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Another Place Another Time

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
At the beginning of the story, why does Gilbert say that he hates time?
a)
There is never enough time to do the things he wants to do
b)
He is trying to pick a fight with Emmy and the twins.
c)
He thinks time is a tyrant that he can't control.
d)
His father spends a lot of time at work.
2.
What does the author express with the simile, “the summer roared past like a three-masted schooner before a gale”?
a)
The summer was very stormy.
b)
The summer was very eventful.
c)
Gilbert's father spent the summer at sea.
d)
The summer passed very quickly.
3.
What inference can you make about Gilbert's character from his interest in time?
a)
He is studious.
b)
He is foolish.
c)
He is inquisitive.
d)
He is stubborn.
4.
Why does Gilbert feel that making his father laugh was “like Christmas and his birthday and a day at the beach all rolled into one”?
a)
Gilbert's father doesn't laugh very often.
b)
Pleasing his father makes Gilbert very happy.
c)
Gilbert wants his father to think that he is clever.
d)
His father will stay at home longer if Gilbert makes him laugh.
5.
What does the handcar symbolize in the story?
a)
An escape from the tyranny of time.
b)
Gilbert's relationship with his father.
c)
The swift passage of time.
d)
Rebellion against authority.
6.
To be marooned in a place is to be?
a)
abandoned.
b)
imprisoned.
c)
surrounded.
d)
discovered.
7.
What does it mean to be "penned up"?
a)
To be put into a cage like an animal
b)
To have your name on a board that is penned.
c)
To be stuck in one place when you would like to do something else.
8.
Who did Gilbert hope to see at the end of the story?
a)
his mother
b)
his father
c)
the twins and Emmy
d)
the nanny
9.

Who is the motivating factor in Gilbert's quest?

a)

His dad

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

His sister Emmy

d)

Mrs. Curie

10.

character motivations

a)

needs and desires that drive a character's behavior, thoughts or feelings.

b)

navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

c)

The qualities that make up a character's personality

d)

persuasive speech

11.

sextant

a)

navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

b)

The qualities that make up a character's personality

c)

persuasive speech

d)

Wise

12.

eloquence

a)

persuasive speech

b)

Wise

c)

A thing that represents or stands for something else

d)

A small telescope

13.

judicious

a)

Wise

b)

A thing that represents or stands for something else

c)

A small telescope

d)

the most important character in a story, poem, or play; protagonist

14.

symbol

a)

A thing that represents or stands for something else

b)

A small telescope

c)

the most important character in a story, poem, or play; protagonist

d)

leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown

15.

spyglass

a)

A small telescope

b)

the most important character in a story, poem, or play; protagonist

c)

leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown

d)

where and when the story takes place

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