Worksheetsfrom Brown Girl Dreaming (myPerspectives)
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Where does the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming take place?
Halsey Park
New York City
Uncle Robert's house
Greenville, South Carolina
In the poem "another way" from Brown Girl Dreaming, what does Woodson's mother bring home?
a James Brown record
wrapped presents
board games
a new TV
In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, what is the main thing that readers learn about Odella, Woodson's older sister?
Odella is boss.
Odella is smart.
Odella tells lies.
Odella runs wild.
In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, how does Uncle Robert feel about Woodson's stories?
They make him homesick.
He thinks they are lies.
They confuse him.
He likes them.
What makes Brown Girl Dreaming different from most other memoirs?
It is made up of poems.
It takes the form of a letter.
It has a first-person point of view.
It tells about the author's childhood experiences.
If Mia says that the snowflakes are feathery, what does she mean?
The snowflakes are flying away.
The snowflakes are soft and light.
The snowflakes are falling rapidly.
The snowflakes are sticking to her.
Your little brother is humming at the dinner table. Which of your senses tells you this?
sight
taste
touch
hearing
Which of the following sentences best shows the meaning of shushes?
Grandma softly tells the children not to make any noise.
Jackson puts on his boots and wades through the mud.
Isa cheers wildly for the home team when they score.
Evan flattens each ball of cookie dough into a circle.
In the poem "brooklyn rain" from Brown Girl Dreaming, how does Woodson feel about staying indoors?
Staying indoors bores her.
She is scared of the outdoors.
Staying indoors makes her feel safe.
She has more fun indoors than outdoors.
In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, what is Woodson always doing?
winning awards
getting in trouble
making things up
trying to sneak out
Which sentence best describes Woodson in Brown Girl Dreaming?
She feels left out.
She dislikes her siblings.
She has a lively imagination.
She is the best singer in the family.
In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, what does Woodson's mother believe?
If she lets her children outdoors, they will commit crimes.
Children should not speak until they are spoken to.
Uncle Robert gets the children too worked up.
Her daughter's stories sound like lies.
From what point of view is Brown Girl Dreaming told?
first-person point of view
second-person point of view
third-person point of view
fourth-person point of view
Which quotation from Brown Girl Dreaming best illustrates first-person point of view?
...No slip and slide through grass.
Uncle Robert has moved to New York City!
I went up a hill yesterday, I say.
Sometimes, that's the way things happen.
How can you tell that Brown Girl Dreaming is not an example of prose?
It is long and filled with interesting details.
It tells a story from the author's own life.
It is written in stanzas, not paragraphs.
It presents a single author's thoughts.
Read these lines from "believing," in Brown Girl Dreaming.
But my mother accuses me of lying.
If you lie, she says, one day you'll steal.
I won't steal.
What does the author use most clearly in these lines from her memoir, and why?
She uses line breaks to show point of view.
She uses strong verbs to move the plot forward.
She uses dialogue to show that two characters disagree.
She uses vivid words to create images in the reader's mind.
Which of these sentences contains the best example of onomatopoeia?
The dice clattered onto the tabletop.
We slid across the floor in our socks.
Here is a book of nursery rhymes.
It's raining cats and dogs outside.
Which of these words is the best example of onomatopoeia?
singer
leaped
screeched
microphone
Which word in this sentence is a common noun?
Jacksons
took
train
Dallas
Which sentence correctly uses a possessive noun?
When it rain's, the kids like to listen to their uncles records.
When it rains, the kids like to listen to their uncle's records.
When it rains, the kid's like to listen to their uncles records.
When it rains, the kids like to listen to their uncles record's.
Which sentence correctly uses a proper noun?
Our Mother's favorite singer is from a small town in georgia.
Our mother's favorite Singer is from a small town in georgia.
Our Mother's favorite singer is from a small Town in georgia.
Our mother's favorite singer is from a small town in Georgia.
