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Knots in My Yo-yo String

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In this story the author, Jerry Spinelli, was telling us how:

a)

he became a children's book author.

b)

he became a Yo-yo Champion.

c)

he was an expert untying knots.

2.

According to the story, Knots in My Yo-yo String, becoming a published writer is:

a)

easy if you like reading and writing books.

b)

complicated because you need to overcome several obstacles.

c)

impossible because people don't like reading books anymore.

3.

According to the author, Jerry Spinelli, the secret of writing interesting children's books is:

a)

to tell the story from a child's point of view.

b)

to tell the story from a parent's point of view.

c)

to tell the story from a teacher's point of view.

4.

The cat crouched in the grass in ....... of a bird.

a)

pursuit

b)

contested

c)

deprived

5.

He taught her great lessons, so he was her ........ as well as her friend.

a)

mentor

b)

culprit

c)

employed

6.

Senators have ....... all day long in order to get a solution to the problem.

a)

contested

b)

deprived

c)

employed

7.

Viruses could turn out to be the ...... on this health situation.

a)

culprit

b)

contested

c)

miraculous

8.

Different methods have been ........ to collect the data.

a)

employed

b)

deprived

c)

culprit

9.

A ........ of shouting and screaming broke out.

a)

tumult

b)

scholastic

c)

miraculous

10.

He smiled ...... at his own misery.

a)

grimly

b)

deprived

c)

scholastic