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Back of the Bus

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which famous civil rights leader is in this book?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Martin Luther King jr.

d)

Bill Clinton

2.

In the story, the boy rolls his marble down the aisle of the bus. What is an aisle?

a)

the cushion

b)

the stairs

c)

the passageway between rows

d)

the groove on the floor

3.

Rosa Parks was known in the story as a seamstress who works in a tailor shop. What did she do as a job?

a)

sold groceries

b)

tested perfumes

c)

styled hair

d)

sewed clothes

4.

The bus drivers' voice was described as being "growly" what do you think it means?

a)

His voice was cuddly and cute

b)

His voice was mean and scary

5.

"The long dark aisle's all jammed up tight." What does jammed mean? (think squeezed)

a)

solid

b)

loose

c)

pressed

d)

blocked

6.

There were scratchy whispers on the bus. How did the whispers sound?

a)

rough

b)

smooth

7.

Rosa Parks' eyes were fierce like a lighting storm? What does fierce mean?

a)

calm

b)

shiny

c)

kind

d)

intense

8.

The person who lives next door is your

a)

-neibor-

b)

-neighbor-

c)

-naybor-

9.

What is another way to say "jammed"

a)

squished

b)

slammed

c)

swarmed

d)

flooded

10.

The number that comes after seven is

a)

ate

b)

eight

c)

eit

d)

ait

11.

Another way to say scratchy whispers is

a)

loud

b)

hissing

c)

musical

d)

booming

12.

A word that means the same as fierce is

a)

ferocious

b)

nervous

c)

fearful

d)

frozen

13.

When the mother says, "Hush" what does she not mean?

a)

be quiet

b)

stop talking

c)

shush

d)

be loud

14.

After Rosa Parks was arrested, what happened in Montgomery, Alabama?

a)

The slaves were freed

b)

The schools were desegregated

c)

There was a bus boycott

d)

There was a march on Washington

15.

The boy plays with a marble, puts is away, hides it, holds it tight and then at the end, holds it up to the light. What does the marble symbolize?

4 lines
16.

At Christmas time, Santa is in a vehicle pulled by reindeer. What is it called?

a)

a slay

b)

a sleigh

c)

a sley

d)

a slaigh