WorksheetsThe Tail by Joyce Hansen
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who is the protagonist of the story?
The dog
Tasha
Mom
Junior
Where does the story mostly take place?
At a park in the city
At the Cloisters
In the apartment
On a jungle gym
What is Tasha looking forward in the exposition of the story?
Adopting a dog for the first time
Getting a part-time job
Spending time with her younger brother
Practicing for the double-dutch contest and hanging with her friends
What is double-dutch?
a type of basketball game
hide-and-seek in the woods
a jump-rope game using two jump ropes
a game similar to tag but with teams
Which is NOT a conflict in the story?
Tasha has to watch Junior
Tasha cannot find Junior
Tasha failed 6th grade
Tasha wants to hang out with her friends but can't
Which adjective best describes Tasha's attitude toward watching Junior?
Thrilled
Miserable
Nervous
Eager
Who is Junior?
A kid from the block
The loose dog
Tasha's younger brother
A foreign exchange student
Who is Naomi?
Tasha's twin sister
Tasha's mother
A girl from down the street
Tasha's best friend
Which is a list of proper nouns from the story?
he, she, it
Thunder, park, Tasha
Thunder, Junior, Naomi
cutey, Naomi, vacuum
"I tried not to imagine a huge yellow dog with red eyes gnawing at my heels." What does gnawing mean?
Crying out loud
Cutting with a knife
Biting and chewing
Barking
"No sense in both of us being mauled." What does mauled mean?
attacked
an activity at the park
going to the mall
hugging
After finding Junior, he, Tasha, and Naomi walk back to the apartment. Which part of the plot is this?
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
Tasha learns that she likes having her brother around. Which part of the plot is this?
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
What is the helping verb in the following sentence? Tasha is searching for her brother.
Tasha
is
searching
brother
How is the wild dog described in the story?
a big yellow dog with red eyes
a giant red dog with yellow eyes
a cute little dog with ticks all over him
there is no dog
