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Davy Crockett Saves the World

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the President want Davy Crockett to do?

a)

learn how to dance

b)

climb Eagle Eye Peak

c)

capture Halley's Comet

d)

pull the tail off Halley's Comet

2.

Why did Davy Crockett not know about the comet?

a)

He did not read newspapers.

b)

He was in a different country.

c)

He did not listen to the President.

d)

Sally Sugartree kept the information from him.

3.

Why was Davy Crockett in the woods at the beginning of the story?

a)

He was hunting a bear.

b)

He was trying to learn how to dance.

c)

He was hiding so the president could not find him.

d)

He was waiting for the comet to come so he could fight it.

4.

What did Davy Crockett do with the comet after he spun it around 17 times?

a)

buried it in the ground

b)

threw it back into space

c)

drowned it in the Atlantic Ocean

d)

threw it into the center of Eagle Eye Peak

5.

At the end of the story, why did Davy Crockett start wearing a coonskin cap?

a)

He had no hair.

b)

Sally Sugartree made it for him.

c)

He only had tufts of snarled hair.

d)

He wanted to protect his head from future comets.

6.

Why is the world in trouble when the story begins?

a)

The president has a huge pile of letters.

b)

A comet is about to crash into the planet.

c)

Davy does not know anything about comets.

d)

Mrs. Boyer needs coffee.

7.

Why is Davy going to visit Sally Sugartree?

a)

to dance with her

b)

to read her newspaper

c)

to show her his pet bear

d)

to read a book

8.

What does the word posed mean?

a)

to walk

b)

to move easily

c)

to hold a position

d)

to move your hands

9.

What does the word deeds mean?

a)

actions

b)

discussions

c)

movements

d)

weeds

10.

What does it mean to have a strong effect on the mind or feelings?

a)

commenced

b)

impress

c)

posed

d)

wring

11.

What does the word wring mean?

a)

to sit and talk quietly

b)

to laugh and chat happily

c)

to jump and scream loudly

d)

to twist or squeeze forcefully

12.

What does the word exaggeration mean?

a)

excess

b)

motion

c)

overstatement

d)

warning

13.

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word commenced?

a)

began

b)

commented

c)

stopped

d)

questioned

14.

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

a)

skipped

b)

strolled

c)

ran

d)

trotted

15.

What does the word heroic mean?

a)

courageous

b)

distinctive

c)

meaningful

d)

specific

16.

A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to a base word or root.  It changes the meaning and part of speech of the base word.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which suffix means "full of" and forms an adjective?

a)

-tion

b)

-ly

c)

-ful

d)

-ist

18.

Which suffix means "act or process of" and forms a noun?

a)

-ness

b)

-ion

c)

-ous

d)

-ly

19.

 Which suffix means "quality or state of" and forms a noun?

a)

-able

b)

-ness

c)

-ful

d)

-ist

20.

Which suffix means "person who" and forms a noun?

a)

-ist

b)

-ness

c)

-ly

d)

-able

21.

 Adding a suffix will not change the final consonant sound in a word?

a)

True

b)

False

22.

 Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

completly

b)

completely

23.

 Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

dentist

b)

dentest

24.

 Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

direction

b)

directshion

25.

 Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

helpfuly

b)

helpfully