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WorksheetsLIFE AS WE KNEW IT chapters 1-5
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The first sentence of chapter one is, “Lisa is pregnant.” Who is Lisa?
a)
Miranda's best friend
b)
Miranda's sister
c)
Miranda's mother
d)
Miranda's stepmother
2.
Who is Peter?
a)
a guy on Miranda's swim team
b)
a friend of Miranda's brother
c)
a man that Miranda's mom dates
d)
the old man lives by Miranda
3.
Who is Brandon Erlich?
a)
the captain of Miranda's swim team
b)
the coach of Miranda's brother's baseball team
c)
an Olympic-hopeful figure skater from Miranda's hometown
d)
the news reporter that Miranda and her mom watch for hours after the moon moves closer to Earth
4.
As Miranda prepares for Mother’s Day, the reader learns that her friend Megan, whom she wants to invite over with her mother for Mother’s Day dinner, ...
a)
has been spending more and more time at her church
b)
lost her mother a few days after the moon moved closer to Earth
c)
is the daughter of Miranda's skating coach, Mrs. Daley
d)
no longer speaks to Miranda
5.
What caused Sammi and Megan to act differently, with Sammi becoming more promiscuous and Megan more devout?
a)
the excitement surrounding the moon
b)
the death of their friend Becky
c)
Miranda's birthday party
d)
nothing in particular
6.
A couple of hours into the school day after the Moon shifts closer to the Earth, this person shows up to get Miranda ...
a)
her older brother
b)
her mother
c)
her father
d)
no one as there is no school that day
7.
Find the place that Miranda doesn't go on the day her mother takes her on shopping.
a)
the grocery store
b)
the bank
c)
the convenience store
d)
the strip mall
8.
Find the person that is not present on the shopping excursion in chapter 3.
a)
Miranda
b)
Matt
c)
Mrs. Nesbitt
d)
Johnny
9.
Whose telescope does Miranda's family use to look at the meteor on the night the Moon moves closer to the Earth?
a)
Miranda's
b)
Matt's
c)
Johnny's
d)
a neighbor's
10.
What does Johnny love?
a)
hockey
b)
baseball
c)
astrology
d)
reading
11.
What two sports do Miranda love?
a)
baseball and swimming
b)
skating and swimming
c)
volleyball and skiing
d)
baseball and skating
12.
Who is Horton?
a)
Mrs. Nesbitt's deceased husband
b)
the family's cat
c)
the neighbor's dog
d)
the principal of Miranda's school
13.
It is said in chapter 4: "I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, ________ would still be open.” Fill in the blank.
a)
church
b)
McDonald's
c)
Starbuck's
d)
school
14.
In chapter 4, another shopping trip occurs. This time for it's for ...
a)
clothes and winter items
b)
batteries, firewood, and gasoline
c)
books and school supplies
d)
donuts and coffee
15.
There is a National Day of Mourning and memorial services on the radio. After that, the list of the dead ...
a)
is posted on the Internet
b)
no longer is important news
c)
no longer exists
d)
is the only news on the radio
16.
In chapter 5, Mrs. Nesbitt comes over with this food item:
a)
bacon
b)
pizza
c)
eggs
d)
chocolate cake
17.
Who gives away half her sandwich during lunch?
a)
Miranda
b)
Miranda's mom
c)
Megan
d)
most people
18.
At the end of chapter 5, Miranda is thinking about...
a)
being a godmother
b)
peanut butter and jelly
c)
final exams
d)
death
19.
When Miranda wants to donate some blankets for the people in need in New York and New Jersey, her mother ...
a)
adds food to the donation bin as well
b)
refuses to help
c)
gives only 2 blankets
d)
offers to give something every week
20.
This person doesn't have breakfast and only eats lunch if made to do so ...
a)
Mrs. Nesbitt
b)
Miranda
c)
Miranda's mother
d)
Matt
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