WorksheetsFlush - Comprehension Assessment
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What point of view is used in this novel?
First Person - Noah's point of view
First Person - Abbey's point of view
Third Person - limited to Noah
Second Person
"You listen here," Lice Peeking said. "What do I care about baby sea turtles? I got my own daily survival to worry about."
From this passage, the reader can infer that Lice is not too worried about the environment and saving animals. Is direct or indirect characterization used to help us conclude this?
Direct (explicit)
Indirect (not explicit)
Both
Neither
"One of the songs was called 'My Favorite Mistake,' and my mother liked to joke that she could have written it herself - about my dad. This time, though, she didn't smile when the song came on."
From this passage, the reader can infer that...
Noah's mother is upet with Paine.
Noah's mother thinks marrying pain was the best thing she ever did.
Noah's mother loves this song.
This song makes Noah's mother think of how much she loves Paine.
"In the dream, I started thinking about all the monster barracudas and sharks that live on the reef and what a bad thing it would be to tumble overboard there."
In Noah's elaborate dream, what might the barracudas and sharks mentioned in this passage symbolize?
the dangerous fish in the ocean
the dangerous people he may face
hatred and envy
sadness and grief
Which statement best expresses Paine Underwood's attitude toward pollution?
There is no excuse for pulluting the environment.
Sometimes you have to overlook a little pollution.
Instead of avoiding pollution, people should learn from it.
Everyone should recycle.
In what way does Paine teach his children about standing up for what is right?
He serves as an example.
He guides them with love.
He shares stories about his childhood.
He gives them lots of advice.
Which of the following is the best overall tone of this novel?
Eloquent and Encouraging
profound and serious
humorous and amusing
sarcastic and stern
"He's lost his marbles," Abbey muttered.
What type of figurative language is used in this passage?
Idiom
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
"He was shaking the hand that he'd hit me with, as if there were a crab or a mouse trap attached to it. Bull was following behind, cackling like a hyena."
What is being compared in the simile in the above passage?
Jasper's hand shaking to the way a person with their hand in a mouse trap would shake it
Jasper's hand to a mouse trap
Bull to a hyena
Jasper to a bull
"Well, Noah, you've got to admit," Miles Umlatt said, "his behavior has been erratic. Unpredictable, I mean."
er·rat·ic: \i-rat-ik\ adj. Middle English
1: having no fixed course : wandering <an erratic comet> barchaic : nomadic
2: transported from an orignal resting place especially by a glacier <an erratic boulder>
3 a: characterized by lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity <erratic dieting> <keeps erratic hours> b: deviating from what is ordinary or standard : eccentric <an erratic genius>
Which definition or erratic in the above dictionary entry best demonstrates the meaning of the word as it is used in the sentence?
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3a
Definition 3b
Which of the following is the bets theme for this novel?
There's always room for improvement.
It is best to be on the safe side
People shouldn't dump sewage in the water.
What goes around comes around.
"...I knew he was a good person. Even when he flies off the handle, at least he's fighting for something close to his heart."
Which words in this passage form an idiom?
He was a good person.
He flies off the handle.
Hes fighting for something close to his heart.
B and C
In the novel, the use of the first-person point of view allows the author to -
Share Noah's inner thoughts and feelings.
Concentrate on creating unusual characters.
Focus more on Dusty Muleman.
Describe the story's setting in vivid detail.
"Kids, lemme tell you somethin' about your daddy. He's a good man, but sometimes his brain takes a nap and lets his heart take the tiller."
What does Grandpa Bobby mean by this statement?
Paine has frequent headaches and trouble with his heart.
Paine is a good man, but his brain and heart tell him to do the wrong things.
Paine often follows his heart instead of reasoning with his brain.
Paine often falls asleep while driving the boat.
"When the flash of green came, it lasted for only a magical flick of time - so brief and brilliant and beautiful, I was afraid I'd imagined it."
What does the green flash symbolize at this point in the novel for Paine and his family?
Happiness
Sadness
Loss
Resentfullness
