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WorksheetsGeorge's Secret Key to the Universe Chapters 1-14
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins
What are some similarities between Annie and her Eric?
Annie fibs and Eric doesn't
Messy hair and have strong interests
Annie likes to dance, but Eric doesn't
George has a pig and Annie doesn't
What do Eric and George have in common?
Both like pigs
Both have electricity
Both like to ask questions and love science
Both have a supercomputer
How does Annie react to George's confession about his parents and their way of living?
She is excited to tell her mother about him, which embarrasses George
She isn't very emotional and just shrugs her shoulders
She puts it on Instagram to show the weird boy next door
She tells George about her weird parents
How does Eric's response to Annie's lie about being an orphan reveal information about her personality?
Annie always tell the truth
Annie is just repeating what she heard the old man say
Eric is confused and exasperated
Annie often makes up stories when she should be telling the truth
How does the narrator tell us more about George than about other characters?
tells us George's actions just like everyone else
tells us George's thoughts and feelings while just telling us what the others do and say
tells us that George is just like his grandmother
tells us that Cosmos likes George
How does the narrator develop Cosmos's character throughout the story?
starts out humble and obedient but becomes more boastful
starts out silent but then starts speaking a foreign language
starts out boastful and intelligent but soon his helpful side is shown
starts out Eric's computer but then pledges loyalty to Annie
Which person is the narrator talking from?
1st person - the narrator is George
3rd person - the narrator is talking about George
Which perspective is the narrator using for George?
3rd person omniscient
3rd person singular
4th person narrative
2nd person communicative
How does the narrator describe Dr. Reeper's actions in the scene from the classroom? (choose all that apply)
He does a jig for the students
He confiscates a cell phone
He sings a ditty for George
He reads a book with complex equations
Does the narrator have access to each character's thoughts and feelings?
Yes, we see each character's thoughts and feelings.
We have to infer from their actions
Why do Ringo and his friends follow George?
Use your book. On page 76, what evidence supports the statement that Ringo and his friends "were absolutely terrified" by the "tiny astronaut" first mentioned on page 74?
Why does Annie push George through the door into outer space (end of ch. 9)?
Words that sound like noises ("ting-a-ling-ling-ling!") are called....?
Word sounds
book noises
onomatopoeia
similes
What does "ting-a-ling-ling-ling!" represent in the story?
What does it mean for a street to be "sleepy"?
What does the simile "as though he were wading through quicksand" add to your understanding of George trying to escape from the bullies?
How does the beginning of chapter 11 relate to the ending of chapter 10 in terms of timing?
They happen at the same time
They happen on different days
They travel through time to next week
There are no relations
How do the text features (boxes of information and pics) help you understand the story better?
What name do the authors give the color photo sections in the book?
Eric's pics
George's discoveries
Hubble Telescope
Cosmos's Picture Files
How does Annie's behavior change while she and George are on the comet?
Scared to brave
scared to frozen
boastful and confident to scared and worried
worried and confident to scared and brave
How is the mood of chapter 12 different from that of chapter 14, and why?
In chapter 13, what clues do the authors give that something is going wrong? Cite evidence from the text (use your book)
