WorksheetsKnots in My Yo-yo String- Comprehension Unit 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the most likely reason the author wrote this article?
to describe a football game
to explain how he became a writer
to describe a small town in Pennsylvania
to explain why he loved football as a kid
To support his main purpose, the author uses...
dialogue
fantasy
humor
myths
Which detail does the author use to show his determination to succeed as a writer?
he could not stop thinking about the football game
he forgot about his poem until he saw it in the newspaper
he kept writing novels, even though no one would publish them
he decided to write about the chicken bones from the kid's point of view
In the poem "Goal to Go", the coach urged the team to crash the hall of Fame. What is the coach telling the team to do?
forget the Hall of Fame
drive into the Hall of Fame building
play well enough to get into the Hall of Fame
learn how to play the game from older players
Which line from the poem "Goal to Go" is an example of a hyperbole, or exaggeration for dramatic effect?
"His legs were jet-propelled"
"Will do, as long as we're alive"
"The Ace attack employed all the tricks"
"But when the light shone on the ball"
But Branca, swearing on his soul, "You shall not pass by me."
What do the lines above tell you about Branca?
he was a very religious person
he was trying to catch the pass
he was the best player on the team
he was determined to stop the runner
The author is best known for writing fiction for young people. Why would his audience be more interesting the the chicken bone tale as told from the point of view as a child?
they would understand the words the character uses
they would be able to relate better to the main character
they would understand why the character is upset with his stepfather
they would be more likely to laugh at a character closer to their age
How can you tell that the chicken bone tale is written from the point of view of the child?
the speaker uses first-person pronouns such as/ and my
the speaker tells what occurs in the story in chronological order
the speaker describes the action of the story using many details
the speaker is dragged out of bed by his stepfather and is on summer vacation
The author says that writing the chicken bone tale from the child's point of view was more interesting to him. What is a reason he continued to write from a child's point of view?
Stories about children are easier to write.
He thought this would make readers like his work better.
There were many more details from his "childhood" to use.
Nobody else at the time was writing novels for young readers.
Why does the author of "Knots in My Yo-yo String" say that he rummages through the attic of his memories when he writes?
to help readers understand how difficult he finds writing
to tell in a humorous way that he has old things in his attic
to explain that he uses his own experiences to write his stories
to describe how he looks through things in his attic to find story ideas
