NEW
Font size
WorksheetsThe Jacket- By Gary Soto
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 15mins
How does the author describe the color of the jacket?
Pink bubblegum
Ripe guacamole
Day old guacamole
yellow
The Jacket is a personal narrative told in first person point of view.
true
false
"The girls blew away like flowers to follow the boys in neat jackets." This is an example of a
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
The faces of clouds were piled up high, hurting.
simile
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
Based on the text, "I kicked a ball against the fence, and then climbed it to sit looking in the alley," the reader can infer that the narrator lives
in a school
in the country
in the city
The narrator blames his jacket on all EXCEPT
not having a girlfriend
cursing at his brother
getting bad grades
getting picked on by the playground terrorist
"I wanted to cry because it was so ugly and so big that I knew I'd have to wear it for a long time." This sentence supports the idea that
the narrator is in sixth grade
the narrator hates his mom
the narrator's family does not have a lot of money
the narrator's mother didn't care
An example of a vivid verb is
swooped
eat
said
met
What is a simile?
Giving human characteristics to a non-living thing
Comparing two unlike things not using like/as
Comparing two unlike things using like/as
Extreme exaggeration
What type of jacket did Gary Soto tell his mother he wanted?
green vinyl
brown leather
day old guacamole colored vinyl
black leather
Who is the narrator of "The Jacket?"
Gary Soto
Gary's mom
Gary's brother
Gary's sister
How many years did Gary wear the jacket?
1
2
3
4
Who does Gary blame?
jacket
his mother
herself
both the jacket and his mother
According to the narrator, how does the jacket affect his grades?
his grades get better
his grades stay the same
his grades get worse
he fails every subject
How does the narrator repair the hole in his jacket?
piece of Scotch tape
a needle and thread
a piece of gum
a dollop of fabric glue
Which of the excerpts below includes a simile? Remember a simile compares two things using like or as.
I took off my old jacket, whose sleeves climbed halfway to my elbow.
I was a small kid, thin as a young tree, and it would be years before I’d have a new one.
I discovered draped on my bedpost a jacket the color of day-old guacamole.
My clothes have failed me.
According to the narrator, how did the girls he knew respond to his jacket?
The girls became more interested in him.
The girls stopped noticing him at all.
The girls began to pay more attention to boys in nicer jackets.
The girls made fun of the narrator and his ugly green jacket.
Soto's mother probably told him about the children in Mexico who would love the jacket to -
remind him that others were worse off than he
tell him how much she missed her homeland
explain why his sister's jacket was better
blame him for damaging the jacket
How does the author say that he looked in the jacket?
young
out of style
ugly
unhappy
Even my hands, those fleshy hammers, showed bravery. This is an example of a
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
personification
"My arms feeling like braille from goose bumps" is an example of a
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
"The girls blew away like flowers to follow the boys in neat jackets." This is an example of a
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
What nickname does Gary give to Frankie T?
friendless
mopey
bestie
the playground terrorist
