WorksheetsThe Lightning Thief
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins
4.) Chpt 2: Who are the three old ladies knitting socks we see at the end of chapter 2?
Cerberus (3 headed dog)
The Fates
Three Minotaurs
6.) Chpt 3: Grover shows up at the end of chapter 3 to get Percy and his mom from the beach house. What creature is Grover?
A Minotaur (half man/half bull)
A Centaur (half man/half horse)
A Fury (minion of Hades)
A Satyr (half man/half goat)
8.) Chpt 4: What happens to Percy's mom?
She runs away to get help
She is squeezed by the Minotaur and turned to golden dust
She turns into a creature and attacks Percy and Grover
She kills the Minotaur
9.) Chpt 5: Percy makes it to Camp Half-Blood and plays cards with Mr. Brunner, who is actually _____________ named Chiron.
Zeus (God of thunder)
A half blood
A Centaur (half man/half horse)
A hellhound
13.) Chpt 7: Annabeth tells Percy that all campers must stay at Camp Half-Blood until they receive a quest.
TRUE
FALSE
15.) Chpt 8: At the end of the game of Capture the Flag, what god claims Percy?
Poseidon
Aphrodite
Ares
Hades
I wondered if Grover was still inside the farmhouse, getting chewed out by Mr. D
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Personification
Grover was trembling. He'd started eating pinochle cards like potato chips.
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Personification
What happened to Kronos after the gods defeated him?
He was jailed inside Mt. Olympus
He was thrown into the sea to be watched by Poseidon
He was defeated by his children, the gods, and sliced into pieces with his own scythe (blade) and his remains scattered in Tartarus.
He was defeated by the Titans and swallowed whole by the gods to live inside their stomachs.
What is a stele?
A sword used for fighting
A special type of pen
A grave marker
a musical instrument
What is Percy's quest?
To find his mom
To find Zeus' master bolt
To meet his father Poseidon
To go to the underworld and fight Hades
Who does Aunty Em turn out to be?
The minotaur
Medusa
Midas' Daughter
Marathon
Challenge: What is the greek name of Percy's sword?
Anathema
Sporatius
Tritoria
Anaklusmos
Clarise pulverized the rock into a million little pieces when she broke it. What does pulverized?
to be a hyperbole and over-exaggerate
to be angry all of the time
to break into large chunks
to reduce into fine particles
Grover was bewildered when Poseidon claimed Percy because Poseidon was not supposed to have any more kids. What does bewildered mean?
excited
understanding
confused
jovial
"Don't be a pawn of the Olympians, my dear." A "pawn" is a game piece in chess. Based on what she said and what the definition of "pawn" is...what did she mean?
A prophecy is
a prediction of what is meant to happen
a riddle
a story about the ancient past
a quest
What are toiletries?
Small toilets
The bathroom where Clarisse attacked Percy
Items for use in the bathroom: toothbrush, toothpaste, toilet paper, and deodorant.
A toilet on Mt. Olympus.
Which mythological character is this?
Artemis
Aphrodite
Athena
Demeter
What mythological character is this?
Echidna
Medusa
Chimera
Nymph
Which mythological character is this?
Zeus
Poseidon
Ares
Hades
Which mythological character is this?
Centaur
Chimera
Satyr
Minotaur
Which mythological character is this?
Centaur
Minotaur
Chimera
Satyr
Which mythological character is this?
Hades
Hephaestus
Hermes
Dionysus
What is one of the main themes of the beginning of this book?
What is Percy's job?
A true hero takes responsibility for his actions
Who am I?
Prophecies foreshadow what is to come
What is Percy's main motivation for choosing to accept his quest? Pick the best answer.
to help his friends
to save his mother from the underworld
to retrieve the lightning bolt
to impress his father
What is the background information in a work of literature called?
climax
glossary
onomatopoeia
exposition
What does the term literary analysis mean?
One of the major literary devices used so far in the book are shown through Percy's nightmares. Which literary devices is shown in these nightmares? choose the best answer.
The dreams are a metaphor for Percy's fear
They foreshadow things that are yet to come in the story
They paint graphic imagery of Percy's past
They show is struggles and trauma from all the monsters he has faced
Annabeth tells Percy a story about how Athena caught Poseidon with his girlfriend in her temple. What happened to the girlfriend as a result of this?
What is propaganda?
"Go west and face the god who has turned.
You shall find what was stolen and see it safely returned.
You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend.
And you shall fail to save what matters most, in the end."
What is the Author's purpose in using this Prophecy in the Lightning Thief?
What is an example of Percy's internal conflict in The Lightning Thief?
What is the difference between external conflict and internal conflict?
What perspective or Point of View is The Lightning Thief written in?
