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Lawn Boy

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 13hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the main character?

a)

John

b)

Arnold

c)

Joey

d)

The Author doesn't say

2.

Why did he get a lawn mower?

a)

He asked for it

b)

His Grandpa gave it to him

c)

It was a birthday present

d)

It was his Christmas present

3.

Describe the lawn mower

a)

It was a big mower that professionals used

b)

It was was small like a kids bulldozer

c)

It's engine was bright and yellow

d)

Only an old person would ride it

4.

How old was the main character?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

5.

Who weird "spoke" to him?

a)

His mom

b)

His dad

c)

His grandma

d)

His mower

6.

How did Lawn Boy get his first job?

a)

His dad asked him to cut a yard for a friend

b)

His grandma needed her friends yard cut

c)

His neighbor needed his yard cut

d)

His neighbor asked him if he would cut his yard

7.

Was his neighbor's house smaller or larger than his?

a)

Smaller

b)

Larger

8.

How much money did he make mowing his first yard?

a)

$10

b)

$15

c)

$17

d)

$20

9.

How did he get gas for his mower?

a)

He walked to the gas station to get his own gas

b)

He people he mowed provided it for him

c)

His dad drove him to go get it

d)

He used his dad's gas from the garage

10.

What did he say was his max on yard per day?

a)

2-3

b)

3-4

c)

4-5

d)

5-6

11.

By the end of the summer, ABOUT how much money did he think he was going to make?

a)

$6,000

b)

$7,000

c)

$8,000

d)

A little boy can't make thousands of dollars

12.

Who is Arnold?

a)

A customer who paid him by creating stocks

b)

Just another customer

c)

His best friend

d)

His neighbor

13.

What is a stocK?

a)

Shares

b)

Socks

c)

Values

d)

A type of trading

14.

What does his dad do?

a)

Mower

b)

Teacher

c)

Inventor

d)

Owns a business

15.

What company did Arnold put his first stocks in?

a)

Shoes

b)

Homes

c)

Cofins

d)

Hats

16.

Why was he making so much business?

a)

The old mower man stopped mowing for personal reasons

b)

His mower has bran new, top of the line

c)

He had lots of experience

d)

He was the best around

17.

What makes Pasqual different?

a)

He watches the kids during the day

b)

He does quiet lawn stuff at night

c)

He is a very old man who loves to do yards

d)

He has a lot of family members in yard work

18.

What is the name of the prize fighter Lawn Boy sponsors?

a)

Arnold

b)

Joseph Powdermilk

c)

Pasqual

19.

Arnold tells Lawn Boy he has how much money in his account?

a)

$25,000.00

b)

$12,000.00

c)

$50,000.00

20.

Lawn Boys business needed more workers.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Lawn Boys business needed more workers.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Lawn Boy's account was in his name.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What is the name of Lawn Boy's new worker?

a)

Joseph Powdermilk

b)

Louis

c)

Pasqual

24.

At the end of Chapter 6 Lawn Boy realizes his business is getting smaller.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What company did Lawn Boy own shares (stock) in?

a)

Coca Cola

b)

Walleye

c)

Lays

26.

In Chapter 7 how many employees does Lawn Boy have?

a)

30

b)

18

c)

15

27.

Arnold told Lawn Boy he needed to save a percentage of his profits to do what?

a)

Take the workers on a vacation

b)

Buy the employees lunch

c)

Give employees a bonus one lawn mowing season is done

28.

Law Boy began his business to earn money for a basketball goal.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What happened to Lawn Boy when Arnold told him he earned $50,000.00?

a)

He threw a party

b)

he fainted

c)

He bought a house for his parents

30.

Who tried to take over Lawn Boy's business?

a)

Pasqual

b)

Arnold

c)

Rock

31.

Person the story is about

a)

Pasqual

b)

Arnold

c)

Lawn Boy

32.

Gave Lawn Boy a lawn mower for his 12th birthday

a)

Grandma

b)

Dad

c)

Louis

33.

Teaches at a local school

a)

Louis

b)

Dad

c)

Mom

34.

Unsuccessful inventor

a)

Grandma

b)

Dad

c)

Joseph Powdermilk

35.

The prize fighter Lawn Boy sponsors

a)

Rock

b)

Louis

c)

Joseph Powdermilk

36.

Invests in Stocks/Day trader

a)

Lawn Boy

b)

Pasqual

c)

Arnold

37.

Takes Lawn Boy to his jobs

a)

Louis

b)

Arnold

c)

Pasqual

38.

The bully that threatens to take Lawn Boy's business away

a)

Pasqual

b)

Joseph Powdermilk

c)

Rock

39.

At the end of chapter 11, did Lawn Boy tell his parents about the money?

a)

Yes

b)

No

40.

At the end of chapter 11, who showed up at Lawn Boy's house?

a)

Joey

b)

The Rock

c)

Pasqual

d)

Arnold

41.

What is a sponsor?

a)

Someone who helps someone else

b)

Someone who provides funds for someone else

c)

Someone who owes someone else money

d)

Someone who is quick to get to a problem

42.

What made everyone so nervous in chapter 10 and 11?

a)

Grandma fainted

b)

The stock market crashed

c)

Arnold stole all his money and kept it for himself

d)

Rock

43.

What did Arnold buy everyone?

a)

Cars

b)

Mowers

c)

Phones

d)

Candy

44.

Why didn't Lawn Boy call the police when he knew Arnold was in trouble?

a)

What they were doing was illegal and he didn't want to go to jail

b)

He didn't want Arnold to go to jail

c)

No police officer cared about mowing businesses

d)

No one would believe a kid

45.

How did Lawn Boy finally tell his parents about the money?

a)

He brust it out

b)

When everyone was eating dinner

c)

In the car, on the way to the mall

d)

Arnold was the one who finally ratted Lawn Boy out

46.

Who saved the day?

a)

The police

b)

Grandma

c)

Mom and Dad

d)

Joey

47.

How long did the fight last?

a)

3 seconds

b)

3 and 1/2 seconds

c)

4 seconds

d)

4 and 1/2 seconds

48.

Readers pay attention to small details. What color were Joey's trunks?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Blue

d)

Black

49.

Who fainted in the story?

a)

Lawn Boy

b)

Dad

c)

Both Lawn Boy and Dad

d)

No one

50.

How did Grandma describe her husband?

a)

Smart

b)

Handy

c)

Hard Worker

d)

Tinkerer

51.

What did Arnold look like?

a)

Short round and dressed in the 70s

b)

Tall skinny and dressed in the 90s

c)

Short thin and dressed in the present day

d)

The author never described Arnold