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The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means great anger?

a)

bewildered

b)

fury

c)

heartbreaking

d)

swerve

2.

What word means to grab or hold onto something tightly?

a)

fluttered

b)

dodged

c)

clutched

d)

bewildered

3.

What word means to wave

or flap rapidly?

a)

dodge

b)

flutter

c)

swerve

d)

clutch

4.

What word means to wave

or flap rapidly?

a)

dodge

b)

flutter

c)

swerve

d)

clutch

5.

At the beginning of the story, how many eyespots did Prewitt have? 

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

Who was the proudest of the peacocks?

a)

Travis

b)

Prewitt

c)

Phineas

d)

Phillip

7.

What was the peacocks afraid of?

a)

Timmy the Tiger

b)

Tony the Tiger

c)

Tigger the Tiger

d)

Travis the Tiger

8.

Where did the story take place?

a)

in a jungle

b)

in a field

c)

at the farm

d)

at a zoo

9.

Which word means confused or puzzled?

a)

fluttered

b)

dodged

c)

bewildered

d)

clutched

10.

Anna ___________ the railing tightly so that she would not fall while climbing up the stairs.

a)

dodged

b)

clutched

c)

fluttered

d)

heartbreaking

11.

My t-shirt ____________ in the warm breeze.

a)

dodged

b)

fluttered

c)

fury

d)

clutched

12.

Luckily, I ____________ the tree branch when it fell so that it did not hurt me.

a)

clutched

b)

dodged

c)

fluttered

d)

fury

13.

Why was Prewitt not proud of his tail?

a)

He had a silver tail

b)

He had a few scraggly feathers with only two eyespots

c)

Tons of bugs surrounded his tail

d)

His tail dragged on the ground when he walked

14.

Where do the peacocks live?

a)

In the desert

b)

In Detroit

c)

In the jungle

d)

With Jalapeno and Miss Erlingis

e)

All the above

15.

Why did Prewitt run in desperation into the open field?

a)

The other peacocks were chasing him

b)

The tiger wanted to eat him

c)

The other peacocks wanted to remove his tail

d)

Both A and C

16.

Why did Travis not eat the peacocks?

a)

He was sleepy

b)

He had no teeth

c)

He was terrified of Prewitt's tail

d)

All of the above

17.

Why did Phineas ask Prewitt to be the new leader?

a)

They became friends

b)

He saved his life

c)

He was scared Prewitt would leave the flock

d)

He was tired of being the leader and wanted a break.

18.
"He was down to such small game as toads and tadpoles." What is game?
a)
hunting
b)
food
c)
an activity played with friends
d)
the name of a peacock
19.

What is an example of heartbreaking news?

a)

winning a race

b)

losing a pencil

c)

your best friend is moving to a new school

20.

What new vocabulary word best describes the picture?

a)

clutch

b)

flutter

c)

fury

21.

I am bewildered when I ...

a)

feel confused about something

b)

feel happy about something

c)

feel lonely during the day

22.

There was a snowball coming at Kim, so she had to (a)   to avoid getting hit.

23.

Which part of speech means to show action?

a)

adjective

b)

verb

c)

noun

24.

What is a synonym for the word anger?

a)

flutter

b)

fury

c)

heartbreaking

d)

clutch

25.
How may eye spots did Prewitt have on his tail.
a)
3
b)
4
c)
2
d)
1
26.
Where does Prewitt and the other peacocks live?
a)
in the forest
b)
in the jungle
c)
in the trees
27.
How does Phineas try to reward Prewitt?
a)
He tries to make him his friend.
b)
He offers Prewitt some of his feathers.
c)
He asks Prewitt to be their leader.
d)
He leaves Prewitt alone. 
28.

Who are the peacocks afraid of?

a)

the lion

b)

losing their feathers

c)

elephant

d)

the tiger

29.
Who was the proudest peacock?
a)
Travis
b)
Phineas
c)
Prewitt
30.

How did the peacocks feel about losing a tail feather?

a)

happy

b)

excited

c)

heartbroken

d)

joyful

31.

a group of birds

a)

Mandalay

b)

game

c)

flock

d)

sprouted

32.

to wave or flap rapidly

a)

flutter

b)

clutch

c)

fury

d)

dodge

33.

to grab or hold on to something tightly

a)

game

b)

cackling

c)

clutch

d)

fury

34.

to move quickly to avoid someone or something

a)

dodge

b)

game

c)

flutter

d)

bewildered

35.

confused or puzzled

a)

dodge

b)

bewildered

c)

game

d)

doomed

36.

very sad or upsetting

a)

bewildered

b)

fury

c)

cackling

d)

heartbreaking

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