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Flora & Ulysses

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What would Flora most likely want to do?

a)

play video games

b)

go swimming

c)

read a comic

d)

chase squirrels

2.

The setting of the story is the yard. Why is that important?

a)

Flora loves playing in the yard

b)

The squirrel lives in the yard

c)

The yard needed vacuuming

d)

Mrs. Tickham was trespassing

3.

How does Flora save the squirrel?

a)

She gives it CPR

b)

She brings it to the vet

c)

She jumps in front of the vacuum

d)

She unplugs the vacuum

4.

How is the squirrel different after he is freed from the vacuum?

a)

It learns to swim

b)

It calls its friends to go in the vacuum

c)

It changes color

d)

It becomes stronger and understands people

5.

When the squirrel sees the light and it's like setting the world on fire, what does that mean?

a)

The vacuum started a fire

b)

Flora's hair is on fire

c)

The squirrel sees the world in a new way

d)

The squirrel only sees the colors yellow and orange

6.

The dog consumed the food from the table.

What does consumed mean?

a)

ate

b)

broke

c)

stole

d)

shared

7.

A cynic is someone who...

a)

loves talking

b)

is scared of people

c)

always expects bad things to happen

d)

doesn't know anything

8.

If you act in defiance, you...

a)

help people

b)

do something you're not supposed to do

c)

take care of your pets

d)

fall asleep

9.

Mr. Park gave a profound speech to the graduating class.

Profound means...

a)

short

b)

quiet

c)

funny

d)

meaningful

10.

Sarah inadvertently wore the wrong shoes because she was rushing.

Inadvertently means...

a)

do something for someone

b)

do something perfectly

c)

do something accidentally

d)

do nothing

11.

Something that descended means it went

a)

down

b)

up

c)

away

d)

left

12.

If you obliged, it means you

a)

forgot what to do

b)

did what you were asked to do

c)

ignored someone

d)

fell asleep

13.

The presentation was mundane and I almost fell asleep.

Mundane means...

a)

exciting

b)

informative

c)

boring

d)

helpful

14.

If you considered something, it means you...

a)

ignored it

b)

thought about it

c)

forgot about it

d)

threw it away

15.

In their contract, what did Flora's mom want her to do?

a)

Learn an instrument

b)

Read romance novels

c)

Clean the kitchen

d)

Play a sport

16.

Who is Incandesto?

a)

Flora's pet parrot

b)

Flora's dad

c)

Flora's favorite comic book hero

d)

Flora's uncle

17.

What kind of superpower does the squirrel have?

a)

Flying

b)

Super strength

c)

Invisibility

d)

Super speed

18.

Flora names the squirrel Ulysses, which is the name of the what?

a)

The vacuum

b)

The street name

c)

The villain in her comic book

d)

Mrs. Tickham's husband

19.

What is Mrs. Tickham's birthday gift?

a)

A romance novel

b)

A necklace

c)

A pet squirrel

d)

A vacuum

20.

What did the squirrel only think about BEFORE being sucked in by the vacuum?

a)

food

b)

trees

c)

grass

d)

water

21.

Complete the sentence:

I _________ the whole pizza because I was hungry.

a)

descended

b)

consumed

c)

considered

d)

obliged

22.

My homework is __________, it makes me bored.

a)

mundane

b)

profound

c)

cynic

d)

defiance

23.

My friend is a __________; he's always thinks something bad will happen.

a)

profound

b)

mundane

c)

defiance

d)

cynic

24.

The plane _________ from the sky and landed safely.

a)

considered

b)

consumed

c)

descended

d)

profound

25.

How would you describe Flora?

a)

cheerful

b)

caring

c)

scared

d)

lonely