WorksheetsBNB Chapters 1-5 Quiz
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 26mins
What is a metaphor?
A comparison between two things using "like or "as"
A phrase that cannot be interpreted literally
a comparison without “like” or “as”
An extreme exaggeration
giving the qualities of a person to something that is not a person
What is a simile?
A comparison between two things using "like or "as"
A phrase that cannot be interpreted literally
A comparison that states one thing is another.
An extreme exaggeration
giving the qualities of a person to something that is not a person
What is personification?
A comparison between two things using "like or "as"
A phrase that cannot be interpreted literally
a comparison without “like” or “as”
An extreme exaggeration
giving the qualities of a person to something that is not a person
What is hyperbole?
A comparison between two things using "like or "as"
A phrase that cannot be interpreted literally
a comparison without “like” or “as”
An extreme exaggeration
giving the qualities of a person to something that is not a person
What is an oxymoron?
A comparison between two things using "like or "as"
A phrase that cannot be interpreted literally
a comparison without “like” or “as”
two opposites that create a new meaning
giving the qualities of a person to something that is not a person
What type of figurative language is in the following example?
"I was as trapped as a roach under a dishrag."
Idiom
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Simile
What type of figurative language is in the following example?
"I felt like I was at the bottom of a well that someone had filled with thick pudding."
Idiom
Simile
Oxymoron
Alliteration
What type of figurative language is in the following example?
"There were a million men and boys running around."
Hyperbole
Simile
Oxymoron
Alliteration
Comic Relief: Who is the figure in this meme?
The president during The Great Depression
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The creator of The New Deal
A New York Resident
What type of figurative language is in the following example?
"We are all in the same boat."
Hyperbole
Simile
Oxymoron
Idiom
What type of figurative language is in the following example?
"This was the best news I'd heard all day. My face nearly split in half with a smile."
Hyperbole
Simile
Oxymoron
Idiom
What type of figurative language is in the following example?
"You're alright little man. You're a tough little nut, I like that."
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
What type of figurative language is in the following example?
"I let my nose lead me down to where the smell of toast and pancakes was coming from."
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
What type of figurative language is in the following example?
"My Momma says that these kids on the road are blowing around like dust in the wind."
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
I fell to the floor and pulled my knees up to my chest and crossed my arms in front of my head like a turtle in a shell.
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
As stupid as a lamppost
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Dusky Devastators of the Depression
Simile
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Metaphor
In her eyes, Todd's mouth was a prayer book.
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Her high-heeled shoes sounding like little fire-crackers going off on the wooden floor
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Alliteration
My fist came open and when my hand landed it made a pop like a .22 rifle going off.
Alliteration
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
The last kid who got put in there got stung so bad he was swole up as big as a whale when he got him out in the morning.
Simile & Personification
Metaphor & Onomatopoeia
Simile & Hyperbole
Idiom & Hyperbole
1. The setting could BEST be described as:
December, 1932; New York City
September, 1932; Chicago
May, 1938; Lancaster, Pennsylvania
the end of June, 1936; Flint, Michigan
2. The story is told in a first person narrative by:
Mrs. Caldwell
Bud Caldwell
Herman E. Calloway
Jerry Clark
3. The best way to describe how Bud treats Jerry Clark would be:
he spends all his time teasing him
he makes fun of him
he relates to him and is kind
he mistreats him
6. The vampire bat turned out to be:
a monster head
a dried out fish head
Bud's imagination
a hornet's nest
7. Bud's revenge plan included:
using the shotgun
shooting Todd
stealing food
hiding the gun
8. "He who laughs last, laughs best" is one of Bud's favorite sayings. This idiom means:
It's important to be happy.
It's important to help others.
There is satisfaction in revenge.
There is always a funny joke to tell.
9. Place the following events in correct chronological order: A.) Bud lives at the orphanage. B.) Bud goes to live with the Amoses. C.) Bud's mama dies. D.) Bud is locked in the shed at his foster home.
B, A, C, D
D, A, B, C
C, A, D, B
C, A, B, D
10. Why does Bud keep a blanket in his suitcase?
It was his baby blanket and is a sense of security for him.
It was important to have because he never knew where he might be sleeping.
It was a quilt made by his mother.
It was given to him by his first foster parents.
16. Mr. Amos was trying to help Bud.
True
False
17. Bud fell asleep in the Amos's shed.
True
False
18. Bud's revenge plan included stealing the shotgun.
True
False
19. Bud kept his rocks in a tobacco bag in his suitcase.
True
False
20. Bud thought being on the lam was a lot of fun.
True
False
At the start of Chapter one, where does Bud live?
A Hotel
With his grandparents
An Orphanage/Foster home
With his family
Why does Bud think that losing your teeth is the scariest things that can happen to a kid?
He was afraid he wouldn't be able to eat.
He wanted to get gold teeth when he became an adult
He was afraid that he was turning into a monster
Because he is afraid all of his body parts will will fall off as well.
Who does Bud think the person on the flyer is, and why does he think this?
His daddy, because the man on the flyer looked like him.
His grand dad, because the men on the flyer were old.
His daddy, because his mom looked at the flyers and would get emotional.
His daddy, because there were so many flyers with him on it.
How was Bud awakened in the middle of the night?
Todd was shoving a pencil up his nose
Todd was playing loud music
Todd's mom was cooking breakfast
Todd jumping up and down on the bed.
