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WorksheetsGeorge Washington's Socks Ch. 1-5
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What point of view is this novel written?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person
d)
fourth person
2.
Which is the main character of the novel?
a)
Matt
b)
Katie
c)
George
d)
Tony
3.
The setting of the novel begins ______________.
a)
in the woods
b)
in Tony's backyard
c)
at the beach
d)
in a boat
4.
Matthew hid his peas in the sugar bowl and was almost caught when _______.
a)
Katie knocked the bowl off the table
b)
his mom saw sugar on his fingers
c)
Katie wouldn't stop squealing
d)
his mom offered his dad sugar for his tea
5.
Matthew included Katie in his adventure because _________.
a)
he didn't want to hurt her feelings
b)
he wanted to teach Katie how to belong to a great adventure
c)
he didn't want her to tell on him for putting the peas in the sugar bowl
d)
he didn't want Katie to tell on him for pinching her when she ate his peas
6.
Matthew and Q know a lot more than the others about George Washington because ___________________
a)
the both visited the George Washington museum in Virginia
b)
they did a history report together about George Washington
c)
they read a library book together about George Washington's adventure during the Civil War
d)
the found out that Matthew's grandfather was a personal friend of George Washington
7.
All of the club members had jobs. Q's job in the club was
a)
the body guard because he was so strong
b)
the brain because he has the fastest brain in the fifth grade
c)
the boss because he was a know-it-all
d)
the book keeper because he had all the good books
8.
Tony's job was
a)
the scout because he was small and could scout like an Indian
b)
the brain because his body was larger than his brain
c)
the guide because he knew the woods better than anyone
d)
the climber because he could climb any tree in the woods
9.
Matt didn't want Katie to be part of the club so he called her
a)
the brat
b)
the baby
c)
the pain
d)
the trouble maker
10.
Why did the club members want to camp along the lake?
a)
It would be like Washington and his men camping alongside the Delaware River.
b)
It would be just like the movie they watched on George Washington.
c)
It would be a cool scary adventure.
d)
It was the best way to get Katie to go home.
11.
Matt thought that camping out in Tony's backyard was okay, but he really wanted to include _________.
a)
a walk to the store
b)
a trip to the local Washington Museum
c)
a hike to the lake
d)
a trip to the movie theater to watch the new movie on George Washington
12.
Who told Tony about the legend of Levart Lake?
a)
his social studies teacher
b)
his grandfather in nursing home
c)
his parents
d)
his Aunt Jane
13.
According to the legend of Levart Lake,
a)
there were ghosts that kept scaring people.
b)
some people disappeared for a while and when they did come back, they were never the same.
c)
the people who went missing had all gotten into a mysterious rowboat.
d)
both Red and Blue
14.
Katie was separated from the others when
a)
she dropped her marshmallows and stopped to pick them up.
b)
she dropped her flashlight.
c)
she fell over the old log.
d)
she saw a ghost and ran home.
15.
Katie became separated from the group and when the boys saw her again she was
a)
still picking up marshmallows.
b)
picking off the spider web from her clothes.
c)
standing at the edge of the lake.
d)
throwing rocks at the strange boat in the lake.
16.
Tony's grandfather said that the only thing ever uncovered was that there was always this rowboat and
a)
the disappearance always happened on the same day of the year.
b)
the disappearance always happened under the same three-quarter moon.
c)
the disappearance always involved five kids.
d)
the disappearance was always just a dream.
17.
The boys saw Katie trying to climb into the rowboat so they
a)
climbed into the boat with her.
b)
gave her a fishing pole and some worms.
c)
pulled her backwards until she fell into the cold water.
d)
shoved her into the boat and said, "Good riddance, Pain!"
18.
Which statement is written correctly?
a)
"Katie, Katie!" he screamed, wild-eyed into the night.
b)
"Katie, Katie! He screamed, "wild-eyed into the night."
c)
"Katie," Katie!" he screamed wild-eyed into the night.
d)
Katie! Katie! He screamed, wild-eyed into the night.
19.
Which statement is written correctly?
a)
Tony was the first to speak. I didn't say "there was nothing to be afraid of," he whispered.
b)
"Tony was the first to speak. I didn't say there was nothing to be afraid of," he whispered.
c)
Tony was the first to speak. "I didn't say there was nothing to be afraid of, he whispered."
d)
Tony was the first to speak. "I didn't say there was nothing to be afraid of," he whispered.
20.
What type of figurative language is used in this passage?
Katie's eyes were as large as an old hoot owl as she stood at the edge of the water.
Katie's eyes were as large as an old hoot owl as she stood at the edge of the water.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
onomatopoeia
21.
What type of figurative language is used in this passage?
The old rowboat gently called the boys into her arms as the three-quarter moon passed behind the clouds.
The old rowboat gently called the boys into her arms as the three-quarter moon passed behind the clouds.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
onomatopoeia
22.
What type of figurative language is used in the passage?
The ores made a gentle swish, swish sound as they moved through the water.
The ores made a gentle swish, swish sound as they moved through the water.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
onomatopoeia
23.
What type of figurative language is used in the passage?
Matt's face was a statue as he looked at Katie standing next to the lake shore.
Matt's face was a statue as he looked at Katie standing next to the lake shore.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
onomatopoeia
24.
What type of figurative language is used in the passage?
The mist wrapped around them like a cocoon.
The mist wrapped around them like a cocoon.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personificiation
d)
onomatopoeia
25.
What does the word, engulfed, mean as used in the sentence?
When a large cloud drifted across the moon, the old rowboat and its smiling crew were suddenly engulfed in a thick velvety darkness.
When a large cloud drifted across the moon, the old rowboat and its smiling crew were suddenly engulfed in a thick velvety darkness.
a)
covered
b)
stopped
c)
arrested
d)
shiny
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