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WorksheetsSky Boys
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
What do the boys work on?
Mr Chrysler's building
the Empire State Building
an old hotel
Which of these things happens first in the story?
The Empire State Building becomes the tallest building in the world.
Pop visits the Empire State Building with his son.
Workers put up the beams and columns of the Empire State Building.
Pop takes his son to the top of the Empire State Building. When the boy gets there, he runs around and shouts, "Gee whiz!" What can be concluded from this information?
The boy is excited to be at the top of the Empire State Building.
The boy is sad and disappointed by the view.
The boy looks for firewood every morning before school.
Think about two details from the beginning of the story: The boy is looking for firewood. His father has lost his job. Why might the boy be looking for firewood?
His family does not have enough money to heat their home.
He wants to help the sky boys build the Empire State Building.
He is on a break from school and does not have anything else to do.
What is the MAIN IDEA of SKY BOYS?
The Empire State Building was made with steel that comes from Pittsburgh.
The Empire Sate Building made people feel better in bad times when it was built.
The Empire State Building has windows, stairs, and pipes in it.
Read the following sentences: "They're getting ready to make something new, bold, SOARING. A building of hope in the darkest of times." What does the phrase "in the darkest of times" mean?
in the middle of the night
in good times
in bad times
Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.
Pop saves money, ________ he and his son can go to the top of the Empire State Building.
but
because
so
What is the world's tallest building when it opens on May 1, 1931?
Sears
Ollie's
Jack's
The Empire State Building
What does pop think when he hears about the Empire State Building at the beginning if the story?
Pop thinks it is a foolish idea.
He doesn't believe they will finish building it.
Sky scrapers are not real.
