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The Wanderer

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

In paragraph 11 of the passage from The Wanderer, what is the meaning of the word slew?

a)

a great number

b)

a loud argument

c)

a convincing list

d)

a creative invention

2.

Which evidence from paragraph 11 best helps the reader understand the meaning of slew?

a)

“. . . was determined to go . . .”

b)

“. . . battering them over the head . . .”

c)

“. . . all the things I’d learned . . .”

d)

“. . . with some things I’d made . . .”

3.

Which statement shows how the point of view influences how the events are described in the passage from The Wanderer?

a)

The narrator indicates that Sophie is emotional when she talks about sailing with her father.

b)

The narrator reveals Sophie’s impatience when she asks to go sailing.

c)

The narrator shows Sophie’s determination when she asks to go sailing with her uncles.

d)

The narrator suggests that Sophie is concerned about her mother when she asks to go sailing.

4.

Which statement below shows Sophie's determination?

a)

“It rolled and rolled and called. . . .” (paragraph 1)

b)

“He says I am either in dreamland or earthland. .”(paragraph 5)

c)

“‘I want you to stay home.’” (paragraph 7)

d)

“I am thirteen, and I am going to sail. . . .” (paragraph 9)

5.

What are dinghies?

a)

large motorboats

b)

yachts

c)

small rowboats

d)

barge

6.

Sophie's Father calls her Three-Sided. Choose FOUR of the words from the text that show those three sides.

a)

dreamy

b)

hardheaded

c)

impulsive

d)

romantic

e)

logical

7.

Sophie's dad says her logical side comes from her

a)

mother

b)

father

c)

uncle

d)

cousins

8.

Sophie's father says her dreamy side comes from her

a)

father

b)

mother

c)

uncles

d)

cousins

9.

Who are Stew, Mo, and Dock?

a)

her cousins

b)

her dad's brothers

c)

her mom's brothers

d)

her friends from school

10.

What moment does Sophie's mother wish she could be a part of?

a)

going on the sailing trip

b)

scuba diving in the ocean

c)

hanging out with her brothers

d)

seeing her father at the end of the trip