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Grade 7 -Unit 1- Story 1-"Priscilla and the Wimps”

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the author of this short story?
a)
Richard Bird
b)
Richard Peck
c)
Gregory Peck
d)
Monk Klutter
2.

Where is the setting of the story?

a)

At a mall.

b)

At a bus station.

c)

In a school.

d)

At a beech.

3.

Who is not a main character in the story?

a)

Monk Clutter

b)

Melvin

c)

Priscilla

d)

The English teacher

4.
What type of boot does Monk Klutter wear?
a)
He wears a pair of leopard -skin boots.
b)
He wears a pair of crocodile -skin boots.
c)
He wears a pair of ostrich-skin boots.
d)
He wears a pair of ostrich-skin slippers.
5.
What is the name of Monk’s gang?
a)
Klutter's Kobras
b)
Monk's Snakes
c)
The Slithers
d)
Klutter's Stragglers
6.
Choose the character that best fits each description.
_____________was not afraid of the gang at school.
a)
Monk
b)
Melvin
c)
Kobra
d)
Priscilla
7.
What do the Kobras want from Melvin Detweiler?
a)
They want his lunch money.
b)
They want his locker.
c)
They want his friendship.
d)
They want money for a hall pass.
8.
Why does the narrator call Priscilla and Melvin “the odd couple”?
a)
Melvin is short but Priscilla is tall.
b)
Priscilla and Melvin are boyfriend and girl friend.
c)
Melvin is tall but Priscilla is short.
d)
Priscilla and Melvin go to different schools.
9.
Choose the character that best fits each description.
__________was Priscilla’s best friend.
a)
Melvin
b)
Priscilla
c)
narrator
d)
Monk
10.
What wrestling move does Priscilla use on Monk Klutter?
a)
She gives him a knee lock
b)
She gives him a head lock.
c)
She gives him an arm lock.
d)
She gives him a punch.
11.
Where does Priscilla leave Monk Klutter?
a)
She leaves him locked in the classroom.
b)
She leaves him locked up in the canteen.
c)
She leaves him locked up in the bathroom.
d)
She leaves him locked in the locker.
12.
The major difference between Monk at the beginning of the story and Monk at the end of the story is that at the end of the story Monk is__________
a)
no longer a threat to bully anyone.
b)
he is friendlier.
c)
an outsider.
d)
he leaves school.
13.

What is Priscilla surname (family name)?

a)

Edwards

b)

Smith

c)

Roseberry

d)

Strawberry

14.

What part of speech is the word swagger?

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

Pronoun

d)

Adjective

15.
True or False

Monk Klutter’s Kobras sell passes to students to allow them to go anywhere in the school.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
True or False
Klutter’s Kobras threaten physical harm if money is not given to them.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Fill in each blank below with the most appropriate word.

The boxer had a____________ over his eye from the last punch of the round.
a)
subtle
b)
pun
c)
fate
d)
laceration
18.
Fill in each blank below with the most appropriate word.
The snake_____________ through the garden.
a)
immense
b)
slithers
c)
swaggers
d)
bar
19.
Fill in each blank below with the most appropriate word.
It seemed like it was __________________ that brought the two together. 
a)
Pun
b)
immense
c)
fate
d)
subtle
20.
Fill in each blank below with the most appropriate word.
The last of the __________________ disappeared into their classroom.
a)
immense
b)
fate
c)
stragglers
d)
pun