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The Case of the Gasping Garbage Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "point of view" mean?

a)

the main idea of a chapter

b)

the theme of the story

c)

the person who is telling the story through their eyes

d)

what the author is trying to help the reader understand

2.

What does the word "observation" mean?

a)

the problem in a story

b)

to look at something carefully to gain information

c)

to make an intelligent guess

d)

to explain something thoroughly

3.

What does the word "culprit" mean?

a)

the person who is in charge of criminal investigations

b)

a person who participates in team sports

c)

someone who doesn't eat meat

d)

a person or thing that causes a problem

4.

What does the word "elementary" mean?

a)

an idea that needs further study

b)

easily understood and simple

c)

to be really smart

d)

how the problem in a story is solved.

5.

The central message of the story is known as the...

a)

setting

b)

dialogue

c)

theme

d)

plot

6.

The theme of The Case of the Gasping Garbage is...

a)

kindness

b)

teamwork

c)

honesty

d)

love

7.

What the characters say, typically found in quotation marks, is called...

a)

setting

b)

dialogue

c)

plot

d)

point of view

8.

Point of view can be told through the...

a)

the narrator

b)

the setting

c)

solution

d)

the characters

9.

The events that make up the story are part of the...

a)

exercise

b)

dialogue

c)

characters

d)

plot

10.

The characters actions in the story contribute to the ___ of the story.

a)

setting

b)

bubble gum

c)

events

d)

dialogue

11.

Another way to say "point of view" is...

a)

setting

b)

eyesight

c)

perspective

d)

description

12.

Which are examples of settings from The Case of the Gasping Garbage?

a)

the town square

b)

Gabby's garage

c)

Drake's basement

d)

the local hardware store

13.

Who are the MAIN characters in The Case of the Gasping Garbage? Choose all that apply.

a)

Drake

b)

Gabby

c)

Frisco

d)

Nell

14.

The Case of the Gasping Garbage takes place in several locations. Where the story takes place is called the...

a)

characters

b)

setting

c)

plot

d)

dialogue

15.

What does the word "hypothesis" mean?

a)

the main setting in a story

b)

the results of an experiment with multiple trials

c)

an idea that is not proven, but needs further study

d)

a character's dialogue