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WorksheetsBecause of Winn Dixie
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Opal's first name is India because...
a)
Her mother was born there
b)
Opal was born there
c)
Her parents liked the name
d)
Her dad was a missionary in India
2.
Opal and her father just moved to Florida. They now live in a town called:
a)
Watley
b)
Naomi
c)
Tallahassee
d)
Orlando
3.
The preacher told Opal how many things about her mother?
a)
ten
b)
five
c)
two
d)
one
4.
What animal did Winn Dixie catch at church?
a)
squirrel
b)
mouse
c)
rat
d)
rabbit
5.
Miss Franny Block mistook Winn-Dixie for what animal?
a)
coyote
b)
wolverine
c)
deer
d)
bear
6.
What did the bear do that was so bizarre when it came to the library?
a)
Ate a book
b)
took a book with him when he left
c)
threw a book at Franny Block
d)
took a nap
7.
Why does Opal want to remember everything that happens to Winn-Dixie and herself?
a)
she wants to write it down in her diary
b)
she wants to tell her father
c)
she wants to tell her mother if she ever meets her
d)
she wants to write a book about Winn-Dixie
8.
What war did Littmus fight in?
a)
Civil War
b)
Vietnam War
c)
World War I
d)
World War II
9.
What does Opal call the Dewberry brothers?
a)
witches
b)
bald-headed babies
c)
pinch-faced
d)
mean dummies
10.
Gloria has a tree with bottles on it in her backyard. What do the bottles represent?
a)
her family members
b)
all the friends she has known
c)
all the peanut butter sandwiches she has made
d)
her past mistakes
11.
What was the secret ingredient in Littmus Lozenges?
a)
sorrow
b)
mint
c)
happiness
d)
strawberry
12.
Which word means "to shake uncontrollably"?
a)
snuffled
b)
trembling
c)
peculiar
d)
gerbil
13.
Which word means "a sad mood or feeling"?
a)
skidded
b)
exception
c)
fortunate
d)
melancholy
14.
When Winn Dixie smiled, he _______.
a)
giggled
b)
coughed
c)
sneezed
d)
drooled
15.
Winn Dixie had a _________ fear of thunderstorms.
a)
lozenge
b)
charming
c)
pathological
d)
plumb
16.
Where was Winn Dixie when no one could find him at the party?
a)
He went back to the trailer park
b)
He was hiding in the woods behind Gloria Dump's house
c)
He was on the street outside
d)
He was under Gloria Dump's bed
17.
Why did Opal suggest she and Miss Franny become friends?
a)
All of Miss Franny's friends are all dead, and Opal is new to town with no friends of her own.
b)
Winn-Dixie tells them to be friends.
c)
Opal wanted to protect Miss Franny if the bear ever came back.
d)
Opal thought Amanda Wilkinson was mean.
18.
3. When the narrator says that Winn-Dixie has a "large heart," she means that Winn-Dixie ----
a)
has a problem with his health.
b)
is a very big dog.
c)
has the heart of a bear.
d)
is a loving and gentle animal.
19.
How are the narrator and Miss Franny alike?
a)
They both own a library.
b)
They both are from this town.
c)
They are both lonely and like to tell stories.
d)
They both saw a bear.
20.
Read this sentence: I began selecting my kickball team at recess. The word "selecting" means ---
a)
pointing at
b)
returning
c)
fixing
d)
choosing
21.
Read this sentence from the story. “But then I became aware of a very peculiar smell, a very strong smell." Which word means about the same as the word peculiar?
a)
Familiar
b)
Strange
c)
Lovely
d)
Flowery
22.
Why was it important to the story that the narrator was new to the town and didn't have any friends?
a)
Because she was making all kinds of new friend in the town.
b)
She wanted to get smart before school started.
c)
She was hungry and needed a quick snack.
d)
It made her want to go to the library and eventually make friends with the librarian.
23.
Comfort
a)
Correctly, in the right way
b)
The way a person feels. I could be bad or good
c)
To make someone feel better
d)
Something that is strange or unfamiliar
24.
Properly
a)
Sure of something
b)
An ability to do something well
c)
Made up of
d)
Correctly, in the right way
25.
Peculiar
a)
Made
up of
b)
To
make someone feel better
c)
Something
that is strange or unfamiliar
d)
Plans
to do something
26.
Opal's main problem is that she
a)
lost her dog
b)
does not read well
c)
does not have friends
d)
dislikes Amanda Wilkinson
27.
What is special about Winn-Dixie?
a)
He can talk
b)
He can read
c)
He can smile
d)
He can dance
28.
L.4.6.1
What does the word intends mean in the sentence below?
Orlando intends to go to the library after school.
What does the word intends mean in the sentence below?
Orlando intends to go to the library after school.
a)
likes
b)
plans
c)
says
d)
wants
29.
L.4.4b
What does the word unlikely mean in the sentence below?
It is unlikely that the movie will start on time.
What does the word unlikely mean in the sentence below?
It is unlikely that the movie will start on time.
a)
likely to be true
b)
not likely to occur
c)
likely to happen again
d)
more than likely to happen
30.
RL.4.6
Which character uses the words I, me, and my to tell the passage?
Which character uses the words I, me, and my to tell the passage?
a)
Opal
b)
Amanda
c)
Winn-Dixie
d)
Miss Franny
31.
RL.4.6
How does the passage's first-person point of view affect the reader's understanding of events?
How does the passage's first-person point of view affect the reader's understanding of events?
a)
The reader knows what Opal is thinking
b)
The reader doesn't know what anyone is thinking
c)
The reader knows what all the characters are thinking
d)
The reader knows what Miss Franny is thinking
32.
When Opal is in the Winn-Dixie grocery store at the beginning of the story, the problem is solved when--
a)
Winn-Dixie slides across the floor.
b)
The store owner is furious at the dog.
c)
Winn-Dixie knocks over all of the produce.
d)
Opal claims that Winn-Dixie is hers and takes him home.
33.
What is Winn Dixie afraid of?
a)
Thunderstorms
b)
Parrots
c)
Mice
d)
The Preacher
34.
What does Otis love more than anything else?
a)
Playing sports
b)
Playing music
c)
Talking to people
d)
Going to church
35.
What is theme?
a)
A message or lesson you can learn from a story.
b)
The first sentence of a story.
c)
The last sentence of a story.
d)
The most important part of the story.
36.
What question helps you find the theme of a story?
a)
What did the character learn?
b)
How did the character grow or change?
c)
Why did the character act this way?
d)
All of the above
37.
Thinking about Amanda and Carson made Opal feel melancholy. What is melancholy?
a)
tired
b)
angry
c)
laughing at something funny
d)
sad
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