WorksheetsStray Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Doris
The Dog
Mrs. Lacey
Mr. Lacey
Which excerpt below does not include evidence that life is difficult for the Laceys?
Mrs. Lacey shook her head, “You know we can’t afford a dog, Doris.”
“I wouldn’t leave an ant in that place,” he said.
Outside, she heard the trunk of the car slam shut, one of the doors open and close, the old engine cough and choke and finally start up.
The woman was sensitive about throwing out food.
Which excerpt below does not include details about the setting?
Icicles hung three feet or more from the eaves of houses...
Doris, whose school had been called off because of the snow…
Mr. Lacey was at the table, cleaning his fingernails with his pocketknife.
Which sentence best describes the plot of the story?
Doris wanted to keep the abandoned puppy she found, but her parents would not allow it.
Doris’s father made so little money that pets were out of the question.
Doris did not name the puppy, even though she’d had it for a week.
On Saturday, the sun was shining and the roads were plowed.
Which excerpt from the story best shows how Mrs. Lacey felt about allowing the stray to stay in the basement?
“Where did that come from?” Mrs. Lacey asked as soon as Doris put the dog down in the kitchen.
She thought it might have some shepherd in it.
“I don’t know where it came from,” he said mildly, “but I know for sure where it’s going.”
He agreed to let it sleep in the basement while Mrs. Lacey grudgingly let Doris feed it table scraps.
Why won’t Mr. and Mrs. Lacey allow Doris to keep the stray?
Mr. and Mrs. Lacey do not like animals.
No one is home during the day to care for the dog.
The Laceys can't afford a dog.
Doris's brother is allergic to dogs.
What did Mrs. Lacey say to Doris after Mr. Lacey opened the trunk of his car?
"You try to act more grown-up about this."
"It will be time for dinner soon."
"Go and clean the mess that the dog left in the basement."
"Your father doesn't have a choice."
What is the denotation of the underlined word in the following sentence? Her face was wet and red, her eyes full of distress.
delight
negative
neutral
extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain
What connotation does the underlined word have in the following sentence? He agreed to let it sleep in the basement while Mrs. Lacey grudgingly let Doris feed it table scraps.
positive
negative
neutral
hesitantly
Which sentence best describes the plot of the story?
Doris wanted to keep the abandoned puppy she found, but her parents would not allow it.
Doris’s father made so little money that pets were out of the question.
Doris did not name the puppy, even though she’d had it for a week.
On Saturday, the sun was shining and the roads were plowed.
