WorksheetsThe Unteachables Chapters 18-23
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 12mins
Kiana compares Chauncey to_________.
Vladimir
A gold dust day gecko
Miss Fountain's class pet
not sure?
In the book, it states: "...the cheeping and chirping are at a frequency like a miniature blender a the center of your brain." Identify the onomatopoia.
cheeping
chirping
brain
blender
To distract herself from the bad behavior on the bus, Miss Fountain brings up the _________ to Mr. Kermit.
the minibus
the suspension of his kids
the district science fair
Not sure?
The kids talk about Jake Terranova like he's some kind of superstar. Identify the simile...Jake is being compared to____________.
The Hulk
a rock star
a superstar
Spiderman
The noise is a cacophony of reviving engines, pneumatic tools, and the clang of metal on metal. What type of imagery is being used here? See? Here? Taste? Touch? Smell?
taste
touch
smell
see
hear
With the incident on the catwalk, a chunk of a gingersnap cookie comes out of Elaine's mouth and lands into ____________ of a ____________.
the front seat of a new car.
a half-disassembled motor
vintage Corvette
vintage Porsche
Elaine was choking and Kiana runs up behind her and performs the __________ maneuver.
Himalayan
Hematology
Hanover
Heimlich
The dealership makes a call to Miss Fountain, saying that a kid was asleep on the couch in the showroom. Who was it?
Kiana
Aldo
Rahim
Barnstorm
There is a new rumor going around that _________________ is dating Jake Terranova.
Ms. Vargas
Miss Fountain
Kiana
Stepmonster
Jake talks to the kids about different topics, but the one person that he cannot schmooze is ________________.
Dr. Thaddeus
Ms. Vargas
Miss Fountain
Mr. Kermit
"The fact that the scandal still sticks to Mr. Kermit after all these years is nuts." What type of sound device? Which words?
internal rhyme
after
all
scandal
still
sticks
alliteration
" I check the clock on my Porsche's high-tech dashboard." Identify the sound device? Which words?
alliteration
check
clock
check
dashboard
internal rhyme
Jake Terranova said: "Maybe I walked away from the cheating scandal with a slap on the wrist." Identify the idiom. What does it mean?
walked away
slap on the wrist
harsh punishment
mild punishment
Jake Terranova said that Mr. Kermit was, "stubborn as a mule." What type of figurative language? Mr. Kermit is being compared to a ________.
metaphor
mule
personification
simile
Mr. Kermit's car needs to be fixed, but he refuses to take it to Jake Terranova; even when Jake says that he would not _________________.
fix it anyway
charge him for the services
try to help Mr. Kermit
listen to Mr. Kermit complain about him anymore
Mr. Kermit leaves the car service deparment with Jake in order to look for a book about ____________; which can teach you how to read.
analogies
anagrams
almanac
astrology
Mr. Kermit assigns reading groups. Elaine was assigned to read:_______________.
Where the Red Moss Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Ships Sails to Sea
Where the Blue Fern Grows
Mr. Kermit assigns Parker to see a _____________ specialist three days a week.
reading coordinator
reading coordinator
reading specialist
reading interpretor
Rahim has now been accepted as a ___________community college student in field of _______.
part-time
mathmatics
philosophy
art
Barnstorm is very competitive now that he has been sidelined from sports. What is he obsessed with?
gold medals
Easter bunnies
puffy-tails
stars
Mr. Kermit is now using the puffy-tails to teach us how the ____ works.
ecology
environment
econonmy
emergency
Vladimir winds up loving ________ and only ________.
Aldo
Barnstorm
Mr. Kermit
Kiana
Barnstorm is being compared to aliens from Star Trek that worship money---Mateo said, "You're a Ferengi." What type of figurative language is this?
simile
idiom
personification
metaphor
Apparently, progress reports showed that the kids in SCS-8 were excelling. However, Dr. Thaddeus said that it was___________ or not real; just a ploy to get his retirement.
astoning
amazing
astoninshing
phony
Dr. Thaddeus winds up getting out a large binder for Ms. Vargas. Inside that is when he mentions Article 12 Subsection 9; which means that if a teacher presiding over declining test grades for at least 3 years will be deemed as a/an __________ teacher and possibly______ .
unnacceptable
terminated
ineffective
promoted
Ms. Vargas makes a suggestion to Mr. Kermit that he may need do some extra science test preparation. In the book it says, "Forewarned is forearmed." What type of figurative language is this?
simile
foreshadowing
metaphor
personification
"Chauncey's chubby knee comes down on my chart..." What type of sound device? Which words?
alliteration
Chauncey's
chubby
chart
comes
Stepmonster rushes in and spies Chauncey laying waste to Kiana's work like Godzilla stomping Tokyo. What 2 types of figurative language? Chauncey is being compared to _____________ which is a ________ and _________; plus it is considered a ____________ allusion.
simile
metaphor
allusion
literary
Godzilla
Chauncey tosses his _____________into Kiana's glass of ______; which is Archimedes' first law of _______________.
Power Ranger
Tonka Truck
soda
tea
buoyancy
