WorksheetsJoey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Complete the sentence: Joey's life is better when he lives with his...
a)
grandma
b)
mom
2.
Which word best describes Joey?
a)
calm
b)
sweet
c)
hyperactive
d)
not intelligent
3.
What caused Joey to swallow his key?
a)
Mrs. Maxy cut the string
b)
the string broke after he swallowed the key
c)
he accidentally swallowed the string too
d)
a bully forced him to swallow it
4.
What is causing Joey to be so behind in school?
a)
He isn't smart enough.
b)
He misses so much class time due to his behavior.
c)
The teachers refuse to teach him.
d)
He skips school a lot.
5.
What does it mean to do something intentionally? Use page 25 for help.
a)
to do something on purpose
b)
to do something without thinking
c)
to do something quickly
d)
to take your time doing something
6.
Where does Joey's mom work?
a)
a zoo
b)
a beauty parlor
c)
the casino
d)
at the school
7.
What causes Joey's mom to cry?
a)
He asked if she drank while she was pregnant.
b)
He asked if he ate paint chips as a baby.
c)
He asked if he fell on his head a lot.
d)
She wouldn't let him have a dog.
8.
To where did Joey take a field trip?
a)
the Amish farm
b)
a bakery
c)
a pumpkin patch
d)
a zoo
9.
What made Joey so wired at the Amish farm?
a)
He ate a whole shoofly pie.
b)
He forgot to take his meds.
c)
He got lost in the cornfield and was scared.
d)
He swallowed his key.
10.
How did Joey want to change the world?
a)
Give everyone a nose job
b)
Create bumper stickers
c)
Give everyone slices of apple
d)
Smile at everyone he met
11.
How did Joey hurt his ankle in Chapter 6?
a)
He jumped into a hay bale from the rafters of a barn.
b)
He tripped running away.
c)
He fell off the bus.
d)
He stomped on all the pumpkins.
12.
In Chapter 7, what three words does Joey love to hear?
a)
Nicely done, Joey
b)
You're good, Joey
c)
You are smart
d)
I'm sorry, Joey
13.
What happens because Joey runs with Mrs. Maxy's extra sharp teacher scissors?
a)
He cuts Maria's nose off
b)
He pokes himself in the eye
c)
He cuts Maria's toe off
d)
He drops the scissors on his foot
14.
What happens to Joey because of the incident in Chapter 7?
a)
He is suspended and moved the Special Ed school
b)
He has to go to Mrs. Howard's Special Ed class full time
c)
He is suspended from all school's
d)
He is transferred to a Catholic School
15.
True or false: Joey is truly a bad kid.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
Which friend did Joey make on his new bus?
a)
Charlie
b)
Howard
c)
Carl
d)
Harry
17.
Why does Joey think his mom has been taken away?
a)
the bus driver asked him if he was the new foster kid
b)
Charlie said his mom had been taken away
c)
He called the cops on her
d)
Special Ed told the police how Joey has been treated
18.
What does Joey's mom promise him if he does well in his new school?
a)
a dog
b)
a cat
c)
an iguana
d)
a bunny
19.
What does Joey blame for causing the accident in Chapter 7?
a)
His bunny slippers
b)
His shoe laces
c)
The slippery floor
d)
Mrs. Maxy
20.
What kind of animal does Joey want?
a)
a Chihuahua
b)
a Russian Blue cat
c)
a leopard gecko
d)
a Rottweiler
21.
Why is Joey introduced to May and June as YAM and ENUJ?
a)
Because they read and write backward
b)
Because they are trying to trick him
c)
They were named after foreign foods
d)
He doesn't know how to say their names
22.
Who is Joey's mentor at his new school?
a)
Charlie
b)
Special Ed
c)
Mrs. Howard
d)
Dr. Preston
23.
Why does Dr. Preston think Joey has been abused?
a)
He has bruises
b)
He has band-aids all over
c)
He looks sickly
d)
He doesn't know how to talk
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