Jacob the Great

According to the text, why does Jacob stop playing the guitar?

• It hurt his fingers

• He'd rather play drums

• It was too easy

• He failed math.

To whom did Jacob want to play Black Eyed Pea songs?

• Alex

• Angie

• Mom

• Dad

According to the passage, why does Jacob decide that he wants a metal detector?

• He sees a man at the park with one.

• His father had one as a child.

• He saw a TV commercial for one.

• He read an ad for one in a comic book.

How does Jacob get the items that he wants in the story?

• He asks his mom.

• He asks his dad.

• He shovels driveways and mows lawns.

• He does all of these things to get what he wants.

When did Jacob buy the metal detector?

• In the fall.

• In the summer.

• In the spring.

• In the winter.

True or False: The metal detector was a good investment for Jacob.

• True

• False

Why doesn't Jacob's father want to get him the magician's kit for his birthday.

• Jacob failed math class.

• Jacob quits too many expensive activities.

• Jacob has been mean to his younger brother.

• Jacob went to the park without permission.

Why does Jacob's father buy Jacob the magician's kit?

• Jacob moved the lawn.

• Jacob reminded his father of himself.

• Jacob bought ice cream for his brother.

• Jacob found his father's key ring.

Which word is closest in meaning to the italicized word in the following sentence from paragraph four: "It was no surprise that Jacob's father was reluctant to buy him magician's kit his birthday"?

• Happy

• Willing

• Proud

• Hesitant

What distracts Jacob from the magician's kit?

• A TV commercial

• His father

• The kitchen table

• A comic book