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Because of Winn Dixie Ch 7-8

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For each question choose the best definition for the red, underlined word.

Back when Florida was wild, when it consisted of nothing but palmetto trees and mosquitoes....

a)

strange or odd

b)

to grasp or take something quickly or suddenly

c)

full of self-respect or having a sense of

your own importance

d)

to be made up of or composed of

2.

"I don't want to appear prideful'" she said, "but my daddy was a very rich man."

a)

to give strength or hope to; to ease

the grief or trouble of

b)

remembering an experience or what has been learned

c)

full of self-respect or having a sense of

your own importance

d)

to be made up of or composed of

3.

But then I became aware of a very peculiar smell, a very strong smell.

a)

strange or odd

b)

remembering an experience or what has been learned

c)

to give strength or hope to; to ease the grief or trouble of

d)

to grasp or take something quickly or suddenly

4.

"He took the book with him,"..."He snatched it up and ran."

a)

remembering an experience or what has been learned

b)

being in a higher position

c)

completely or definitely

d)

to grasp or take something quickly or suddenly

5.

I imagine I'm the only left from those days. I imagine I'm the only one who recalls that bear.

a)

strange or odd

b)

when people or things come together

c)

an amount of money given at a certain time

d)

remembering an experience or what has been learned

6.

"I would like something even more difficult to read now, because I am an advanced reader."

a)

having a high price; costs a lot

b)

being in a higher position

c)

completely or definitely

d)

paying small amounts over a period of time

7.

"I don't get a big enough allowance to afford something this fancy."

a)

when people or things come together

b)

an amount of money given at a certain time

c)

to tilt upward or to one side

d)

paying small amounts over a period of

time

8.

"An installment plan,' I said, "you know where I promise to give you my allowance every week and you give me the leash and the collar now."

a)

dependable; someone you can count on

b)

to rub gently or to pet

c)

paying small amounts over a period of time

d)

to speak in a horse, throaty voice

9.

"I'm real trustworthy," I said. "I'm new in town but my daddy is a preacher. He's the preacher at the Open Arms Baptist Church of Naomi, so I'm real honest.

a)

dependable; someone you can count on

b)

an amount of money given at a certain time

c)

to tilt upward or to one side

d)

annoying or to cause impatience

10.

"Maybe," Otis mumbled. He looked down at the counter again.

a)

to rub gently or to pet

b)

to speak softly and unclearly

c)

to sink, bend, or hang down

d)

to tilt upward or to one side

11.

Gertrude sat on the top of the fish tank and cocked her head from one side to the other, .......

a)

to rub gently or to pet

b)

to speak softly and unclearly

c)

annoying or to cause impatience

d)

to tilt upward or to one side

12.

"Dog," she croaked.

a)

dependable; someone you can count on

b)

paying small amounts over a period of

time

c)

to speak in a horse, throaty voice

d)

an amount of money given at a certain

time

13.

Sweetie Pie stroked Winn Dixie's head so long and serious that his eyes drooped half closed and drool came out of the side of his mouth.

a)

to speak in a horse, throaty voice

b)

dependable; someone you can count on

c)

to tilt upward or to one side

d)

to rub gently or to pet

14.

...that his eyes drooped half closed and drool came out of the side of his mouth.

a)

to speak softly and unclearly

b)

to sink, bend, or hang down

c)

dependable; someone you can count on

d)

annoying or to cause impatience