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The Printer by Myron Uhlberg

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The boy's father was a printer, which meant he worked on making

a)

magazines

b)

music

c)

hats

d)

newspapers

2.

What was the father's disability? He couldn't

a)

walk

b)

hear

c)

see

d)

move

3.

How did the father communicate?

a)

with his hands

b)

by talking

c)

by writing

d)

by drawing pictures

4.

True or False: His father was the only deaf printer there.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

The boy's father was the first to spot a

a)

leak in the machine

b)

bank robber

c)

fire

d)

water leak

6.

The fire

a)

didn't do much damage

b)

spread quickly

c)

there was no fire

7.

Who was the last to escape?

a)

the boy's father

b)

the boss

c)

his father's friend who could hear

d)

no one escaped

8.

What mostly "fed" the fire?

a)

oil from the press

b)

newspaper

c)

the wind

9.

How many of the printers had been hurt?

a)

only 3

b)

about half of them

c)

all of them

d)

none of them

10.

Following the fire,

a)

a new plant was built

b)

the plant was repaired and reopened

c)

no-one ever got a newspaper again

d)

his father retired

11.

Where does this story take place?

a)

Washington

b)

England

c)

Chicago

d)

New York City

12.

What was the sign language phrase that the other printers learned and said to the boy's father?

a)

You're amazing.

b)

You're smart.

c)

thank you

d)

hat

13.

What were the hats that his dad made, made from?

a)

pieces of straw

b)

newspaper

c)

burlap

d)

denim

14.

The hats his dad made

a)

protected his hair

b)

were special to him

c)

were 4-cornered

d)

all of these