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Grandma and the Great Gourd

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At the beginning of the story, what is the setting?

a)

city

b)

jungle in Africa

c)

Jungle in India

d)

Village in India

2.

How did grandma know her daughter missed her?

a)

She sent her an email

b)

She sent her dogs to visit her

c)

The fox told her

d)

The daughter wrote her a letter.

3.

Which animal did grandma see first in the jungle?

a)

the gorilla

b)

the fox

c)

the tiger

d)

the bear

4.

Page 28: How do you know the tiger was about to attack?

a)

he crouched low and swished his tail

b)

he made his tail disappear

c)

he roared

d)

his heart went doom-doom

5.

What is one activity grandma did not do while she visited her daughter?

a)

made tasty food

b)

played with her grandkids

c)

tell the neighbors about her adventures

d)

worked in her daughter's garden

6.

What was the inside of the gourd compared to?

a)

a mattress

b)

bubble wrap

c)

a muddy swamp

d)

a pillow

7.

What would be a good word to describe grandma?

a)

fierce

b)

scared

c)

clever

d)

angry

8.

Why did the author use words that imitated sounds?

a)

to make the reader feel like they were there

b)

he was bored

c)

to be funny

d)

it was an accident

9.

How is the fox different from the tiger and bear?

a)

he is older

b)

he is younger

c)

he only eats vegetables

d)

he is more clever

10.

Simile practice! : Grandma was as clever as a ______________.

a)

goat

b)

rock

c)

football

d)

fox

11.

What is an example of personification from this story?

a)

Grandma ate rice

b)

The animals talked to grandma

c)

The dogs barked

d)

The dogs saved grandma's life

12.

What genre is this story?

a)

fiction

b)

non fiction

c)

poetry

d)

science fiction