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Stormalong - All 3 - Journeys

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What unusual sight do the villagers see after the tidal wave?

a)

A gigantic baby

b)

A huge octopus

c)

A barrel of milk

d)

A Yankee clipper

2.

At the beginning of the story, the reader can tell that Stormy —

a)

wants to grow taller

b)

likes getting attention

c)

wishes he had his own ship

d)

wants to be like everyone else

3.

Which sentence from the story shows that Stormy loves the ocean?

a)

… folks used to say he had salt water in his veins.

b)

… all the Yankee clipper crews wanted him to sail with them.

c)

… no ship, not even The Lady of the Sea, was big enough for him.

d)

… folks always guessed he was a sailor and asked him questions about the sea.

4.

Stormy is disappointed in Boston because —

a)

people recognize him

b)

it is not far enough away from the sea

c)

the only job he can find is being a cabin boy

d)

the buildings are the same size as the ones in Cape Cod

5.

The sailors on The Lady of the Sea begin to accept Stormy when —

a)

he teaches the sailors sea songs

b)

he fights an octopus for the anchor

c)

they find him sleeping in a rowboat

d)

the captain first hires him to be a cabin boy

6.

How does Stormy know he has traveled far enough away from the sea?

a)

He sees farmland and a farmhouse.

b)

People ask him questions about the sea.

c)

A man does not recognize the oar Stormy is carrying.

d)

He can no longer hear the sound of the waves crashing.

7.

Stormy changes from a sailor to a —

a)

doctor

b)

farmer

c)

teacher

d)

fisherman

8.

The reader knows the sailors care about Stormy because the sailors—

a)

follow Stormy to Kansas

b)

build a huge ship for Stormy

c)

make up songs about Stormy

d)

ask Stormy to return to the sea

9.

How does Stormy change when he steers The Courser?

a)

He grows taller.

b)

He misses land.

c)

He becomes sad.

d)

He becomes healthier.

10.

According to the story, old New England sailors believe A.B.S. stands for —

a)

A Big Sailor

b)

Away Beastly Sea

c)

Able-Bodied Seaman

d)

Alfred Bulltop Stormalong

11.

What change should be made in the sentence below?

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-american War in 1848?

a)

change Treaty to treaty

b)

change of to Of

c)

change american to American

d)

change War to war

12.

What change should be made to the sentence below?

Kamyrn wrote a story called "at the Top of the World" that takes place on the top floor of the Empire State Building.

a)

change Kamryn to kamryn

b)

change at to At

c)

change Building to building

d)

change State to state

13.

What change should be made in the sentence below?

A librarian helped Margaret research her native American ancestors yesterday.

a)

change librarian to Librarian

b)

change native to Native

c)

change ancestors to Ancestors

d)

change yesterday to Yesterday

14.

What change should be made in the sentence below?

We saw the bill of rights on display when we went to Washington, D.C.

a)

change bill of rights to Bill of Rights

b)

change display to Display

c)

change Washington to washington

d)

change D.C. to d.c.

15.

What change should be made to the sentence below?

Justin titled his historical fiction piece "It happened at Valley Forge".

a)

change historical to Historical

b)

change fiction to Fiction

c)

change happened to Happened

d)

change Valley Forge to valley forge

16.

What change should be made in the sentence below?

In the 1920s, many german immigrants settled in Chicago, Illinois.

a)

change german to German

b)

change immigrants to Immigrants

c)

change Chicago to chicago

d)

change Illinois to illinois

17.

What change should be made in the sentence below?

Published in 1942, Janette Sebring Lowrey's The Poky little Puppy is one of the best-selling children's books of all time.

a)

change Janette to janette

b)

change The to the

c)

change little to Little

d)

change children's to Children's

18.

What change should be made in the sentence below?

Yesterday, Gerald turned in his essay titled "They were Great Leaders."

a)

change Gerald to gerald

b)

change were to Were

c)

change Great to great

d)

change Leaders to leaders

19.

What change should be made in the sentence below?

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 during the Civil rights Movement.

a)

change Jr. to jr.

b)

change Have to have

c)

change Dream to dream

d)

change rights to Rights

20.

What change should be made in the sentence below?

The main language spoken in the South American country of Venezuela is spanish.

a)

change language to Language

b)

change South to south

c)

change country to Country

d)

change spanish to Spanish

21.

What word should be capitilized?


After the war of 1812, many pioneers went west.

a)

War

b)

Many

c)

Pioneers

d)

West

22.

What should we capitalize in this sentence?


Clipper ships were used in the california gold rush.

a)

Ships

b)

California Gold Rush

c)

The

d)

California

23.

An amount of something that is not enough.

a)

Shortage

b)

Storage

c)

Sufficient

d)

Plenty

24.

Relating to or affected by tides.

a)

Seafaring

b)

Tidal

c)

Foaming

d)

Condition

25.

Steve Zissou lived a seafaring life on a boat. Seafaring means:

a)

To dislike the sea

b)

Enjoying the desert sand

c)

Thinking that the sea is too far away

d)

Earning one's living at sea

26.

Full of bubbles that form in a liquid such as soap; frothing

a)

Foaming

b)

Frappuccino

c)

Frankenstein

d)

Shortage

27.

A person blocked from participation in a group or society

a)

Unfriend

b)

Outcast

c)

Social Butterfly

d)

Blockhead

28.

A deep longing or strong desire

a)

yearning

b)

indifferent

c)

Erised

d)

warning

29.

Worthy of being remembered

a)

Rememorable

b)

Memorable

c)

Worthiable

d)

Forgettable

30.

To be unfaithful to

a)

Betray

b)

Ashtray

c)

Retry

d)

Loyal

31.

General health and fitness

a)

Condition

b)

Competition

c)

Convention

d)

Connection

32.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.


When silver was discovered in Colorado, thousands of people went west to ________ for it and get rich.

a)

mine

b)

mince

c)

dive

d)

dispose

33.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.


Like gold, silver is rare, so even a little bit is _____________.

a)

valuable

b)

worthless

c)

weird

d)

transparent

34.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.


If the silver is buried deep, miners must move a lot of earth and _________ all of it safely

a)

dispose

b)

eat

c)

paint

d)

clean

35.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.


Silver is an important ________. Others include coal, iron, and copper.

a)

mineral

b)

cereal

c)

vehicle

d)

spectacle

36.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.


The flowers were crushed when the dog ____________ them.

a)

trampled

b)

popular

c)

errand

d)

harbor

37.

To surprise unpleasantly

a)

Yearning

b)

Condition

c)

Horrified

d)

Betrayed