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The Dog Newspaper

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who found B.J. when he was a puppy?

a)

A journalist

b)

Uncle Bill

c)

Peg Kehret

d)

Tim Jessell

2.

The genre of the story is

a)

a biography

b)

an informational text

c)

a folktale

d)

an autobiography

3.

Where did B.J. live during the World War II?

a)

in United States

b)

in México

c)

in Germany

d)

in Asia

4.

B.J. destroyed her house made of a cardboard box, what was the picture of the house?

a)

onionbread

b)

donuts

c)

a cookie man

d)

gingerbread

5.

Which of these sentences states an opinion?

a)

Dog Newspaper went out of business

b)

Issue number three was a publishing disaster

c)

B.J. slept every night in the basement

d)

B.J. lived sixteen years

6.

The author expresses the opinion that

a)

Soldiers found BJ when he was a puppy

b)

BJ's life was as uneventful as other dogs' lives

c)

her Uncle Bill could not keep a dog at his college

d)

she wrote the Dog Newspaper when she was 10

7.

Read this sentence form the passage.

The gingerbread house was absolutely breathtaking.

Which word in the sentence above shows that it is an opinion?

a)

gingerbread

b)

house

c)

was

d)

breathtaking

8.

Which statement best expresses the main idea of the entire passage?

a)

Having multiple owners is unhealthy for a dog.

b)

A newspaper about dogs could never be successful.

c)

Dull material will eventually cost a writer his or her audience.

d)

Dog owners should create more exciting lives for their dogs.

9.

What does the word destruction mean in the sentence below?


The tornado cause much destruction in the small town.

a)

cleaning

b)

rebuilding

c)

damage

d)

repainting

10.

What does the word required mean in the sentence below?


The students were required to have all work turned in by the end of the day.

a)

answer

b)

elected

c)

obliged

d)

lost

11.

What does the word career mean in the sentence below?


I'm so glad she chose teaching as her career.

a)

boss

b)

job

c)

game

d)

coach

12.

What does the word formula mean in the sentence below?


The formula for creating the special ingredient is a secret.

a)

chart

b)

mystery

c)

recipe

d)

unique

13.

What does the word edition mean in the sentence below?


My mom read the newest edition of her favorite magazine.

a)

detail

b)

humor

c)

version

d)

bridle

14.

Which word pair consists of two homophones?

a)

due, dew

b)

relief, relive

c)

desert, dessert

d)

conductor, conducted

15.

Which sentence demonstrates correct usage of the word scene and seen?

a)

I've just scene the seen where the hero saves the day.

b)

Have you seen the scene where the building falls to the ground?

c)

The officer ask if I had scene the action at the seen of the crime.

d)

This sunset is the prettiest seen I have ever scene.

16.

What does "Publication" mean

a)

Ideas about someone or something

b)

Printed material for sale

c)

Something that is necessary to have

17.

What does "Background" mean?

a)

Something that is not exciting

b)

Ideas about someone or something

c)

Experience

18.

What does "Household" mean?

a)

Printed material for sale

b)

The people who live in a home together

c)

Someone's job

19.

What does "insights" mean?

a)

An idea about someone or something

b)

A different version of something

c)

A printed material for sale

20.

What does "Uneventful" mean?

a)

People who live in a home together

b)

Something that is NOT exciting

c)

Someone's job