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Wonder #1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 24mins

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1.

Which of the following best describes the point of view in Part I?

a)

Auggie is the narrator, so readers see only his inner thoughts and feelings.

b)

The narrator is unknown. Readers see all characters inner thoughts and feelings.

c)

The narrator is unknown. Readers only see Auggie’s inner thoughts and feelings.

d)

Mom is the narrator, so readers only see her inner thoughts and feelings.

2.

Which of the following examples from Part I best supports that Auggie feels insecure about this appearance when meeting new people?

a)

“I would have been more nervous about meeting Mr. Tushman if I’d known I was also going to be meeting some kids from the new school.”

b)

“‘Hi,’ I mumbled, dropping my hand into his hand while I looked down at his feet. He was wearing red Adidas.”

c)

“He was talking as he closed the door to his office and sat down behind his big desk, though I wasn’t really paying much attention to what he was saying.”

d)

“Mom sat down in a chair in front of Mr. Tushman’s desk, and even though there was another chair right next to hers, I decided to stand beside her.”

3.

“But if someone doesn’t have a summer name and wants to sit with us,” she said very seriously, “we’ll still let them if they’re nice, okay?”

What does this sentence suggest about Summer’s character?

a)

Summer feels sorry for August and wants others to feel that way as well.

b)

Summer is popular and doesn’t want to be the only person sitting at Auggie’s table with him.

c)

Summer thinks Auggie needs to let more people sit at his table so he will make friends.

d)

Summer is a very kind person who wants Auggie and others to feel accepted.

4.

“I have an aversion to having my picture taken. There, I used it in a sentence.”

“I thought Mom would try to get me to drop my aversion to having my picture taken for school, but she didn’t. Unfortunately, while I managed to avoid having the portrait taken, I couldn’t get out of being part of the class picture. Ugh.”

Using context clues, determine the meaning of the word aversion.

a)

dislike

b)

love

c)

confidence

d)

understanding

5.

Mom said: “Who was that, Auggie?”

“Summer,”

“Is she in your class?”

“I have lots of classes.”

“Is she in any of your classes?” Mom said.

“I don’t know.”

Which of the following inferences best supports why Auggie was being so short with his mom in this conversation after the first day of school?

a)

He was mad at her because she made him go to school, and he was giving her a version of the silent treatment.

b)

He was sad because people were mean to him at school, and he wanted to get away from the school so he could cry to his mom.

c)

He was too cool to answer her silly questions now that he was in school, so he was aggravated by her being nosy.

d)

He was overwhelmed by his first day at school and was taking his frustration out on his mom because he felt comfortable enough with her to do so.

6.

Which statement best describes how Via felt about August cutting off this Padawan braid?

a)

Via is glad.

b)

Via didn’t really care.

c)

Via was upset.

d)

Via was relieved.

7.

Choose the evidence from the text that best supports your answer to which statement best describes how Via felt about August cutting off this Padawan braid?

a)

“Via couldn’t believe that I had cut it off.”

b)

“‘That took you years to grow!’ she said, almost like she was angry. ‘Why did you cut it off?’”

c)

“‘Did someone make fun of it?’”

d)

“‘Did you tell Christopher you were cutting it off?’”

8.

Why does Via make such a big deal about the Padawan braid?

a)

Via knew that August didn’t just cut it off without reason because he’d been growing it for years, so she assumed that someone said something at school to make Auggie feel insecure.

b)

Via was super excited about it because she hated the braid and thought it was childish.

c)

Via didn’t really care about the braid; she was just being dramatic because she had a bad day at school.

d)

Via had feared that August would get made fun of at school because of it, so she was relieved he decided to get rid of it.

9.

What does you answer in PART A reveal about Via’s character? (Why does Via make such a big deal about the Padawan braid?)

a)

selfish

b)

protective

c)

dramatic

d)

easy going

10.

“They were just being normal dumb kids. I know that. I kind of wanted to tell them that. Like, it’s okay, I know I’m weird looking, take a look, I don’t bite. Hey, the truth is, if a Wookie started going to school all of a sudden, I’d be curious, I’d probably stare a bit! And if I was walking with Jack or Summer, I’d probably whisper to them: Hey, there’s the Wookie. And if the Wookie caught me saying that, he’d know I wasn’t trying to be mean. I was just pointing out the fact that he’s a Wookie.”

What does this passage reveal about Auggie’s character?

a)

understanding

b)

inconsiderate

c)

immature

d)

outspoken

11.

“What did Julian give as his reason?” I asked.

“You know,” said mom, “his mom was the only person who didn’t RSVP at all.” She looked at me. “I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”

What does the phrase “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” mean?

a)

a child often has similar characteristics to his or her parents

b)

some people have no manners

c)

everyone comes from the same family tree

d)

there are many different people that come from the same type of family

12.

On page 72, after the chemistry experiment in Mrs. Rubin’s class, August compares himself to the old moldy cheese from Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Why did August use this metaphor?

a)

His classmates thought he smelled weird, so they were staying away from him.

b)

He could tell that his classmates were trying to avoid touching him like the kids avoided the old moldy cheese in the book.

c)

August appeared yellow like the cheese in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book.

d)

His classmates thought that he caught some sort of cooties from the cheese.

13.

Which of the following comments (made by Auggie) is the best piece of evidence to show August’s love of Halloween?

a)

“My fifth year I was an astronaut.”

b)

“In homeroom, we all talked about what we were going to be for Halloween.”

c)

“This year I am going to be Boba Fett; not Boba Fett the kid in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, but Boba Fett the man from Star Wars Episode VL The Empire Strikes Back.”

d)

“At lunch the next day, Summer asked me what I was going to be for Halloween. Of course, I’d been thinking about it since last Halloween, so I knew right away.”

14.

“I wish every day could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks.

What theme, or life lesson, is this passage helping establish in the novel?

a)

Enjoy the simple things in life.

b)

Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.

c)

It’s more important to be kind than right.

d)

Bullies can be overcome.

15.

In “The Bleeding Scream,” August overhears a conversation between Jack Will and Julian. Which of the following is most likely the reason that August wanted to “run out of the class” and the reason he started crying and called home from school?

a)

He overheard Julian talking about him and his facial deformity on his favorite day of the year.

b)

He wasn’t able to wear the Boba Fett costume because it was too difficult for him to put on by himself.

c)

He realized that his very best friend at school, one of his only friends, was basically just being nice to him because Mr. Tushman told him to.

d)

He heard the mummy say that he “[looked] like one of those shrunken heads.”