2023 BoB 12th Practice Questions

In which book does a girl have a recurring nightmare about a hungry dragon with rows of needle-sharp teeth that wants to eat her alive?

• Lintang and the Pirate Queen

• Dragon Skin

• The Ogress and the Orphans

• Our Castle by the Sea

Answer explanation

Answer is in page 42.

In my nightmare, the Wyrm was a real, hungry sea dragon, with rows of needle-sharp teeth that reeked of rotten fish. And wanted to eat me alive.

In which book do two boys rekindle their friendship after a falling out due to a science project?

• The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei

• While I Was Away

• Scratch Scratch

• Worser

Answer explanation

Answer is in page 268.

"So-we're still friends?" I give my best puppy-dog eyes.

"I'll just make you do some extra sprints around the pitch."

As we laugh, I notice Theo looking over at us. He looks like he wants to join, but is too nervous. I wave him over.

"I think you guys have a bunch of catching up to do," I add with a knowing nod toward Theo.

I slip away, leaving them to tal and patch tings up.

In which book do sea creatures sing an enchanting song, casting a spell on sailors who then jump overboard or crash their ship?

• Scritch Scratch

• The Girl from the Sea

• Lintang and the Pirate Queen

• Our Castle by the Sea

Answer explanation

Answer is in page 56.

In which book does a girl spend her summer vacation attending school in another country?

• The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei
• While I Was Away
• Alone
• Ice Dogs

In which book does a character assume the identity of a boy who was killed in a skiing accident?

• Ice Dogs

• The Ogress and the Orphans

• Among the Hidden

• Serafina's Promise

Answer explanation

Answer is in page 148.

In which book is a girl's home named after a famous palace in France?

• The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei

• While I Was Away

• Lizard's Tale

• WhatsHisFace

Answer explanation

Answer is in page 101-102.

"Do you see that one there? This is Gemma Tsien's house," Rosie whispers.

I suck in my breath. House is not really the world I'd use to describe the golden limestone structure.

"They named it Petit Versailles," Rosie says playfully, but with an edge. I giggle at the fact her house has a name.

I've seen images online of Versailles, the opulent palace built by Louis XIV just outside of Paris.

In which book does a girl, after learning there are strict rules for how food is stored, accidentally leave the larder door open after peeking inside to see how everything is arranged?

• Alone

• Scritch Scratch

• Our Castle by the Sea

• Lintang and the Pirate Queen

Answer explanation

Answer is in page 3.

She shouldn't have left the larder door open. She knew better, but she'd come home for lunch and Mother wasn't there, so she thought she'd peek inside to see how everything was arranged. There were rules for how food had to be stored.

In which book is a shower curtain rod used as a crutch?

• Our Castle by the Sea

• Alone

• Among the Hidden

• Ice Dogs

Answer explanation

Answer is in page 220.

In which book does a boy reflect that businessmen in his town "would sell their last grandmother if you paid cash"?

• Lizard's Tale

• The Ogress and the Orphans

• Among the Hidden

• Troublemaker

Answer explanation

Answer is in page 75.

In which book is it an outrage when exam candidates are not nervous?

• Worser

• Among the Hidden

• The Wind Singer

• Serafina's Promise

Answer explanation

Answer is in page 432.