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Keeping Mr. John Holton Alive

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which prefix means forward?

a)

pro-

b)

anti-

c)

com-

d)

trans-

2.

Which prefix means together?

a)

pro-

b)

trans-

c)

anti-

d)

con-

3.

Choose the word that matches the definition to be together with a friend.

a)

companion

b)

compartment

c)

compass

d)

compute

4.

Choose the word that matches the definition to be together with a friend.

a)

companion

b)

compartment

c)

compass

d)

compute

5.

Choose the word that matches the definition to connect with other people.

a)

constant

b)

contact

c)

contest

d)

continue

6.

What is the author's purpose of writing this story?

a)

to entertain

b)

to get to know about the past

c)

to inform

d)

to learn

7.

What did Mrs. Holton want to place over her house?

a)

She wanted a large picket fence to protect her.

b)

She wanted a big sign saying she was free.

c)

She wanted a sign that told everyone how her husband was killed and how she did not forget it.

d)

She wanted a sign that showed off her business.

8.

What did Mrs. Holton offer Elijah for his service?

a)

a shiny gold coin

b)

a wooden box

c)

a dollar

d)

a nickel

9.

Why did Elijah not want to take what Mrs. Holton offered him?

a)

His parents would be upset if he took her money.

b)

He did not think he deserved it because he had done a bad job.

c)

He knew that he deserved much more than what she was giving.

d)

Mrs. Holton had promised him something else.

10.

What did Mrs. Holton give Mr. Leroy?

a)

She gave him her land so that he could grow crops.

b)

She gave him the tools that her husband used to own.

c)

She gave him up to 2,200 dollars in gold.

d)

She gave him a letter to write to his family.

11.

What promise did Mr. Leroy make to Mrs. Holton for her payment?

a)

He told her that he could bring her husband back.

b)

He promised to work her land for the rest of his life.

c)

He promised that every slave would be free.

d)

He promised that he would give Elijah a job.

12.

The skier had to endure freezing temperatures. What does the word endure mean?

a)

to be frozen

b)

to survive or continue existing

c)

to be able to ski very well

d)

to make something more difficult

13.

Take a few minutes to ponder the question before you answer it. What does the word ponder mean?

a)

to quickly react

b)

to do it as fast as you can

c)

to think long and carefully

d)

to talk in a British accent

14.

When the queen saw the prince she said "what a strapping young man." What does strapping mean?

a)

weak and sick

b)

full of illness

c)

ugly and heavy

d)

strong and healthy

15.

The wedding commenced as soon as the bride got there. What does commenced mean?

a)

ended

b)

did not begin on time

c)

began or started

d)

had to be halted by police

16.

A strange commotion in the hallway distracted him from his test. What does the word commotion mean?

a)

quiet

b)

loud noise or activity

c)

silence

d)

too much studying

17.

What is an antonym for the word "ponder"?

a)

Consider

b)

Reflect

c)

Ignore

d)

Contemplate