WorksheetsToo Many Pumpkins By Linda White
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 36mins
Why did Rebecca Estelle hate pumpkins so terribly?
A truck dumped a big load in her front yard.
She had eaten too many pumpkins when she was young.
They always grew around her childhood home.
She had been injured by a pumpkin when she was a little girl.
Who is Esmeralda?
Rebecca Estelle's childhood friend
Rebecca Estelle's neighbor
The driver of the pumpkin truck
Rebecca Estelle's cat
What happened when the old truck rumbled past Rebecca Estelle's home?
It wrecked scattering pumpkins everywhere.
A pumpkin rolled off and splattered in Rebecca's yard.
The driver tried to sell her a pumpkin.
Rebecca smiled and waved as it went by.
Which of the following words could NOT be used to describe Rebecca Estelle?
hardworking
generous
determined
selfish
Which of the following is a NOT a way Rebecca Estelle tried to solve her problem.
She ignored the splattered pumpkin and covered it with dirt.
She dug up the pumpkin vines.
She burned the pumpkins.
She made things out of the pumpkins and gave them away.
True or False
Rebecca Estelle learned to like pumpkins again.
True
False
Which of the following details prove the idea that Rebecca Estelle enjoyed sharing the pumpkins with the people in her town.
Everyone in town came to see the jack-o-lanterns.
Pumpkin dishes spilled out of every cupboard and drawer.
Everyone liked the apple cider and pumpkin treats.
Rebecca Estelle saved some seeds to do it all again next year.
What made people come to Rebecca Estelle's house?
She sent invitations to everyone in town.
She called her friends and family to invite them.
They saw the lights of the jack-o-lanterns from the end of the road.
She put up fliers all around town.
What caused Rebecca Estelle to have too many pumpkins?
She planted too many seeds.
A pumpkin fell from a truck in her yard.
The town's people gave them to her.
Esmeralda asked her to plant them.
What caused Rebecca Estelle to discover the pumpkins all over her yard?
She saw them when she went out to rake the leaves from the Black Walnut Tree.
She found Esmeralda hiding behind them.
She heard a truck bring them to her.
She saw from her kitchen window when she was doing dishes.
Read the sentence below. What does the undelined word mean?
When Rebecca Estelle was a little girl, money had been scarce. For an entire month, all there had been to eat were pumpkins.
in short supply
plentiful
at the bank
easy to get to
Read the sentence below. What does the underlined word mean?
I will not water those plants. I will not tend them. I will ignore them and they will die.
take care of them
ignore
destroy
dig up
