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"The Pod" Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jesse was ______________ with Pete because he always lectured about fish.

a)

irritated

b)

arcing

c)

dioriented

d)

pleased

2.

Pete always gave long _______________ about fish

a)

dismays

b)

contraptions

c)

empathy

d)

monologues

3.

Jesse felt ________ for the dolphin as it was lying there on the beach wounded and frightened.

a)

dismay

b)

irritated

c)

empathy

d)

disoriented

4.

Jesse was ___________ when the dolphin started swimming back toward the shore after he helped it get back in the water.

a)

dismayed

b)

elated

c)

disoriented

d)

empathy

5.

Jesse created a _______________ to carry the dolphin back to the water.

a)

impulse

b)

monologue

c)

arcing

d)

contraption

6.

The dolphin pod was ____________ in and out of the water.

a)

arcing

b)

contraption

c)

disoriented

d)

irritably

7.

Jesse had a sudden ________________ to save the dolphin.

a)

dismay

b)

impulse

c)

arcing

d)

monologue

8.

The dolphin was ____________ when Jesse put it back in the water.

a)

irritably

b)

dismayed

c)

disoriented

d)

empathy

9.

What inference can be made about Jesse from the first sentence of the story?

"Couldn't Pete talk about anything but fish?"

a)

He loves spending time with his cousin Pete.

b)

He is annoyed with his cousin Pete.

c)

He wants to talk about fish with his cousin.

d)

He wants to be with his family.

10.

What causes Jesse to drive past the store on his way to buy milk?

a)

He is distracted by the dolphin on the beach.

b)

He decides that it is too cold to get out of the car.

c)

He is distracted by his thoughts about his accident.

d)

He decides that he needs more time to think.

11.

How did Jesse injure his legs?

a)

A man driving a pickup had jumped a red light, slamming into his car and fracturing his legs.

b)

Jesse slipped and fell on a slippery ice-covered sidewalk.

c)

Jesse jumped out of a tree and broke his legs.

d)

Jesse was hit by a car walking home from school.

12.

How did Jesse's feelings about Pete's lectures change?

a)

Jesse was irritated by Pete's lectures about dolphins but by the end of the story he was grateful for them.

b)

Jesse loved hearing Pete's lectures then he got angry when Pete would not help him.

c)

Jesse was irritated at Pete's lectures then he became angry with Pete when he was hurt in the accident.

13.

Why is it ironic that Jesse remembers Pete’s monologue about the dolphin?

a)

Jesse describes Pete’s monologue as annoying at first, but later he needs the information.

b)

Jesse realizes Pete was not honest with Jesse.

c)

  Because Pete is Jesse’s cousin.

d)

Because Pete is really kind to Jesse.