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U4W3 Rocks in His Head

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the narrator of the story?

a)

brother

b)

mother

c)

son

d)

daughter

2.

What was the cause for the filling station to close?

a)

No more gas

b)

Father got sick

c)

Stock Market Crash

d)

Mother did not want it anymore

3.

True or False: The man in the story loved rocks.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

Why did people say the man had rocks in his head?

a)

He loved collecting rocks

b)

He wanted to make sure the rocks were shiny. 

c)

He could not find any rocks

d)

He was not the man in the story

5.

Effect: The man visited the science museum.

Cause: ? 

a)

He wanted to go there each day

b)

He was out of a job

c)

He loved to walk each morning

6.

Where did the man display his rocks?

a)

In his house

b)

At the museum

c)

On the street

d)

In the filling station

7.

What are chores?

a)

stories

b)

meals

c)

tasks

d)

songs

8.

What does spare mean?

a)

extra

b)

rubber

c)

new

9.

What does it mean if you labeled something?

a)

weighed on a scale

b)

sealed with a lid

c)

packed in a box

d)

marked with a tag

10.

What is a board? Example: The board voted on the new rule.

a)

large family

b)

head group of people

c)

children in a school

11.

What are stamps?

a)

ribbons

b)

tape

c)

postage stickers

d)

wrapping paper

12.

What did most people think about the man's rock collection?

a)

They wanted to buy it.

b)

They were curious about it.

c)

They were sad about it.

13.

How were the author's father and Mrs. Johnson alike?

a)

The both needed jobs.

b)

They both loved rocks.

c)

They had both traveled around the world.

d)

They both collected coins and bottle caps

14.

Why did Mrs. Johnson talk the board into making the author's father the curator of mineralogy?

a)

She realized that he knew more about rocks than anyone else there.

b)

She didn't want to be in charge

15.

Which would be another good title for the story?

a)

The Antler Filling Station

b)

The Mineral Man

c)

Spare Parts

d)

My Father's Car