WorksheetsThank You Ma'am
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of these events is an example of an external conflict?
a)
A. Mrs. Jones walks home from work.
b)
B. Roger tries to take Mrs. Jones’s purse.
c)
C. Roger wants to buy new shoes.
d)
D. Mrs. Jones cooks dinner for Roger.
2.
When Roger looks from the open door to Mrs. Jones and back to the open door, you can infer that he is
a)
A. thinking about what is for dinner
b)
B. deciding if he should close the door
c)
C. wondering if he should try to escape
d)
D. getting ready to wash his face
3.
Which of the following is an example of internal conflict?
a)
A. Roger tries to steal Mrs. Jones’s handbag.
b)
B. Mrs. Jones takes Roger back to her apartment.
c)
C. Roger is thinking about running out of her apartment.
d)
D. Mrs. Jones holds Roger by the shirt as he picks up her pocketbook.
4.
What does Mrs. Jones admit to Roger?
a)
A. She works late hours in a hotel beauty shop.
b)
B. Her own adolescence contained its share of mistakes.
c)
C. She thinks that it takes a lot of courage to apologize.
d)
D. Her belief is that everybody deserves a second chance.
5.
Why does Roger offer to go to the store for Mrs. Jones?
a)
A. He knows she wants the sweetened milk.
b)
B. His escape will be easier once he gains her trust.
c)
C. He wants to show Mrs. Jones that he can be trusted.
d)
D. His surprise at her actions leads him to fear she will call the police.
6.
At the end of the story, you can infer that Roger
a)
A. is excited about being able to buy his new shoes
b)
C. resents the attitude that Mrs. Jones displayed toward him
c)
B. will probably try to pay the ten dollars back to Mrs. Jones
d)
D. will never forget the kindness Mrs. Jones showed him
7.
What does barren mean?
a)
A. dirty
b)
B. open
c)
C. empty
d)
D. angry
8.
Where does Mrs. Jones take the boy?
a)
to the store
b)
to her house
c)
to the police station
9.
Which of the following words is a synonym for frail, as used in the sentence “The boy appeared sickly and frail”?
a)
weak
b)
shy
c)
strong
10.
Which of the following is probably true about Roger?
a)
His parents don’t take good care of him
b)
He is homeless and lives on the street
c)
He is really Mrs. Jones’s son
11.
Where did the story first take place?
a)
inside Roger's house
b)
outside in the front yard
c)
outside in the middle of nowhere
d)
none of these
12.
How does Mrs. Jones feel about the boy taking her bag?
a)
happy
b)
sad
c)
disappointed
d)
ashamed
13.
When the boy told Mrs. Jones that he wanted money to buy some new shoes, but then she said that he could've just asked for it. What was the boy thinking there?
a)
he should've just asked
b)
just steel it
c)
none of these
14.
The boy might've been ________ of himself of trying to take the bag
a)
happy
b)
ashamed
c)
sad
d)
none of these
15.
At the end what did Mrs. Jones give the boy?
a)
$10
b)
$5
c)
Shoes
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