How to Eat Fried Worms - Chapters -1-3

Fill in the blank.

Old Man Tator caught Joe, Alan, and Billy _______________.

• stealing peaches

• playing tennis on his court

• climbing over his fence

• taking his dinner

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

Fill in the blank.

Tom was not with his friends the night before; because ______________.

• He was being punished for taking peaches.

• His mother kept him inside for not eating his dinner.

• He had tennis lessons.

• He was helping his mother make peach preserves.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Fill in the blank.

Alan bet Billy _________ dollars that he would not eat 15 worms.

• 100

• 1,000

• 50

• 5

Fill in the blank.

Alan said he would get the money for the bet from ______________.

• his allowance

• his birthday gifts

• doing odd jobs for his uncle over the summer

• his savings account

Fill in the blank.

Billy must eat the worms __________________.

• before the month was over

• all at once

• one a day for fifteen days

• in one bite

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did Billy want to win the bet?

• He wanted to buy a pet dog.

• He was saving money to buy a lawnmower.

• He wanted to buy a tennis racket.

• He wanted to buy a mini-bike from George Cunningham's brother.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

What were the other conditions of the bet?

• The worms could be boiled, stewed, fried, fricasseed with ketchup or mustard, AND there had to be a witness present.

• The worms could have anything on them as long as they were raw, AND Alan or Joe had to be present during the eating of the worm.

• The worms could be boiled, stewed, fried, or fricasseed as long as nothing was on them, AND all four boys had to be present to witness Billy eating the worms.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.SL.3.2

Fill in the blank.

Tom said it was not fair to __________________.

• get the worms over 5 inches long

• get the worms from a manure pile

• get green worms from the tomato patch

• get a worm that was under the daisies

Fill in the blank.

Tom compared the worm to ________________.

• a python

• a jungle vine that Tarzan would swing on

• a lasso

• a fireman's hose

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CCSS.L.3.5A

The author, Thomas Rockwell, wrote How to Eat Fried Worms to _________________________.

• inform students about the dangers of eating unclean food

• entertain the reader with a funny story

• teach students how to eat a balanced diet

• to persuade the reader to not take bets from friends

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.1