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On My Honor Review 1-A

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to cause or experience a slight prickling sensation

a)

outrageous

b)

jubilant

c)

tingled

d)

jaunt

2.

perpendicular or nearly so; steep

a)

taunt

b)

jubilant

c)

slog

d)

sheer

3.

period of very hot weather

a)

scorcher

b)

eddied

c)

glowering

d)

mimicked

4.

thinly dispersed or scattered

a)

jubilant

b)

sparse

c)

glowering

d)

haphazardly

5.

expressing great happiness and triumph

a)

jubilant

b)

jaunt

c)

sloth

d)

haphazardly

6.

very bold or unusual

a)

momentum

b)

jaunt

c)

outrageous

d)

haphazardly

7.

very bold or unusual

a)

momentum

b)

jaunt

c)

outrageous

d)

haphazardly

8.

being full of energy or excitement

a)

intention

b)

exuberance

c)

outrageous

d)

thrashing

9.

quantity of motion of a moving body

a)

intention

b)

sizzled

c)

momentum

d)

immersing

10.

imitate in order to entertain or ridicule

a)

mimicked

b)

sizzled

c)

jaunt

d)

lasso

11.

a remark made in anger or to provoke someone

a)

mimicked

b)

jubilant

c)

jaunt

d)

taunt

12.

lacking organization

a)

wobbled

b)

gawk

c)

haphazardly

d)

taunt

13.

reluctant to work or give effort

a)

flailing

b)

sloth

c)

haphazardly

d)

slog

14.

to beat repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip

a)

flailing

b)

eddied

c)

haphazardly

d)

thrashing

15.

an angry or sullen look on one's face

a)

jubilant

b)

eddied

c)

glowering

d)

slog

16.

work hard over a period of time

a)

jubilant

b)

eddied

c)

glowering

d)

slog

17.

to move in a circular motion

a)

jubilant

b)

eddied

c)

glowering

d)

slog

18.

In the beginning of the novel, Tony wanted to do something dangerous.  What was it?

a)

Swim at the pool

b)

Climb the Starved Rock Bluffs

c)

Build a treehouse

d)

Swim in the Vermillion River

19.

Before Joel and Tony leave, Joel promises his father about where they are going by saying what?

a)

"True dat"

b)

"That's my good word"

c)

"No doubt"

d)

"On my honor"

20.

While riding his bike, Tony decides to stop and do what?

a)

Swim at the public pool

b)

Swim in the Vermillion River

c)

Go to summer school

d)

Climb rocks

21.

Joel challenges Tony to...

a)

build a tree house

b)

swim to the sandbar

c)

climb to the top of the rocks

d)

swim across the pool

22.

What is the main factor that makes Joel's challenge dangerous?

a)

Tony can't swim

b)

The current of the water

c)

The river bottom changes

d)

No one knows where the boys have gone

23.

Joel stops and touches bottom for a moment to catch his breath. What is Tony doing when he catches up to Joel and stops beside him?

a)

Complaining because Joel had stopped.

b)

Shivering because the water was so cold

c)

Gasping for breath with his chest heaving

d)

Starting to think that Joel was right to not want to swim in the river

24.

When Joel makes it to the sandbar, he jumps to his feet and turns around to brag to Tony about beating him. What did Joel see when he looked back out at the river?

a)

Tony slowly splashing his way towards the sandbar.

b)

The river stretching out before him...smooth, glistening, reddish-brown...and no Tony.

c)

Tony asking for help

d)

Tony climbing out of the river on the bank where they had started from earlier.

25.

At first, Joel thought that Tony had to be back on the bank and playing a trick on him.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Joel suddenly understood . . .

"Tony couldn't swim -- not really -- and Tony had gone under."

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Joel desperately tried to search the river for Tony, but it was nearly impossible. Why?

a)

He was so panicked he could barely swim.

b)

He couldn't see more than a few inches in front of his face.

c)

He became violently ill.

d)

It was getting too dark outside.

28.

With all the questions swirling in his head, Joel felt like he was in a trance. What finally broke him out of that trance?

a)

He heard Tony screaming for help.

b)

He saw Tony's dad approaching.

c)

He heard a helicopter fly overhead.

d)

He heard a car rumble across the bridge.

29.

Who was driving the car that Joel was able to flag down for help?

a)

A police officer

b)

An older gentleman

c)

A teenage boy

d)

His dad

30.

Why didn't the girl want to go back to town?

a)

Her parents thought she was at school.

b)

She felt like she was going to get sick.

c)

She didn't want to have to talk to the police.

d)

She'd called in sick to work for the day and didn't want to get caught in a lie.

31.

In a panic, Joel suddenly stopped his bike, jerked it around, and began racing away from town.

a)

true

b)

false

32.

What did Joel do when he saw Tony's clothes scattered everywhere?

a)

He kicked them into the river in anger.

b)

He folded them up and placed them neatly in a pile.

c)

He rolled them up and carried them home with him.

d)

He held them in his arms and cried.

33.

Why is Joel scared to go to the police?

a)

He thinks he will get in trouble.

b)

He thinks he will be put in jail.

c)

He thinks they won't believe him.

d)

He thinks Tony is playing a joke.

34.

What story did Joel plan to tell his and Tony's parents? Pick two!

a)

Joel biked to Straved Rock alone.

b)

Joel went to the pool instead.

c)

Joel left Tony at the river.

d)

Tony and Joel got into a fight and didn't go on a bike ride.

35.

The words reverberated through Joel's skull like a scream. Reverberated means:

a)

echoed

b)

to drive or push forward

c)

to cause to vanish

d)

showing great satisfaction

36.

Tony's exuberance knew no bounds. Exuberance means:

a)

to stare at

b)

wild behavior

c)

to mock

d)

misleading

37.

After folding Tony’s clothes neatly, Joel decides to mess them up again. Why did he do this?

a)

because he was upset

b)

because it was not like Tony to fold his clothes

c)

because he wanted Tony to fold them

d)

because he wanted to run over them with his bike

38.

Which of the following would not be a theme for this novel?

a)

To be a survivor, you can never give up.

b)

Listen to your parents.

c)

The early bird always gets the worm.

d)

Hardships and struggles will come.

39.

The reader can conclude that Tony most likely didn’t want to swim at the pool because ________________________.

a)

he did not like chlorine.

b)

the river was more fun.

c)

he didn’t want others to see him swim.

d)

he thought the river was more challenging.

40.

What does "on my honor" mean?

a)

I promise.

b)

To hide a secret.

c)

To disagree with someone.

d)

To make up a lie.