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Worksheets"The Juvie Three" Comprehension Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Kellerman said that he could see why Terence hadn't been happy:
feeding chickens on the island.
lifting weights during free time.
checking inventory on the computer.
filing out papers in the infirmary.
Mrs. Liebowitz told Ms. Vaughn that _____ was a waste of tax dollars.
worrying about dirty socks
checking up on dental hygiene
giving third chances to criminals
supplying adolescents with lawyers
Deputy Chief Delancey was _____ when Gecko entered the small conference room.
snoring like a freight train
munching on a juicy pear
chewing a wad of tobacco
admiring the guard's tattoo
In middle school, Arjay had studied a story about a condemned man who staved off his execution by vowing that he could
rid the castle of ghosts.
teach the king's horse to talk.
cure the queen's fear of spiders.
turn rocks into nuggets of gold.
After his return to the halfway house, Healy broke the rules by allowing Gecko to
speak with his mother on the phone.
invite his father to the art program.
attend a family reunion at the park.
join the yearbook club at school.
Rueben decided Gecko's fate when he saw Gecko
breaking into e-mail accounts.
decoding hieroglyphics.
driving a go-kart.
doing tricks on a dirt bike.
Healy couldn't believe it when Arjay asked to
bring a guitar.
sign up for piano lessons.
join the drama club.
place bets on the horse races.
Healy claimed that Ms. Vaughn wouldn't be satisfied if the boys
invented a flying vehicle.
saved her from a burning building.
solved global warming.
discovered a cure for cancer.
Roxanne knew that Bart Cranston wimped out of the volunteer program because he didn't want his
lacrosse buddies to call him names.
older brother asking him for free drugs.
skateboarding friends forgetting about him.
phobia of needles to be discovered.
Instead of _____, Gecko visited Healy in the hospital.
choosing a topic for his science project
picking up mothballs for chemistry class
airing up soccer balls for the gym teacher
constructing a bridge with toothpicks
The middle-aged woman who cornered Terence in the hallway was
clutching a pair of scissors.
wearing curlers in her hair.
carrying a pink umbrella.
wrapped in a flowered nightgown.
As the yacht slipped into the bay, Gecko and Roxanne
posed for the photographer.
threw rose petals in the water.
sat by the chopper.
played miniature golf.
Healy said that it looked like _____ the cafeteria.
zombies were roaming around
a flamingo farm had blown up in
a colony of ants had taken over
squids had squirted ink all over
The knife DeAndre held fell to the floor after Gecko
flung the bowling trophy at him.
clobbered him with the expensive vase.
smashed his knee with the tire iron.
squeezed lemon juice in his eyes.
Roxanne said that Healy was a dream customer because he
didn't mind eating a lukewarm dinner.
took his medication without complaining.
never whined about the room temperature.
couldn't remember how he took his coffee.
Diego turned around in the cafeteria when someone
landed a spitball in his hair.
shoved an ice cube down his shirt.
sprayed soup in his face.
kicked the back of his chair.
Con Ed refused to go to sleep because he was convinced that
a group of mutants would kidnap him.
the power company would drain his energy.
keeping his eyes would make him blind.
his dream of falling from a cliff would come true.
Mrs. Liebowitz asked when Arjay learned to
caulk a sink.
replace a faucet.
change mower blades.
wire a light fixture.
Arjay became suspicious when Terence spent the entire shift
searching for a hidden safe.
sweeping around the yellow tape.
wiping off the glass countertop.
napping under the manager's desk.
DeAndre stormed down the street after Mrs. Liebowitz
pulled a video camera from her coat pocket.
emptied a saucepan of water on his head.
threatened to call his probation officer.
started throwing kitty litter in his face.
How was DeAndre's hair styled?
Tiny braids were secured with green rubber bands.
A dollar symbol was razor-cut into it.
The tips were colored fire engine red.
A large pick stuck out from his enormous afro.
Terence couldn't believe he was picked for the experimental program after the incident that
caused a guard to break a leg.
started with balloons filled with ink.
involved a lobster in a toilet bowl.
provoked a riot in the television room.
Why did Mrs. Liebowitz shriek like a hawk?
A stranger's dog leaped into her lap.
Someone swiped her purse from her shoulder.
She noticed Arjay peering into her bay window.
Arjay took one of her grocery bags.
Because he wanted to cheer up the boys, Healy
pretended the soda can was a hockey puck.
agreed to let them attend the dance.
hurled the rye break like a football.
bought them a package of fireworks.
The Sisters of Mercy were on garbage squad because they
covered up evidence in the pastor's trial.
helped couples illegally adopt infants.
spent the collection plate money on blackjack.
threw tomatoes during a student demonstration.
When Gecko broke up with her, Roxanne
dropped a medicine ball on his foot.
slammed a box of detergent into his chest.
ripped off the necklace he gave her.
squirted ketchup all over his work uniform.
Terence hoped that Gecko and Arjay _____in case Healy didn't forgive them.
ran marathons
owned bullet proof vests
practiced yoga
sprouted sets of wings
DeAndre told Terence to bring him the bag lady's high school ring to prove that Terence
shoved her down the steep embankment.
dumped her in the playground fountain.
locked her in the abandoned warehouse.
followed her to the subway station.
Healy had been arrested for assault as a teenager because a fight occurred while he was
tossing stink bombs in public restrooms.
selling fireworks across the state line.
scalping tickets at a boxing tournament.
heckling a referee during a basketball game.
Terence said that he hardly ever attended school even when his father
dragged him by the earlobe.
bought him new clothes.
chased him with a shovel.
gave him lunch money.
