WorksheetsJourneys - Lunch Money - Comprehension
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Why did the author write "Lunch Money"?
to teach
to inform
to enteretain
to persuade
Read this sentence from the passage:
Sweet! That means I sold seventeen units.
Which word best describes Greg's voice, based on the sentence above?
daring
enthusiastic
suspicious
uncaring
Read this sentence from the passage:
Greg had set a sales goal for the first week.
The author wrote this sentence to show that Greg
is following a plan.
uses math in real life.
listens to his father's advice.
has only enough comics for one week.
Which part of the passage did the author write to show that Greg is completely focused on selling his books?
"Regular comic books were sort of tall. Also a little floppy. Not Greg's."
"He chewed the warm bread and the soft cheese, but he didn't taste a thing."
"He got to pick the name because he was the author of all the Chunky Comics stories."
"Comic books had been part of Greg's life forever, mostly because of his dad's collection."
The author indicates that some sentences from the passage are told in Greg's voice by
using italics.
including captions.
capitalizing all the words.
enclosing some text in parentheses.
Read this sentence from the passage:
The idea of making and selling comic books had hit Greg like a KRAK! over the head from Superman himself.
Why did the author most likely write the sentence above?
to make Greg look foolish
to tell how Greg uses comic books
to compare Greg to a comic book hero
to show that Greg had a sudden thought
The illustration on page 491 presents Greg as a
haunted artist.
thoughtful person.
hopeless dreamer.
Superman look-alike.
What does the author's choice of the name Chunky Comics suggest about Greg's personality?
Greg tends to insult people.
Greg has a good sense of humor.
Greg is insecure about his appearance.
Greg has a hard time coming up with ideas.
Why did the author show the ten steps Greg uses to make his comic books?
to encourage Greg's friends to produce their own small books
to tell how Greg became interested in creating his own comics
to explain how reading comic books helped Greg develop story lines
to describe the process used to create a small book from one piece of paper
What impression do the full-size illustration of Creon, Eeon, and Leon most likely make on the reader?
They prove Greg's artistic talent.
They communicate Greg's mastery of color.
They show that Greg should try a different hobby.
They make the reader wonder at Greg's success.
