WorksheetsOnly Alien Chapter 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Christianson family moves from . . .
a)
Southern California to Northern California
b)
Northern California to Canada
c)
The East coast to the West coast
d)
The West coast to the East coast
2.
The names of Ginny’s three brothers are:
a)
Paul, George, and Ringo
b)
Peter, Larry, and Robert
c)
Paul, James, and Charlie
d)
Charlie, Nellie, and Ozzie
3.
Ginny’s parents plan to open what kind of family business:
a)
A graphic design firm
b)
An auto mechanics shop
c)
A restaurant
d)
A nuclear arms plant
4.
“I had been living in a beautiful dream that was coming to an awful, sickening end” (2)
The above passage is an example of:
The above passage is an example of:
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Allusion
d)
Foreshadowing
5.
“And suddenly there I was, Ginny Christianson, displaced person, sitting at a marked-up desk a thousand miles from home, in the middle of a school filled with hundreds, maybe thousands of people who didn’t even know that they didn’t know me” (3).
From the above passage, readers can infer that:
From the above passage, readers can infer that:
a)
Ginny feels warmly welcomed at her new school
b)
Ginny wants to get to know Smitty Tibbs better
c)
Ginny feels unimportant and lonely
d)
Ginny feels excited about her new surroundings
6.
Which event in chapter 1 DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE to Ginny’s insecurity?
a)
Paul’s departure for college
b)
Being a new student in a large school
c)
Becoming friends with Hally and Caulder
d)
Her parents’ absence due to their new business
7.
Which in NOT TRUE about Smitty Tibbs?
a)
He dresses well
b)
He is talkative and popular with the other students
c)
He is a top honors student
d)
He was beaten up in first grade.
8.
“She [Hally] seemed to know everybody in the world. To put it mildly” (15).
The statement above is an example of:
The statement above is an example of:
a)
Simile
b)
Personification
c)
Allusion
d)
Hyperbole
9.
“Wonderful. Another great stride for my sense of inner peace and security” (11).
The statement above is an example of:
The statement above is an example of:
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Verbal irony
d)
Allusion
10.
“ ‘My whole name is Caulder McKay Pretiger.’ He grinned down at me. ‘My family has a terrific sense of humor.’ He sat. He was kind of a normal looking boy, with a wide mouth that seemed used to smiling and tousled brown hair that didn’t say a thing about vanity. His eyes gave everything important away – there was mischief in them.”
From the above passage, readers could best characterize Caulder as:
From the above passage, readers could best characterize Caulder as:
a)
Sinister and belligerent
b)
Amiable and good natured
c)
Conceited and overly concerned about his looks
d)
Studious and lonely
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