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The Lemonade War

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Evan agreed to the bet because..?

a)

He enjoyed the competition

b)

He couldn't let his little sister win

c)

He couldn't let Jessie think he was a loser

d)

He wanted to win her money

2.
What is Jessie's weakness?
a)
Math
b)
Spelling
c)
Puzzles
d)
Feelings
3.
What is Evan's weakness?
a)
Reading
b)
Puzzles
c)
Feelings
d)
Math
4.
She watched Evan walking away, getting smaller and smaller.  He was ____________ her.
a)
retreating
b)
deserting
c)
swatting
d)
menacing
5.
"You'd lock it up in your lock box and save it 'til you were fifty years old.  You're the biggest _________ on the planet." 
a)
stern
b)
miser
c)
swatting
d)
lull
6.

In order to find out how much money Evan made selling lemonade, Jessie has to _______

a)

tell on Evan to their mom

b)

Ask Evan to tell her

c)

Go into Evan’s room without permission

d)

Get Scott Spencer to steal it

7.
Jessie and Evan make a bet to see who can make ____ first.
a)
100 dollars
b)
100 cents
c)
100 cups of lemonade
d)
100 friends
8.

Because Evan did not have a _________, Officer Ken asked Evan to stop selling lemonade.

a)

funnel

b)

permit

c)

gimmick

d)

directory

9.

What do Evan and Jessie have in common?

a)

They both are in the second grade.

b)

They are both friends with Scott Spencer.

c)

They both bend the rules during the bet.

d)

They both make 200 dollars.

10.

Evan loses Jessie's money when he goes to a friend's house to __________.

a)

play basketball

b)

ice skate

c)

swim

d)

sell lemonade

11.

Why does Evan ask Scott to help him with the lemonade stand?

a)

Scott is good in math.

b)

Scott has money to buy lemonade.

c)

Scott is his best friend.

d)

All of his other friends are on vacation.

12.

Where does Jessie and Megan want to donate their money?

a)

The Animal Rescue League

b)

The local zoo

c)

Save the Whales

d)

their school

13.

Which of the following details from the story SUPPORT that Scott probably took the money?

a)

He has been in trouble before.

b)

He suddenly left the swim party for no reason.

c)

He told Evan that he took the money.

d)

He hates Jessie.

14.

Why does Jessie go with Megan to the beach?

a)

She doesn't want to make Megan angry.

b)

She wants to make Evan upset.

c)

She has made more than enough money to win.

d)

She is hot and wants to go to the beach.

15.

Which statement BEST describes how Evan and Jessie resolve their problems at the end of the book?

a)

They remain upset with one another.

b)

They forgive one another.

c)

They do not speak to one another.

d)

They have another fight.

16.
What is a theme of this story?
a)
Family first
b)
Money is most important
c)
Bugs are not that bad
d)
Lemonade is worth starting a war over.
17.
What book does Jessie turn to for comfort?
a)
Charlotte's Web
b)
Because of Winn Dixie
c)
The Lemonade War
d)
Pride and Prejudice
18.

From what point of view is the book written?

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person

d)

4th person

19.

In what grade will Jessie be in when school starts?

a)

4th

b)

1st

c)

3rd

d)

2nd

20.

Why was Evan angry at Jessie for setting up a stand with Megan?

a)

He thinks its cheating.

b)

Jessie is a mean person.

c)

He likes Megan.

d)

He doesn't like Scott

21.

What is money you earn by selling something after you subtract the cost?

a)

cheapskate

b)

underselling

c)

charity

d)

profit

22.

Jessie and Megan ended up making money by franchising their business. What does franchise mean?

a)

To keep selling without sleep.

b)

To lower the price and make things easier to buy, hoping to sell more.

c)

To offer other things that may interest the customer.

d)

When many different people/places sell a product for a specific company. Possibly world wide.

23.

How much money did Evan make?

a)

104

b)

103.11

c)

208.89

d)

103.89

24.

How much money did Jessie and Megan make?

a)

208

b)

104

c)

35

d)

103.11

25.

Jessie and Megan give away ___________________ to help sell more lemonade

a)

Money, gift cards, jewlery

b)

pencils, pens, notebooks, calculators

c)

Snacks, decals, hair braiding, nail painting, face painting

d)

Lemonade

26.

Jessie puts _________________________in the lemonade that Evan makes before going to the beach with Megan.

a)

Fruit, gummy worms, and ice

b)

Fruit flies, inchworms, a caterpillar and dirt

c)

Extra lemons

d)

Spicy Peppers

27.
Before the letter arrived how was Jessie's and Evan's relationship?
a)
best friends
b)
enemies
c)
they spent a little time together
d)
they were mean to each other
28.

to demolish or crush completely

a)

pulverize

b)

deflating

c)

miser

d)

precise

29.
Similes are used a lot in this book.  This is a type of figurative language. Normally a simile compares things using like or as in the sentence. Which of these sentences from the book is a simile?
a)
The money in his pocket tingled.
b)
Jessie was in knots.
c)
His brain spun like a top.
30.

Which business idea helped Jessie increase her net profits the most?

a)

Goodwill

b)

Gimmick

c)

Value-Added

d)

Franchise