WorksheetsJacob the Great reading comprehension
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins
According to the text, why does Jacob stop playing the guitar?
It hurt his fingers.
He’d rather play drums.
It was too easy.
d. He failed math.
According to the passage, why does Jacob decide that he wants a metal detector?
He sees a man at the park with one.
His father had one as a child.
He saw a TV commercial for one.
He read an ad for one in a comic book.
How does Jacob get the items that he wants in the story?
He asks his mom.
He asks his dad.
He shovels driveways and mows lawns.
He does all of these things to get what he wants.
When did Jacob buy the metal detector?
In the fall
In the summer
In the winter
In the spring
True or False: The metal detector was a good investment for Jacob.
True
False
Why doesn’t Jacob’s father want to get him the magician’s kit for his birthday?
Jacob failed math class.
Jacob quits too many expensive activities.
Jacob has been mean to his younger brother.
Jacob went to the park without permission.
Why does Jacob’s father buy Jacob the magician’s kit?
Jacob mowed the lawn.
Jacob reminded his father of himself.
Jacob bought ice cream for his brother.
Jacob found his father’s key ring.
Which word is closest in meaning to the italicized word in the following sentence from paragraph four: “It was no surprise that Jacob’s father was reluctant to buy him a magician’s kit for his birthday”?
Happy
Willing
Proud
Hesitant
What distracts Jacob from the magician’s kit?
A TV commercial
b. His father
The kitchen table
A comic book
Based on the end of the story, Jacob is most likely to go on and do which of the following?
Become a great magician
Learn to play guitar well
Detect an incredible hidden treasure
Raise money to go to space camp
Which character trait best describes Jacob in regards to his hobbies?
Dedicated
Committed
Impulsive
Devoted
What was the author’s purpose in writing this text?
Inform
Entertain
Persuade
Confuse
Which technique is used in the following line: “The five-hundred dollar guitar lives under his bed.”
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
