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WorksheetsThe War With Grandpa
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
Who does the author want you to think wrote this story?
grandpa
a narrator
Peter Stokes
Peter's parents
Why are all of the chapters short in this book, instead of long chapters?
Peter doesn't know how to make a chapter.
Peter thinks short chapters make the book go by faster.
Peter wasn't allowed to write long chapters
Peter had to experience a move at the beginning of the book. Why?
Peter had to move out of his house and live with grandpa.
Peter and his family lost their home and had to move into a new one.
Peter moved out of his room so that his sister could have it.
Peter moved to the guest room so that his grandfather could move into his bedroom.
Who tells Peter that he should fight to keep his own room?
Mrs. Klein
Grandpa
Jennifer, his sister
His friends, Billy and Steve
What was the first trick that Peter played on grandpa?
He set off his alarm at 3:00 in the morning.
He took his toothbrush.
He hid grandpa's bedroom slippers
He almost caused grandpa to have a heart attack.
Why did grandpa come to live with Peter's family?
He was just visiting to spend time with Peter and Jennifer.
Grandma died and he was having a hard time living alone.
Grandpa decided that Peter's family needed him so he moved in to help them.
Peter's family moved in with grandpa, in Florida.
Grandpa used to be lots of fun. What changed, when grandpa arrived at their house?
He moped around the house and was sad.
He stayed mad at them and said mean things.
Nothing changed. He was still full of fun ideas.
Now he was trying to start a war with the family.
At the beginning of the war, how did grandpa react?
He played tricks on Peter.
He told on Peter and got him in trouble.
He went after Peter and fussed at him.
He ignored the note and the war.
When Peter stole grandpa's slippers and he went and talked to Peter, what did he tell him?
That he was glad he had taken Peter's room from him.
That Peter's parents had chosen to put Peter in the guest room and that grandpa did not make the decision.
That no one cared how Peter felt.
That he was planning to get even and win the war.
How do you think Peter felt about the fishing trip with grandpa?
He enjoyed spending time with him and wanted to do it more often.
He realized he didn't really want to spend any time with grandpa.
He was sick from being at the water and wanted to go home.
He spent the day thinking of new ways to get even with grandpa.
Who ended the war?
Peter
Peter's parents
Grandpa
The war ended when Grandpa won.
Towards the end of the story, why did Grandpa start talking funny?
He was sick.
He had his mouth full.
He didn't have any dentures in.
He was not talking funny during the book.
Where did Grandpa hide Peter's school stuff?
In the bathroom closet.
In the guest bedroom.
in the downstairs office.
In the luggage bags.
What happened in order for Peter to get his room back?
Grandpa died.
Peter won the war and grandpa moved to the guest room.
Grandpa decided he wanted an apartment downstairs.
Grandpa went back home to Florida.
What lessons did Peter learn? (There is more than one right answer choice.)
When someone does you wrong, war can help you get revenge.
Talking things out is much better than starting a war.
When writing a story, getting started is the hardest part but it gets easier if you don't give up.
Just because your friends tell you to do something, doesn't mean you should do it.
What was grandpa's gift to Peter?
Peter got his bedroom back.
Grandpa let him help fix up the basement.
A sign to hang on his bedroom door
Grandpa let Peter win the war.
What is the genre of this story?
realistic fiction
nonfiction
documentary
autobiography
What was Peter's teacher's name?
Mrs. Wetter
Mrs. Stokes
Mrs. Biddles
Mrs. Klein
How did Peter feel at the end of the war?
happy to have won
sad because he lost
ashamed to have started the war
proud of his accomplishments
How did you like this book?
I liked it.
I did not like it.
