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Shawn Volunteers

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did Shawn find the keys?

a)

Near the picnic table

b)

Near the water fountain

c)

On a paved path in the park

d)

Near the park entrance

2.

What is the meaning of the word treat?

a)

Meaning 1

b)

Meaning 2

c)

Meaning 3

d)

Meaning 4

3.

When Shawn's dad reminded him about park cleanup, Shawn felt ...

a)

happy that he could help keep the park clean

b)

hopeful that he would find something in the park

c)

resentful that he had to help clean the park

d)

angry that more people were not volunteering to help

4.

The purpose of this story is to ....

a)

remind people about the benefit of volunteering

b)

entertain the reader about a boy who helps to clean a park

c)

explain to the reader about doing good deeds

d)

persuade the reader to volunteer for activities

5.

Which sentence refers to the missing keys?

a)

"Yuck! It's warm," he said aloud.

b)

He bent over and sampled the water.

c)

The four of them soon realized they were the only people who showed up to clean the park.

d)

That's a good find!

6.

By the end of the story, you can tell that...

a)

Shawn is glad that his dad made him go to the park.

b)

no one littered in the park again.

c)

the mayor and Shawn spent a lot of time together.

d)

Shawn started to go to the park every day.

7.

What lesson is the author trying to convey in this story?

a)

Lazy is its own reward.

b)

Hard work pays off.

c)

Honesty is the best policy

d)

A clean park is a good park.

8.

Look at the diagram below of the plot of this story. Which answer belongs in the blank box of the diagram

a)

Shawn sees the mayor jogging

b)

Shawn takes a drink of water

c)

Shawn plays laser tae with his friends

d)

The mayor tells Shawn and his dad that he lost his keys

9.

The mayor most likely chuckled because ...

a)

he was so happy he found his keys

b)

Shawn knew exactly what he wanted

c)

he also loved lazer tag

d)

Shawn made a joke

10.

Which sentence from this story lets the reader know that Shawn is NOT happy about having to help clean the park?

a)

"All of the Lake City volunteers are participating tomorrow," Dad said, "and that includes you."

b)

The four of them soon realized they were the only people who showed up to clean the park.

c)

He didn't even consider himself a volunteer, since it was never his choice to sign up

d)

"And before you run off, don't forget we're helping with park cleanup tomorrow."

11.

One can conclude from reading this story that ---

a)

The mayor thought someone took his keys.

b)

The mayor thought he might have dropped his keys in the park

c)

Shawn saw the mayor drop his keys

d)

Shawn's dad wishes he had found the mayor's keys

12.

What caused new people to volunteer to clean up the park?

a)

The mayor asked more people to volunteer

b)

The mayor started helping to clean the park

c)

More people lost their keys in the park.

d)

The newspaper wrote a story about Shawn finding the mayor's keys