WorksheetsThe Finish of Patsy Barnes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Where does Patsy move from?
Kentucky
N. Carolina
Georgia
Dalesford
What prior history does Patsy have with the horse Black Boy?
The horse killed his mom.
The horse kicked him in the head.
He used to take care of the horse.
The horse killed his dad.
In what ways is the historical context of racism found in the story?
The doctor does not want to visit his neighborhood.
Patsy is forced to work with horses instead of go to school.
Patsy is not allowed to go to school.
The doctor thinks the African Americans in his city should go back to the South.
How does Patsy overcome obstacles?
He has the horse run an obstacle course.
He returns to school after being kicked out.
He rides the horse that killed his dad to victory.
He decides to become a doctor.
How is the story affected by cultural and historical contexts?
The characters speak with strong accents.
The doctor is racist.
Riding horses was a major source of entertainment where Patsy grew up and lived.
People generally had to pay for doctors to come to their homes instead of having insurance and going to offices.
unable to be corrected because of a bad habit
meager
diplomatic
incorrigible
compounded
endless life
meager
immortality
resolute
incorrigible
A meal ____________ of cheeseburgers and fries is delicious, but not so healthy.
resolute
compounded
incorrigible
diplomatic
Settling a fight between 2 friends makes you ________
incorrigible
diplomatic
resolute
meager
deciding to do something
resolute
meager
compulsory
incorrigible
The ____________ age to vote is 18.
resolute
compulsory
meager
diplomatic
Michael has a _________________ amount of patience for people who use Comic Sans.
resolute
incorrigible
meager
diplomatic
In this sentence, which word is the adverb? We danced in the competition yesterday, but lost to Hopewell.
danced
lost
Hopewell
yesterday
Which word is being modified by an adjective in this sentence? The green car raced down 5th Street.
street
5th
car
raced
Choose any adverbs you find in this sentence: I went sledding today, but I clumsily fell off the sled.
today
sled
sledding
clumsily
