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WorksheetsA Cow Called Boy- Chapter 1 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Read each question carefully. Choose the best answer.
1. A Cow Called Boy is a _____________________.
Drama
Poem
Novel
2. Who is the author of A Cow Called Boy?
Everard C. Palmer
C. Palmer Everard
C. Everard Palmer
3. Which character did Josh receive Boy from?
Ben Watson
Tom Kelly
His father
4. What conflict did Josh experience at the beginning of chapter
one?
a. He was late because his pet calf kept following him.
b. He overslept and was late.
c. He lost his summer project.
5. What is the main setting of the story?
a. The school yard
b. Kendal, Jamaica
c. Josh’s backyard
6. Which character is the protagonist?
a. Mrs. Mahon
b. Boy
c. Josh
7. Which description below best describes Mr. Tom Kelly?
a. He was beautiful and chubby.
b. He dressed in khaki trousers, a blue shirt and cap and
walking with a limp.
c. He was fat around the waist and ham-armed; wearing an
apron.
8. Which description best describes Boy?
a. He was beautiful, chubby and mostly greyish but spotted
with white.
b. He was a nuisance.
c. He was bubbly and full of joy and tricks.
9. Which description best describes Josh?
a. He was as solid as a wooden barrel.
b. He is a prankster who always made up good reasons for
his mischiefs.
c. He wore khakis and trousers.
10. What is an antagonist?
a. The hero of the story.
b. The insignificant character that has no real role.
c. The villain of the story who opposes the hero.
11.Joshua loved his cow so much that he would not even tie a rope around him.
True
False
12. The narrator of a Cow Called Boy is
a. Rami
b. Josh
c. Boy
13. What time of year does the story take place?
a. the end of summer
b. the start of January
c. after Easter break
14. What is character?
a. Tells who (people, animals, object) the story is about and
who does the action of the story.
b. Tells when and where the story happens.
c. Tells the series of events in a story.
15. How did the children react to seeing Boy in the class?
a. they 'oohed' and 'ahhed' and begged for Boy to stay
b. they ran wildly around the classroom
c. they screamed at each other
