WorksheetsEnglish Mid-Semester Exam (Group B)
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins
What is the first most important event in A Package for Mrs. Jewls?
Louis passes out balls during recess.
A truck horn honks and disturbs the students
Louis starts cleaning up the junk on the playground.
Students toss pieces of papers and pencils into the schoolyard.
What is the setting of A Package for Mrs. Jewls?
Birchwood School.
New Academy School.
Wayside School.
Twin Oaks School.
What causes Louis the most trouble in getting Mrs. Jewls her package?
Mrs. Mush is cooking mushrooms in the cafeteria.
The students cannot be interrupted while they are working.
Mrs. Jewls's classroom is on the top floor of Wayside School.
The delivery person must give the package directly to Mrs. Jewls.
Which of the following was NOT a conflict that Louis encountered on his way to Mrs. Jewls class?
He had to wait for Mrs. Jewls to finish her spelling bee before someone opened the door.
He became distracted and stopped when he smelled the mushrooms in the cafeteria.
Louis slipped and fell while carrying the package up the stairs.
He couldn’t open the door to the classroom because his hands were full.
Which details below BEST describe that Louis was struggling to deliver the package to Mrs. Jewls?
“He pushed through the door to the school, then started up the stairs. There was no elevator.”
“He huffed and groaned and continued up the stairs. His arms and legs were very sore, but he didn’t want to rest.”
“Maybe on my way back I’ll stop by Miss Mush’s room and get some mushrooms, he thought.”
“He stepped easily from the eighteenth story to the twentieth. There was no nineteenth story.”
Read the passage below. What would be the BEST way to describe the ending of A Package for Mrs. Jewls?
“Now watch closely,” said Mrs. Jewls.
Everyone gathered around the new computer. It had a full-color monitor and two disk drives.
Mrs. Jewls pushed it out the window. They all watched it fall and smash against the sidewalk.
“See?'' said Mrs. Jewls. “That’s gravity.” “Oh, now I get it!” said Joe.
“Thank you, Louis,” said Mrs. Jewls. “I’ve been trying to teach them about gravity all morning. We had been using pencils and pieces of paper, but the computer was a lot quicker.”
Surprising
Sad
Scary
The reader feels sorry for the students
Use details from the passage above to support your answer to question 6
“Now watch closely,” said Mrs. Jewls.
Everyone gathered around the new computer. It had a full-color monitor and two disk drives.
Mrs. Jewls pushed it out the window. They all watched it fall and smash against the sidewalk.
“See?'' said Mrs. Jewls. “That’s gravity.” “Oh, now I get it!” said Joe. “Thank you, Louis,” said Mrs. Jewls. “I’ve been trying to teach them about gravity all morning. We had been using pencils and pieces of paper, but the computer was a lot quicker.”
Read the passage below. Which detail below BEST shows that Louis is helpful?
Louis, the yard teacher, frowned. The school yard was a mess. There were pencils and pieces of paper everywhere.
How’d all this junk get here? he wondered. Well, I’m not going to pick it up!
It wasn’t his job to pick up garbage. He was just supposed to pass out the balls during lunch and recess, and also make sure the kids didn’t kill each other. He sighed, then began cleaning it up. He loved all the children at Wayside School. He didn’t want them playing on a dirty playground.
“How’d all this junk get here? he wondered. Well, I’m not going to pick it up!”
“Louis, the yard teacher, frowned.”
“He was just supposed to pass out the balls during lunch and recess, and also make sure the kids didn’t kill each other."
“He loved all the children at Wayside School. He didn’t want them playing on a dirty playground.”
TRUE or FALSE. Louis can be described as a selfish person.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE. The conflict that Louis faces in the story is trying to deliver a package up 30 flights of stairs.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE. The children did not want to receive a new computer.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE. Louis couldn’t see where he was going because he was blind.
True
False
Fill in the blank with the word that BEST completes the sentence.
It is not unusual to see students ________________, or pressing, clay into shapes in the art room.
Squashing
Wobbling
Disturbing
Interrupting
Ali kept disturbing us while we were doing our homework.
In this sentence, the word disturbing means:
Bothering
Entertaining
Following
Helping
What does the word speciality mean in the sentence below?
The restaurant’s specialty is making perfect pizza.
Chef
Hobby
Favorite Food
Unique talent
Fill in the blank with the word that BEST completes the sentence.
After a hard practice, you might find a tired team ________________ onto the benches in the gym.
shifted
interrupted
collapsed
wobbled
The glass cup wobbled when placed on the one-legged table. What do you think will happen next?
Respond in complete sentences.
Why might you ask to be numb before a surgery?
Respond in complete sentences.
How would you stop a student from interrupting another student?
Respond in complete sentences.
