WorksheetsAmos and Boris
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Look at the word underlined. What word class is it?
Amos, a mouse, lived by the ocean
noun
verb
adverb
Look at the word underlined. What word class is it?
He thought a lot about the ocean
noun
verb
adverb
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One day he started building a boat on the beach. He worked on it in the daytime, while at night he studied navigation.
noun
verb
adverb
What did the mouse call his boat?
Amos
Boris
Rodent
Savage
Which sentence from the text best tells the reader why Amos built a boat.
One day he started building a boat on a beach.
He worked on it in the daytime, while at night he studied navigation.
He thought a lot about the ocean, and he wondered about the faraway places on the other side of the water.
When the boat was finished, he loaded it with cheese.
'using his most savage strength, he just managed to push the boat into the water'
What word best describes savage?
fierce
weak
final
muscular
Look at the word underlined. What word class is it?
He was enjoying his trip immensely.
noun
verb
adverb
Look at the word underlined. What word class is it?
He was enjoying his trip immensely
noun
verb
adverb
Look at the page beginning, "The rodent, for that was the boats name..."
What word describes Amos' first day at sea?
seasickness
miserable
suited
enjoying
"Overwhelmed by the beauty and mystery of everything, he rolled over and over and right off the deck of his boat and into the sea."
What is the cause and effect in this sentence?
Amos is overwhelmed at everything around him is the cause. The effect is him rolling over and falling into the sea
Amos falling into the sea in the cause and him rolling over is the effect
Amos being overwhelmed by the beauty is the effect. The cause is him falling into the sea
The effect is when Amos is overwhelmed. The cause is him rolling into the sea
'a little speck of a living thing in the vast living universe,'
What word best describes vast?
whole
huge
part
small
Look at the word underlined. What word class is it?
"Help!" he squeaked as he grabbed desperately at the rodent.
noun
verb
adverb
Look at the word underlined. What word class is it?
"Help!" he squeaked as he grabbed desperately at the rodent.
noun
verb
adverb
Look at the word underlined. What word class is it?
"Help!" he squeaked as he grabbed desperately at the rodent.
noun
verb
adverb
Look at the page starting, "And there he was! Where?"
What does treading water mean?
treading in the water
swimming to shore
keeping a float
getting out of the water
