Bob Section 3 TEST

When Sara asks the following:

"What happened to your nose? And look at your paw!"

Which of the following events is she referring to? Choose ALL that apply.

• Bob cut his paw running on a shard of glass.

• Bob got into a fight with Kimu, who bit his nose.

• Bob tripped, and fell on his nose and cut it.

• Bob's paw was hurt as he was helping Ruby get Kudzoo out of the water.

"Huge tangled roots grope into the air like frozen snakes."

What is being compared in this simile?

• Frozen snakes and huge tangled roots

• Huge tangled roots and air

• Air and frozen snakes

• Frozen snakes and huge

The tornado left behind broken houses, ripped up neighborhoods, and mangled metal. The _________ was huge.

• opulent

• palatial

• devastation

• aviary

Mr. Agunod looked sadly on his favorite toy. He let his little cousin play with it, and after he found it laying on the floor, let out a sigh of frustration. The broken, twisted, and ripped apart pieces of the toy lay scattered across the room.

What word BEST replaces the underlined phrase?

• devastation

• aviary

• gaze

• mangled

What does Bob mean when he says, "He [Kimu] looks up at the ominous sky as if there is an answer waiting there"?

• It is a metaphor, saying that Bob is looking at the scary looking sky for a sign of hope.

• God is in the sky and is about to tell Kimu what to do.

• It is a simile, saying that Kimu is looking at the scary looking sky for a sign of hope.

• It just says that the hurricane made the sky look bad.

In the chapter, "Mutt Versus Wolf", which phrase BEST describes how Bob saw Kimu?

• Kimu was angry and upset about the storm, and wanted to rip everyone apart.

• Kimu was scared, so he was attacking animals left and right.

• Kimu was sad, but wanted to go around helping others because he loves other animals.

• Bob saw Kimu, who looked dazed and confused, almost traumatized by what he saw.

Read the short passage below:

Mr. Schwartz carefully tiptoed to the front door. With a small snicker, and a smile to his friend Mr. Ross, he pushed the doorbell. "We gotta hightail it outta here!" he whispered to Mr. Ross! And in a flash, they were gone. Confused, Mr. Agunod opened the door and saw no one there. "You dang kids!" he yelled, shaking his fist.

What does the phrase, hightail it outta here mean?

• to go slowly and carefuly

• to use one's tail to create a distraction

• to get out of someplace very fast

• to hide and seek

What was the purpose of Bob saying different prepositions in the following sentence:

"He [Kimu the Wolf] isn't part of the sign. He's next to the sign."

• To show his anger that Kimu wasn't staying still for his picture.

• To show his surprise that the wolf that he thought was a painting, was a real wolf.

• To show his sadness that the park was devastated and destroyed.

• To show his love for art and everything new.

"To my right, I see a piece of hay, stuck deep in a trunk like a pencil in a cupcake."

The above sentence is an example of a ....

• metaphor

• alliteration

• imperative sentence

• simile

Around a corner I see a baby sloth—Sylvia, I think her name is. She’s

resting on a muddy plush giraffe.

“Hey, there,” I say.

She makes a tiny noise. A sloth sob, I guess it is.

“Let’s find your mom and dad.” I’m not one for hugging and licking and

such, but I give her a little nudge with my nose.

Which of the following statements is COMPLETELY true?

• Bob is showing a character trait of being helpful, but he also hates sloths.

• This passage shows that Bob tries to help when he can. The baby sloth is also sad, and misses her family.

• The passage shows the baby sloth is sad, and misses her family. Also that she is ready to go find them on her own.

• The baby sloth's name is Sylvia, and she is completely unhurt by the storm. Because of this, she is very calm.