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WorksheetsTomie dePaola Author Study Assessment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What character trait describes Strega Nona best?
a)
silly
b)
modern
c)
funny
d)
wise
2.
What does the name Strega Nona mean?
a)
magic one
b)
Magic Witch
c)
Grandma Witch
3.
Why did Strega Nona post a sign in the town square?
a)
for help with her house and garden
b)
for help fixing her pasta pot
c)
for making pasta for dinner
4.
Why did people come to Strega Nona?
a)
to pick vegetables from her garden
b)
to milk and feed the goat
c)
headaches, husbands, and warts
5.
Why couldn't Big Anthony get the pasta pot to stop making pasta?
a)
He couldn't find the plug to unplug it.
b)
He didn't know the pasta recipe.
c)
He didn't know to blow three kisses.
6.
Why did the author write The Art Lesson?
a)
to explain how to draw a pilgrim
b)
to describe what happened to him as a boy
c)
to ask people to draw more
d)
to tell his feelings about his grandparents
7.
What is the problem in the story "The Art Lesson"?
a)
Tommy doesn't have the right art materials
b)
Tommy doesn't like his teacher
c)
Tommy wants to do his own art, not copy
d)
Tommy wants to use the school crayons
8.
In the book, "The Art Lesson", What did Tommy get for his birthday?
a)
He got a new paint set.
b)
He got a box of colored chalk.
c)
He got some paintbrushes.
d)
He got a box of 64 Crayola crayons.
9.
What would be another good title for the story "The Art Lesson"?
a)
Never Draw on Your Sheets
b)
Tommy's Dream Come True
c)
Copying is Wrong
d)
Crayola Crayons
10.
In the book, "Strega Nona's Magic Lessons", Big Anthony put too much ________ in the bread dough.
a)
yeast
b)
flour
c)
water
d)
salt
11.
"Strega Nona's Magic Lessons":
What lesson did Big Anthony learn in this story?
What lesson did Big Anthony learn in this story?
a)
Do what you have to do, to get what you want
b)
Be kind and you will make friends
c)
Don't play with magic
12.
"Strega Nona's Magic Lessons":
Strega Nona gave Bambolona _______.
Strega Nona gave Bambolona _______.
a)
a special book
b)
some money
c)
a new job
d)
a good dinner
13.
"Strega Nona's Magic Lessons":
Antonia turned Strega Nona into a _____________.
Antonia turned Strega Nona into a _____________.
a)
toad
b)
kettle
c)
little girl
d)
boy
14.
What is the Theme of the story "Now One Foot, Now the Other"?
a)
follow your dreams
b)
never give up on loved ones
c)
modern magic is better than traditional magic
15.
What is the Author's Viewpoint of bullying in "Oliver Button is a Sissy"?
a)
he thinks that Oliver is a sissy because he says so in the book
b)
he thinks that bullying is wrong because he shows how Oliver is upset in the story
c)
he is excited when Oliver enters the talent show
16.
"Strega Nona Meets Her Match":
How is Strega Amelia different than Strega Nona?
How is Strega Amelia different than Strega Nona?
a)
Strega Nona is old fashioned and Strega Amelia is modern
b)
Strega Amelia is kind and Strega Nona is rude
c)
Strega Nona likes new magic and Strega Amelia would rather do older spells
17.
How did Strega Nona learn her magic?
a)
her father
b)
she was self taught
c)
Grandma Concetta
d)
Strega Amelia
18.
What is the main idea of "Big Anthony: His Story"?
a)
Big Anthony's life and how he came to meet Strega Nona
b)
How Big Anthony met friends through his life
c)
Big Anthony's struggle to find someone to teach him magic
19.
In the story, "Strega Nona Meets her Match", why does no one show up to Strega Nona's house to be cured?
a)
she was rude to them
b)
Big Anthony made too much pasta and they could not get in the door
c)
Strega Amelia opened up her own shop to cure people
20.
Who did it help the most when Big Anthony went to work for Strega Amelia?
a)
Strega Amelia
b)
Big Anthony
c)
Strega Nona
d)
Towns People
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