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Stormalong

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There was a shortage of apples at the store. So I bought carrots instead. Shortage means:

a)

Dislike of something

b)

Too much of something

c)

Choosing something else

d)

A lack of something

2.

Which word means shocked and scared?

a)

Yearning

b)

Condition

c)

Horrified

d)

Betrayed

3.

Tami felt a yearning to go to Disneyland this summer. Yearning means:

a)

An idea to do something

b)

Not wanting to do something

c)

Disliking something

d)

Badly wanting to do something

4.

Which word means someone rejected by a group?

a)

Betrayed

b)

Outcast

c)

Horrified

d)

Tidal

5.

John lived a seafaring life on a boat. Seafaring means:

a)

Dislike the sea

b)

Sailor

c)

Boat owner

d)

Traveling or working at sea

6.

Which proper noun is written correctly?

a)

jennifer

b)

School

c)

Walmart

d)

notebook

7.

Which proper noun is written correctly?

a)

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

b)

Little red Riding Hood

c)

the Princess and the Pea

d)

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid

8.

What change should be made to the sentence below?

Justin titled his historical fiction piece "It happened at Valley Forge".

a)

change historical to Historical

b)

change fiction to Fiction

c)

change happened to Happened

d)

change Valley Forge to valley forge

9.

What change should be made in the sentence below?

In the 1920s, many german immigrants settled in Chicago, Illinois.

a)

change german to German

b)

change immigrants to Immigrants

c)

change Chicago to chicago

d)

change Illinois to illinois

10.

How does Stormy feel as a child growing up on Cape Cod?

a)

He wishes he had his own ship.

b)

He wishes he could grow taller.

c)

He wishes he would get more attention.

d)

He wishes he could be like everyone else.

11.

Which text from the passage shows that Stormy loves the ocean?

a)

"... folks used to say he had salt water in his veins."

b)

"... all the Yankee clipper crews wanted him to sail with them."

c)

"... no ship, not even The Lady of the Sea, was big enough for him."

d)

"...folks always guessed he was a sailor and asked him questions about the sea."

12.

When do the sailors on The Lady of the Sea begin to accept Stormy?

a)

when they find him sleeping in a rowboat

b)

when he teaches the sailors new sea songs

c)

when the captain first hires him as a cabin boy

d)

when he fights a giant octopus for the ship's anchor

13.

A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not to be taken seriously. Which of these sentences from the passage is NOT an example of hyperbole?

a)

"The ship's towering masts had to be hinged to let the sun and moon go by."

b)

"Sailors in every port told how he ate ... a hundred gallons of whale soup for lunch."

c)

"Stormy felt like an outcast as he packed his trunk, hoisted it over his shoulder, and started away."

d)

"The vessel was so big that once, when she hit an island in the Caribbean Sea, she knocked it clear into the Gulf of Mexico!"

14.

How do the sailors show how much they care about Stormy?

a)

by following him to Kansas

b)

by making up songs about him

c)

by building a huge ship for him

d)

by asking him to return to the sea

15.
What unusual sight do the villagers see after the tidal wave?
a)
A gigantic baby
b)
A huge octopus
c)
A barrel of milk
16.
How does Stormy know he has traveled far enough away from the sea?
a)
He sees farmland and a farmhouse.
b)
People ask him questions about the sea.
c)
A man does not recognize the oar Stormy is carrying.
17.
Stormy changes from a sailor to a
a)
doctor
b)
farmer
c)
teacher
18.
What do you think is the author’s purpose in writing this story?
a)
entertain
b)
shows us what is a hyperbole
c)
shows a tall tale
d)
all above are correct
19.

Stormy showed in his battle with the octopus:

a)

he was coward

b)

he was scare

c)

he was brave and strong

d)

he ate the octopus

20.
A tall tale is a fictional story
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Stormy was sad because:
a)
He wants a yatch
b)
he did not have a home and family
c)
He wants to surf in Hawaii
d)
He wants more milk
22.
What does A.B.S. stand for?
a)
Able Baby Seaman
b)
Albert Best Seaman
c)
Alfred Boldtop Stormalong
d)
Able Bodied Seaman