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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word persistent?

a)

determined

b)

expired

c)

lazy

d)

relevant

2.

What does the word summon mean?

a)

to require a signature

b)

to follow up on a given order

c)

to request additional funding

d)

to call upon for specific action

3.

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word dilemma?

a)

attraction

b)

miracle

c)

problem

d)

solution

4.

What does the word recoiled mean?

a)

drawn toward something

b)

tried something a second time

c)

requested a formal introduction

d)

forced back under pressure or shock

5.

Which word has to opposite meaning of the word feebly?

a)

inadequately

b)

powerfully

c)

similarly

d)

weakly

6.

What does the word roused mean?

a)

stirred from sleep

b)

mixed with like elements

c)

approached with confidence

d)

advanced from low position

7.

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word vastness?

a)

hugeness

b)

insignificance

c)

potency

d)

weakness

8.

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word skewed?

a)

clarified

b)

distorted

c)

restated

d)

straightened

9.

What is the setting of the passage?

a)

present-day Maine

b)

coastal town in Maine in 1911

c)

Boston, Massachusetts, in 1911

d)

present-day Boston, Massachusetts

10.

What happens to Lizzie?

a)

She gets lost.

b)

she gets into trouble

c)

she badly hurts her head on a rock

d)

she climbs onto rocks she is not supposed to

11.

All of the following made the trip on the water difficult except.

a)

night falling

b)

the choppy waves

c)

trying to keep Lizzie awake

d)

worrying about being in trouble

12.

What did Turner see in the water?

a)

dolphins

b)

fish

c)

jellyfish

d)

whales

13.

Which word best describes Turner at the end of the selection?

a)

confident

b)

content

c)

helpless

d)

scared