WorksheetsSlower Than the Rest
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Leo is allowed to keep the turtle because
a) his mother is sympathetic towards turtles.
b) his was the first one to see it.
Both (a) and (b)
Neither (a) nor (b)
Once Leo has set up the turtle's box, he declares himself
a proud turtle owner.
a proud father.
a happy boy.
ready for anything.
Leo does not have many friends, because
his father is in the military and his family is constantly moving.
there are no other children in his neighborhood.
he is "slower than the rest."
Leo thinks he will never get over
not having friends.
how mean people can be at times.
being separated from the rest of his classmates.
the cat's feeling she belongs to herself.
In Slower Than the Rest, we see that
being smart is not the only thing that matters.
a turtle can beat a rabbit in a race.
slavery is terrible.
a turtle can be difficult to take care of.
Slower Than the Rest reminds us that
turtles need glass boxes so that they can be warmed by the sun.
turtles are reptiles.
when a person speaks from the heart, it is very powerful.
even though they're cold-blooded, turtles still have feelings.
If the climax of the story is the part where everybody is there watching, and the main character either wins or loses his conflict, which of these is the climax?
When Leo called people who start forest fires murderers.
When Leo finds the turtle.
When Leo wins the award.
When the turtle dies.
A sentence that best shows us Leo's personality is...
"Charlie was the friendliest turtle anyone had ever seen."
"In the middle of the morning, the forest reports began."
"He saw the principal smiling at him, beckoning him across the room."
"It isn't fair for the slow ones."
What does this sentence show us about Leo's character? "Leo's teacher had tears in her eyes."
Leo hates dogs.
Leo is very loving.
Leo is mean to his teacher.
Leo is ridiculous.
Leo is allowed to keep Charlie because
his dad wants him to learn to take care of pets
his mom wants him to be happy
he needs one for a school project.
The theme or life lesson of this story is
slow kids should have to go into separate classes.
don't start forest fires.
every creature, fast or slow, has value.
It is not surprising that Leo loves Charlie because
they are both turtles
the are both slow
they were both almost hit by a car
