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Once upon a baby brother (Vocabulary and Comprehension)

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does entertained mean? 
a)
grew and changed
b)
watched and listened
c)
amused and pleased
d)
explored and discovered
2.
What does cooperate mean? 
a)
to live alone
b)
to work together
c)
to discuss problems
d)
to create new things
3.
If you interact with someone, you 
a)
watch TV together.
b)
listen but do not speak.
c)
work in different rooms.
d)
both ask and answer questions.
4.
What did Lizzie love to do from the time she could talk? 
a)
take naps
b)
tell stories
c)
read books
d)
write stories
5.
Who is Big George? 
a)
Lizzie's cat
b)
Lizzie's dad
c)
Lizzie's dog
d)
Lizzie's brother
6.
How did Lizzie feel when her mother took Marvin to Gramma’s? 
a)
important
b)
sad
c)
thrilled
d)
worried
7.
After Lizzie could not think of anything to write, what gave her an idea? 
a)
She listened to music.
b)
Marvin spilled her juice.
c)
Big George made a mess.
d)
She read her favorite fairy tales.
8.
The story gives you reason to believe that 
a)
Marvin will always bother Lizzie.
b)
Lizzie is happiest when Marvin goes to Gramma’s. 
c)
Lizzie will never have trouble thinking of a story again. 
d)
Marvin and his messes gave Lizzie inspiration for her stories. 
9.

Why was Lizzie not happy when Marvin was born?

a)

She wasn't able to keep the house clean.

b)

She wasn't able to sleep in every morning.

c)

She wasn't able to keep her stuffed animals organized.

d)

She wasn't able to tell stories to her parents anymore.

10.

What did Lizzie love about Miss Pennyroyal's class?

a)

The students played at recess all day.

b)

The students were very friendly and all wanted to be Lizzie's friend.

c)

The students could write and tell stories in class.

d)

The students loved Lizzie's clothes.

11.

Lizzie enjoys writing stories so much that she wrote all through recess. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What do Lizzie’s mother say about big sisters and babies?

a)

Big sisters get to be the boss.

b)

Big sisters need to be patient.

c)

Big sisters have to babysit.

d)

Big sisters get ignored.

13.

Lizzie is not able to think of ideas for her stories from watching her baby brother, Marvin.

True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What was Lizzie's problem?

a)

Marvin was born and messed up everything.

b)

Lizzie was the worst at telling stories.

c)

Lizzie's mom went to Gramma's house.

d)

Lizzie didn't like second grade.

15.

At the end of the story who did she finally get her inspiration from?

a)

Gramma

b)

Marvin

c)

Mom

d)

Dad

16.

It took great ______ to write this fantasy about an undersea world.

a)

fitness

b)

imagination

c)

honesty

d)

planning

17.

able to put up with trouble/ without anger

a)

patient

b)

impatient

c)

short tempered

18.

clam/ without fussing

a)

yelling

b)

peaceful

c)

rage/anger