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No Talking ch 1-10

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who inspired Dave to practice silence?

a)

Jesus Christ

b)

The Pope

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Muhammad Ali

2.

Simile or metaphor?

"Lyndsay tilted her head and looked at Dave, sort of the way a bird looks at a bug it's about to eat. "

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

3.

What grade are Dave and Lyndsay in?

a)

5th

b)

6th

c)

4th

d)

3rd

4.

Chapter 5 is all about a contest. What is the contest and how does it work?

4 lines
5.

Chapter 7 is titled, Unhushables. What does that mean and do you think it was a good name for the chapter why or why not?

4 lines
6.

"It was four minutes into fifth-grade lunch period, and Mrs. Hiatt was pretty sure that any second now, her alarm clock was going to start making that awful sound - Brrap! Brrap! Brrap! Brrap! "

This is an example of...

a)

A metaphor

b)

An onomatopoeia

c)

A simile

d)

A run on sentence

7.

Simile or metaphor?

"It was like they had her trapped in a force field."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

8.

Which word best describes how Dave feels about the contest and what is happening in the 5th grade?

a)

boring

b)

lame

c)

dangerous

d)

sad

9.

What things could the kids do without having it count as a word in the contest. Check all that apply.

a)

whistle

b)

hum

c)

make silly noises

d)

use contractions

e)

whisper

10.

"It's like a funeral in there" What was Mr. Lipton the custodian describing?

a)

How serious the church service was.

b)

How quiet the library was.

c)

How sad the 5th graders were

d)

How quiet the cafeteria was.