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WorksheetsBack of the Bus
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which famous civil rights leader is in this book?
Rosa Parks
Ruby Bridges
Martin Luther King jr.
Bill Clinton
In the story, the boy rolls his marble down the aisle of the bus. What is an aisle?
the cushion
the stairs
the passageway between rows
the groove on the floor
Rosa Parks was known in the story as a seamstress who works in a tailor shop. What did she do as a job?
sold groceries
tested perfumes
styled hair
sewed clothes
The bus drivers' voice was described as being "growly" what do you think it means?
His voice was cuddly and cute
His voice was mean and scary
"The long dark aisle's all jammed up tight." What does jammed mean? (think squeezed)
solid
loose
pressed
blocked
There were scratchy whispers on the bus. How did the whispers sound?
rough
smooth
Rosa Parks' eyes were fierce like a lighting storm? What does fierce mean?
calm
shiny
kind
intense
The person who lives next door is your
-neibor-
-neighbor-
-naybor-
What is another way to say "jammed"
squished
slammed
swarmed
flooded
The number that comes after seven is
ate
eight
eit
ait
Another way to say scratchy whispers is
loud
hissing
musical
booming
A word that means the same as fierce is
ferocious
nervous
fearful
frozen
When the mother says, "Hush" what does she not mean?
be quiet
stop talking
shush
be loud
After Rosa Parks was arrested, what happened in Montgomery, Alabama?
The slaves were freed
The schools were desegregated
There was a bus boycott
There was a march on Washington
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?
At Christmas time, Santa is in a vehicle pulled by reindeer. What is it called?
a slay
a sleigh
a sley
a slaigh
