GRADE 6 FINAL EXAM REVISION

Answer the questions about Bud, Not Buddy.

What does the idiom “kicking the bucket” mean?

• It means eating.

• It means dying.

• It means living in peace.

What do you learn about Bud’s character?

• Bud is lazy and will not do whatever it takes to survive.

• Bud is hungry and will steal money from someone

• Bud is desperate and may do whatever it takes to survive.

TRUE OR FALSE:

Even though the children share their brown sugar with Bud, they don’t seem happy he

is there; he makes his pretend father laugh, and his pretend mother kindly advises him

to arrive early for supper.

• True

• False

When Bud’s pretend parents slap him, how does he react?

• He fought back.

• Bud does not like that they slap him, but he accepts it.

• Bud shouted at the parent parents.

What does the man mean when he says that “everybody’s got a story”?

• He means everyone has a reason, good or bad, why they are at the mission. He is implying that Bud’s excuse for being late is no better or worse than anyone else’s.

• He means everyone has a good reason only why they are on the missions.

• He means everyone has a bad reason, why they are on the mission. He is implying that Bud’s excuse for being late is worse than anyone else’s.

What “doors, ” or opportunities, have closed for Bud?

• Miss Hill will not be able to help Bud. Also, he does not want to go back to the Home.

• The opportunity of not being able to attend school.

• The opportunity to eat breakfast with Miss Hill.

How would you describe Bud’s tone, or attitude, in paragraph 89?

• Bud is disappointed. He says Chicago “might as well be a million miles away.” Miss Hill “might as well be a squashed, crunched-up mess in a washing machine.”

• . Bud is happy. He says Chicago “might as well be a million miles away.” Miss Hill “might as well be a squashed, crunched-up mess in a washing machine.”

• Bud is disappointed. He says Chicago “might as well be a million miles away.” Miss Hill “might as well be a squashed, crunched-up mess in a washing machine.”

What was the Mercury 7?

• Seven speeches given by John F. Kennedy about space exploration

• Seven pictures taken of astronaut wives for Life Magazine

• Seven rockets being launched into orbit

• Seven well-trained astronauts

Who were the three women pilots mentioned in being “considered” to prepare and train for space?

• Ruth Nichols

• Mamie Eisenhower

•   Betty Skelton

• Jerrie Cobb

What sensation did the process of injecting freezing water into Cobb’s eare to freeze the inner bone induce?

• hypertension

• hyperthermia

• hyperglycemia

• vertigo