The Whipping Boy Ch. 1-6
Authored by Myra Midkiff
English
3rd - 5th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why does Jemmy tell Prince Brat that he can’t run away in Chapter 3?
A. He is weak.
B. He is a prince.
C. He is an only child.
D. He is a young boy.
Answer explanation
The text says:
Hardly a day passed that (Jemmy) didn't make one plan or another to run off—but a prince! What horrible new mischief was this! "You can't hop off like you was common folks. What’s bitin' you?”
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
2.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
Match the following lines from the text to the character trait each suggests.
afraid
The whipping boy sat bolt upright.
stubborn
The prince folded his arms.
surprised
"You won't even sleep without a lit candle."
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
Match each characteristic of the feudal system to its corresponding example from The Whipping Boy.
Jemmy was the son of a rat catcher.
“Serfs didn’t rule over anyone.”
Jemmy had no choice but to be the prince's whipping boy.
“A person almost always had to be born into nobility.”
Prince Brat was the son of a wealthy king.
“Serfs had almost no rights at all.”
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
Choose the two phrases that evoke a frightening, or scary, mood.
...the trees closed in on them
"...the moon's up, good and bright."
...a ghostly hand darted through the fog...
...night moon had lit their way...
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CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
How does finding the king's crest on the horse's saddle affect Hold-Your-Nose Billy and Cutwater?
They realize the boys are important.
They think the horse is important.
They suspect that the boys are servants.
They think the king misses the horse.
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 3 pts
Choose the phrases from Chapter 6 that best describe the outlaw's hideout. Choose 3 answers.
rickety timbered
looked like a fort
tall fence called a palisade
moldy thatched roof
floor was hard packed earth
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In The Whipping Boy, Jemmy is happy to eat the bread and herring in the outlaw's hut. Which piece of evidence from the text supports this statement.
"I would rather eat mud."
"He was hungry enough to ask for seconds."
"Here's our castle"
"What's in the basket?"
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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