WorksheetsThe Bully Chapter 1 and Chapter 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
In the following excerpt, what does the word wavering mean?
"I'll miss you man," Darrel said, his voice wavering.
loud
unsteady
angry
choking with laughter
In the following excerpt, what does the word retaliate mean?
" [Darrell] knew he did not stand a chance against Jermaine in a fight, and he knew if he told one of the adults, Jermaine would retaliate the next time no one was looking."
tattle on him
run away
get back at him
apologize to him
Who said the following?
"You wanna build your muscles, Darrell, do push-ups, run, whatever ut takes... You are gonna have to work hard though , 'cause your arms are really skinny. You look like you could get hurt if someone high-fived you."
Uncle Jason
Travis
Malik
Tyray
Who said the following?
"We thought you would make us a loan, so we don't put you scrawny butt in that trash dumpster over there."
Travis
Tyray
Malik
Uncle Jason
The main idea of the following excerpt is...
"Inside the homes that lined Darrell's block, there were always people to turn to in times of trouble. Across the street was old Mr. Corbitt, who sat on his porch each day and waved at everyone who passed by. And in the corner house was Mrs. Morton. She made sweet-potato pie for people in the neighborhood, especially Darrell and his mother."
...one neighbor Mrs. Morton baked sweet potato pies.
…the houses in Darrell's neighborhood were rundown.
…there were always people you could depend on in times of trouble.
...despite Tyray's bad influence, the neighborhood could be a nice place to live.
The main idea of the following excerpt is...
"Darrell was not so certain about his own future. The days ahead stretched out before him like a drak road filled with dangerous shadows. It would be like the summer mom sent him to camp for inner city kids. The camp director promised Darrell and his mother that he would experience adventures in the outdoors away from the dangers of the city. What Darrell ended up experiencing was torment from a kid who wanted nothing more than to make anyone weaker than him feel as miserable as possible."
…Darrell's bad memories of the camp made him feel that everything would not be fine.
...one summer Darrell's mom sent him to a camp outdoors for city kids.
…the camp director's promises did not come true.
... a kid wanted to make Darrell feel as miserable as possible.
The main idea of the following excerpt is...
"Two boys were standing in front of a sandwich shop at the street corner. One wore a Los Angels Dodgers baseball cap backwards. that is how Malik always wore his baseball caps. The kid was built like Malik too - big and burly. He even leaned against the wall like Malik used to, one leg crossed at a funny angle. A bolt of sadness crossed through Darrell.
… Darrell saw two boys standing in front of the sandwich shop.
… Malik was big and burly and wore his baseball cap backwards.
… seeing the boys reminded Darrell how much he missed home.
…Darrell likes the Los Angles Dodgers.
The main idea of the following excerpt is ...
"Darrell caught his reflection in the store window as he walked. He reminded himself of a rat scurrying down an alley, hoping no cats would see him. He figured to the rest of the world he looked lik a little kid afraid of his own shadow."
…Darrell likes to look oat his reflection.
…Darrell hopes no cats will see him.
… there are many scrawny rats in the alleyways.
…Darrell thinks he looks weak and scared to others.
You can conclude from the following except...
"You been a real brother to me," Darrell said. "I...I love you, man." Darrell blurted, his voice melting into embarrassing sobs. Malik grabbed Darrell and gave him a big bear hug.
Malik and Darrell are brothers
Malik thinks Darrell is acting like a baby.
Malik shares Darrell's feelings.
Malik is embarrassed by Darrell's crying.
You can conclude from the following excerpt...
"[Uncle Jason said] There's your new High School. Bluford High. They got some fine sport teams there, Darrell. As soon as you get big and strong, you'll be wearin' a jersey with your name on it. You'll see."
Uncle Jason thinks Darrell is too small to play sports.
Uncle Jason hopes that Darrell will focus on academics not sports.
Uncle Jason is impressed with Darrell's ability to play sports.
Darrell wants to play sports.
