The Couch Potato

What is a Couch Potato?

• A. A couch that looks like a potato.

• B. A potato that sits on a couch.

• C. A person that sits on a couch all day.

• D. A person that looks like a potato that sits on the couch.

Why was Clyde so tired?

• A. He was tired from of school.

• B. He was tired of mowing grass.

• C. He was tired of playing games.

• D. He was tired of sitting in a chair.

What is one way that the Slacker Family and The Couch Potato alike?

• A. They both have couches.

• B. They both are realistic stories.

• C. They both have three different stories in the book.

• D. They both have lazy people in their story.

What did the author what you to understand when dad said, "You'll turn into a couch potato."

• A. He will turn into a potato.

• B. He will be lazy all day.

• C. The couch will turn into a potato.

• D. A potato will fall on him.

According to the text what started to happen to Clyde.

• A. He started to disappear into the couch.

• B. He started to sink into the couch.

• C. He started to become the couch.

• D. He got sick on the couch.

When Clyde realized what was happening to him, what did he do?

• A. panicked

• B. cried

• C. screamed

• D. laughed

Who could not see Clyde on the couch?

• A. His sister.

• B. His dog.

• C. His parents

• D. His brother.

What helped Clyde to be free of the couch?

• A. he cried

• B. He thought of sad thoughts.

• C. He thought if he screamed, he could get off the couch.

• D. He thought about the fun times he had when he could move.

What was Clyde feeling when he had his thought?

• A. He felt sad.

• B. He felt a tingling sensation.

• C. He felt a laugh coming on.

• D. He felt angry because he could not get off the couch.

What did Clyde never do again?

• A. Sit on the couch.

• B. Mow the grass.

• C. Play with his cat.

• D. He will not be tired at school.