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Ground Zero Comprehension 203 - 256

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does Reshmina and her family plan to hide from the Taliban?

a)

In the caves underneath the village.

b)

Kabul

c)

In an abandoned tank.

d)

In the marsh by the river

e)

They don´t plan on hiding, they plan on attacking.

2.

How is Taz able to hide in broad daylight?

a)

He hides under a burqa.

b)

He gets in a wheelchair they cover with a blanket.

c)

He wears Reshmina´s clothes as a disguise.

d)

He has gotten really good at comoflauging himself from his time in the military.

e)

He dresses up like an indigenous person.

3.

What happens to Reshmina's village?

a)

Bombed and destroyed

b)

cleaned up

4.

What do first responders direct people to exit, including Brandon and Richard?

a)

Underground Mall

b)

To the main street

c)

To the fire department

5.

Who destroys Rashmina's house?

a)

Taliban/Pasoon

b)

American Soldiers

c)

Taliban

6.

What did Brandon and his father used to do in the afternoons?

a)

Watch cartoons

b)

Play football

c)

Go to the mall

7.

How long has Taz been in Afghanistan?

a)

10 years

b)

5 years

c)

2 years

8.

What second language can Taz speak?

a)

Mandarin

b)

Spanish

c)

French

9.

How does Brandon injure when he recovers from the explosion?

a)

hand

b)

head

c)

face

10.

How does Brandon know Richard is alive?

a)

Hears him singing

b)

Hears him yelling

c)

Hears him crying

11.

According to Taz, how is the United States helping Afghanistan civilians?

a)

Building wells, roads, and schools

b)

Build Roads

c)

Build schools

12.

What did the entrance of the cave look like?

a)

The entrance was surrounded by the Americans

b)

The entrance was small and overgrown

c)

The entrance was large and clear

d)

The entrance was surrounded by the Taliban

13.

Why was the water on the floor of the mall ankle-deep?

a)

The rain was coming in from outside

b)

The firemen had to use hoses to put out the fires

c)

The sprinklers have been going off and it was causing the floor to flood

d)

It really was not water it was jet fuel

14.

What memory did Brandon have when he saw the Warner Bros Store?

a)

When his dad took him to Disney World

b)

That is where he was going when the plane struck the towers

c)

Watching cartoons with his dad

d)

He remembers a documentary about the Warner Brothers Store

15.

What did Taz give Reshmina to help her see inside the cave?

a)

a lantern

b)

a flashlight

c)

matches

d)

a candle

16.

Why is Taz afraid of the dark?

a)

He feel into a cave as a boy

b)

He was captured and put in a dark cell

c)

He was in the dark in the World Trade Center

d)

Taz was lost in the dark as a boy

17.

In Chapter 32, where is Brandon?

a)

He is still in the underground mall after it has been destroyed

b)

He is on the 98th floor.

c)

He is on the subway

d)

He is on the street

18.

Who is Pratik?

a)

He is Brandon's best friend

b)

He is Brandon's teacher

c)

He is the first person Brandon found after the explosion

d)

He is his dad's boss

19.

How was Brandon able to find Richard in the dark?

a)

He was singing "Life is Beautiful"

b)

He was singing "America the Beautiful"

c)

He was singing "God Bless America"

d)

He was singing "This Land is your Land?

20.

How did Reshimina cut her hand?

a)

A dog bit her

b)

She cut it when part of the ceiling of the cave crashed in

c)

She cut it on a knife

d)

She cut it on a piece of paper

21.

What does Taz think would happen if the Americans left Afghanistan?

a)

He thinks that Afghanistan will be a quiet country with a good government

b)

He thinks that Russia will take over Afghanistan

c)

He thinks that if the Americans leave, the Taliban will take over

d)

He thinks that the Chinese will take over the government

22.

What die Brandon tip over when he was leading the human chain?

a)

He tripped over a statue of Bugs Bunny

b)

The Tasmanian devil

c)

He tripped over a stuffed animal of Bugs Bunny

d)

He trips over a statue of the Road Runner

23.

What was the fuzzy, wet, furball that bumped into Brandon's Arm?

a)

rabbit

b)

mouse

c)

rat

d)

racoon