wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

The Year of the Dog Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a struggle Pacy is facing?

a)

She doesn't know what her talent is?

b)

She doesn't like her family.

c)

She doesn't have any friends.

d)

She doesn't know what ethnicity she is.

2.

What does "Year of the Dog" represent?

a)

Wealth

b)

Health

c)

Luck

d)

Love

3.

Who are Pacy's sisters?

a)

Lissy & Melody

b)

Ki-Ki & Becky

c)

Lissy & Becky

d)

Lissy & Ki-Ki

4.

What is the genre of The Year of The Dog?

a)

Chinese

b)

realistic fiction

c)

nonfiction

d)

noodles

5.

The setting of this story is

a)

Paris

b)

Honolulu

c)

Hilo

d)

New York

6.

The main character of this story is

a)

Pacy (Grace)

b)

Mary (Joseph)

c)

Liliuokalani (Queen)

d)

George (Monkey)

7.

The problem of this story is:

a)

Pacy cannot find her shoes

b)

George is looking for bananas

c)

Grace (Pacy) is trying to find out who she is/purpose

d)

The rain flooded their house

8.

Which statement is part of the Rising Action

a)

The family celebrates the year of the Pig

b)

Pacy has a crush on a boy

c)

Pacy wins a writing contest

d)

Pacy realizes what she wants to do

9.

What is the main color that is good luck to Chinese

a)

red

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

silver

10.

What is the resolution of this story?

a)

Pacy finally gets a dog

b)

Pacy finally finds her family

c)

Pacy finally gets a boyfriend

d)

Pacy finally gets rich and knows her purpose

11.

According to Mom, the Year of the Dog is an important year to...

a)

adopt a new pet dog

b)

find yourself and your best friends

c)

eat lots of good food

12.

What lesson can we learn from Grandpa?

a)

Money is more important than everything else.

b)

We should value people more than we value money.

c)

Being a doctor is a good career choice.

d)

If you want to be rich then you should become a doctor.

13.

How would you describe the character, Lissy?

a)

very polite and friendly

b)

quiet and shy

c)

a bossy know-it-all

d)

lazy and talented

14.

Why does Pacy think that she and Melody will be good friends?

a)

because they are twins

b)

because they have many things in common

c)

because they are both Chinese

d)

because they both like unicorns

15.

What are the narrator's two names?

a)

Pacy and Ki-Ki

b)

Melody and Lissy

c)

Melody and Becky

d)

Pacy and Grace

16.

What is one example of Melody being a good friend to Pacy?

a)

Melody eats different food at her house.

b)

Melody tries to protect Pacy from the window cleaner.

c)

Melody and Pacy have a crush on the same boy.

d)

Melody and Pacy have a lot in common.

17.

What is the purpose of a Red Egg Party?

a)

to dye eggs red

b)

to feed red eggs to a new baby

c)

to see all of your family

d)

to celebrate the birth of a new baby

18.

In chapter 12, Pacy and Melody face the first test of their friendship. What was their disagreement over?

a)

Telling Becky the truth about Day of the Unicorn.

b)

They both liked the same boy and Pacy wanted to work on the science fair with him instead of Melody.

c)

Pacy told Melody that her mother's cooking was terrible.

19.

After she fails at being a scientist, Pacy decides to try being an

(a)  

20.

What gift did everyone bring baby Albert?

a)

toys

b)

diapers

c)

red envelopes

d)

blankets

21.

What did the kids eat instead of candy at Melody's house?

a)

chips

b)

vitamins

c)

spaghetti

d)

rice

22.

Besides the book project, what is the other exciting thing going on at Grace's school?

a)

Dance

b)

Teddy has a girlfriend

c)

Science Fair

d)

Math Challenge

23.

What do Grace and Melody do their science project on?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

The Weather

c)

Constellations

d)

Plants

24.

What is the climax of the story?

a)

When Melody and Pacy fight over Teddy

b)

When Pacy isn't Dorothy in the play

c)

When they celebrate the new year

d)

When Pacy wins a book contest

25.

What is the resolution to Pacy's problem?

a)

Becky and Pacy win the science fair

b)

Melody and Pacy decide to become doctors

c)

Lissy tells her to forget it and give up

d)

She decides to become a writer after winning the contest

26.

From what point of view is The Year of the Dog told?

a)

First person

b)

Second person

c)

Third person

d)

Fourth person

27.

What do the red eggs that Pacy and other make for Cousin Albert represent?

a)

Wealth

b)

Love

c)

Friendship

d)

Good Luck