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"Slob" Test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After Mr. Wooly told Owen how to do the somersault, Owen refused because...

a)

he was afraid of breaking his arm.

b)

his brother had hurt his neck doing one.

c)

he knew the physics of it wouldn't work.

d)

his mother had forbidden him to do it.

2.

On the first day of gymnastics in gym class, Andre...

a)

sent Owen to get water for the team.

b)

taught Owen how to do all the moves.

c)

threw a medicine ball at Owen.

d)

suggested that Owen get an exemption.

3.

When Jay made a comment about having a psycho on the team, Mason...

a)

missed punching Jay by inches.

b)

walked over to join the other team.

c)

reached down and adjusted his sock.

d)

told Jay to meet him in the parking lot.

4.

After the lunchtime rush, Nima ________ while making momos.

a)

noticed callouses on his hands.

b)

danced and sang a song.

c)

gave out special instructions.

d)

threatened to use his feet.

5.

What moment in the past did Nima want Pema to see?

a)

He wanted Pema to see him looking

depressed.

b)

He wanted Pema to see him as a young

boy.

c)

He wanted Pema to see him marching in

the army.

d)

He wanted Pema to see him dancing in

the musical.

6.

Owen created the Jaws of Anguish because...

a)

he was trying to catch a thief.

b)

his sister needed help in science.

c)

it was a birthday gift for his uncle.

d)

he needed extra credit in class.

7.

After running into Arthur with the videos, Owen found Jeremy...

a)

painting in her studio.

b)

huddled in the corner.

c)

rocking in her bedroom.

d)

cleaning up spilled milk.

8.

When Mom called to check on Owen, she...

a)

made him stay in bed for the rest of the day.

b)

suggested that he sip peppermint tea.

c)

told him a story about a sick peasant.

d)

forced him to go to the doctor's office.

9.

Jeremy made GWAB history when she...

a)

recruited the most members.

b)

infiltrated the boys' locker room.

c)

scored the most goals in soccer.

d)

jumped the highest in pole vaulting.

10.

What did Nima tell Owen about the Dalai Lama?

a)

The Dalai Lama was an only child.

b)

The Dalai Lama was good at fixing things.

c)

The Dalai Lama was a shrewd investor.

d)

The Dalai Lama loved to cook.

11.

Mason was concerned about the tires on the obstacle course because...

a)

he knew Owen would get stuck.

b)

Andra was waiting to push him through.

c)

everyone was waiting for him to fall.

d)

he didn't think they would hold up.

12.

Owen placed the paper with SLOB written on it under the amplifier because he...

a)

hoped it would be projected into space.

b)

didn't want anyone to take it from his room.

c)

wanted to offer it as a sort of prayer.

d)

thought the extra height would help it work.

13.

At the demolition site, Owen thought that he...

a)

lost his sister's binoculars.

b)

was going to faint from fear.

c)

found a mound of bones.

d)

had been struck by lightning.

14.

Mom thought that Nemesis...

a)

worked fine by itself.

b)

resembled a pile of junk.

c)

fell to the earth from space.

d)

was a satellite radio

15.

Owen and Jeremy watched hours of the Freakout Channel because...

a)

they were getting ready for a marathon.

b)

they were trying to catch an old signal.

c)

their favorite shows were on all night.

d)

there wasn't anything else to do.

16.

When Owen was in the second grade, he...

a)

wrecked his bicycle.

b)

had his IQ tested.

c)

learned origami.

d)

did a TV commercial.

17.

On the way to the demolition site, Owen felt his heart begin to race because he...

a)

spotted his aunt across the street.

b)

realized he was going the wrong way.

c)

ran into a group of thugs on the way.

d)

was going to walk past the store.

18.

How did Owen convince Arthur to let him borrow her magazines?

a)

He donated a radio to her club.

b)

He offered her his old clothes.

c)

He paid her a dollar for each one.

d)

He promised to take her to a movie.

19.

When he followed Mason down the hallway, Owen was surprised because Mason...

a)

was carrying a briefcase.

b)

left school.

c)

used the phone.

d)

looked terrified.

20.

Pema couldn’t join Nima in America because...

a)

she was working to make extra money.

b)

she had to take care of her sick mother.

c)

her country wouldn't let her leave.

d)

her father was stuck in a work camp.

21.

Jeremy’s mouth dropped open when Andre told her that Owen ________ during gym class...

a)

was forced to roll around on the floor.

b)

fell into the pool and almost drowned.

c)

managed to do a cartwheel on the mat.

d)

won an award for running the farthest.

22.

When he saw Mason return from supposedly taking the cookies, Owen...

a)

asked to stay over after class.

b)

stood up and moved to the desk by Mason.

c)

wrote a note and sent it over to Mason.

d)

calmly worked at the art workstation.

23.

What did the piece of paper that had SLOB written on it mean?

a)

It was the deli's shorthand for a bagel.

b)

It was a code word for Owen's secret club.

c)

It was a reminder to go to church.

d)

It referred to Owen's bedroom.

24.

The white gloves on the table ________ because they reminded him of his mother.

a)

encouraged Owen to keep working

b)

made Owen start crying uncontrollably

c)

gave Owen an idea for a great novel

d)

helped Owen stop rummaging for food

25.

Mason explained that he would get a hall pass to leave class when he...

a)

felt palpitations.

b)

saw the field.

c)

heard the train.

d)

had heat flashes.

26.

Mason and Owen didn’t finish the triathlon because...

a)

the counselor called for them.

b)

the fire alarm sounded.

c)

they got into a fight.

d)

the other team forfeited.

27.

As Owen thought of his mother, he remembered how she had...

a)

always had a smile on her lips.

b)

watched him so intensely.

c)

sung him to sleep at night.

d)

worn her hair up in a twist.

28.

Mr. Wooly was pleased when Sybil arrived in the boys’ gym class because...

a)

she was the best gymnast in school.

b)

he expected her to outrun the boys.

c)

she could record the class.

d)

he needed her stopwatch.

29.

Owen thought he would improve his karma by...

a)

helping Andre with the project.

b)

saving a cat from a stray dog.

c)

serving food to the homeless.

d)

warning Mason about gym class.

30.

A rumor was going around that Mason had transferred from another school because...

a)

he was gifted.

b)

he was unmanageable.

c)

his father was in prison.

d)

his mother was the principal.