thought

What does the author's choice of the name Chunky Comics suggest about Greg's personality?

• Greg tends to insult people
• Greg has a good sense of humor
• Greg is insecure about his apperance
• Greg really likes to play with dogs

Why did the author show the ten steps Greg uses to make his comic books?

• to encourage Greg's friend to produce their own small books
• to tell how Greg became interested in creating his own comics
• to explain how reading comic books helped Greg develop story lines
• to describe the process used to create a small book from one piece of paper

What impression do the full-size illustrations of Creon, Eeon, and Leon most likely make on the reader?

• They prove Greg's artistic talent
• they communicate Greg's mastery of color
• They show that Greg should try a different hobby
• They make the reader wonder at Greg's success