WorksheetsUGLY, Quiz 2, Ch. 7-10
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
As we begin Chapter 7, Robert says he wasn't worried about starting school. Why wasn't he worried? What reason did he give?
He thought school would be easy and he'd do well because he was so smart
He felt it would be easy to make friends
He knew that it would be so much fun!
He'd been through so much already, how could school be more difficult?
What was one of the first things to happen after Robert started school?
He had a bad fall down the stairs
He made friends with David who was nice to him
He fell over at his desk and was teased
He made lots of friends and signed up for one of the student clubs
TRUE or FALSE: Robert's first day was a "scary day" for his mother.
TRUE
FALSE
When Robert's mother gave him two apples: one for David and one for Robert, what did Robert do?
Kept them both for himself--he LOVED apples!
He gave them both to David--he did NOT like apples.
He ate one and gave one to David like his mother asked him to do.
He threw them both away, neither David nor Robert liked apples
That first week of school, Robert broke his leg. How did that happen?
He crashed on his bike
He fell down the stairs
He was jumping off the ladder to the slide
He was walking up the stairs
Which gas station attendant helped Robert and his father fix Robert's broken leg?
The first one they asked
The second one
the third one
no one was willing to fix his leg
Shortly after beginning the school year, Robert wanted to catch the bus with Paula and Catherine...How'd that go? Choose all correct answers
He kept right up and made it easily on the first day
He struggled at first but didn't have to stop that first day
He got tired pretty quickly and asked to stop and rest
He had to stop and rest, but after a few weeks he could make it all the way without resting
TRUE or FALSE? Robert's mom told him that he should wear shorts because others might realize how clever he is to manage many things with artificial legs.
TRUE
FALSE
Robert said that for every ONE kid who didn't seem to care about his condition, there were _______ who did.
two
five
ten
twenty
When Robert missed all that school time for the operation to remove the infection from his head, he received a bulky package in the mail that was all the missing work he needed to make up.
TRUE
FALSE
Even though Robert missed months of school his first grade year, he did well enough to start second grade.
TRUE
FALSE
Robert's first experience learning to ride a bike
was a smashing success! He loved riding bikes!
was a disaster. He ran right into a bush with a swarm of bees
was a close call. He almost hit a bush with bees, but turned just in time!
was difficult because he couldn't use his legs, but he could steer well.
Robert's bike riding attempt was the first and last time he rode a bike.
TRUE
FALSE
Based on what Robert wrote in his book about the missing chocolate incident, what child did NOT take the chocolates?
Paula
Michael
Gary
Catherine
Robert
What was Robert's FIRST nickname?
Bob
Gimpy
Cripple
Spewed-on
Who gave Robert his first nickname?
A bunch of bullies at school
One of the kids he thought was his friend
His brother Gary
His sister Catherine
Robert talked about being "beached at the beach." Why couldn't he swim in the lake with his siblings?
The risk of drowning was too high
The risk of injury was too high
The risk of infection was too high
The risk of embarrassment was too high
What was the cruel nickname the kids at school came up with that was based on Robert's condition.
Spewed-on
Cripple
Ugly
Shorty
Robert went right home after his first cruel teasing incident and told his mom what happened.
TRUE - this was the first time he had his feelings hurt
FALSE - he wanted to protect his mom from knowing he was being teased at school
At the end of chapter ten, what event made Robert feel like he "won a small victory in the battle to be less different from everyone else?"
He was awarded the Ronald McDonald watch for being able to swim halfway across the pool
He could swim as well as his siblings
He could swim at the pool with his classmates
He won a swimming race against other kids his age
