Worksheets3.1 Out of My Mind
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the narrator want to do most at the beginning of the selection?
a)
to exercise
b)
to go outside
c)
to communicate
d)
to listen to music
2.
According to page 24, what tool does the character use to help her communicate?
a)
sign language
b)
braille
c)
communication board
d)
cell phone
3.
Why does the narrator say that she gobbled words like they were cake?
a)
She liked eating cake more than she liked learning new words.
b)
She liked to pretend the words tasted like cake.
c)
She was afraid that if she did not learn words, they would disappear.
d)
She liked learning new words so much that it reminded her of eating cake.
4.
What type of figurative language is 'she gobbled words like they were cake'?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
5.
What happens when the narrator hears music?
a)
She wants to read the words.
b)
She thinks about different colors.
c)
She writes the composers’ names.
d)
She has trouble focusing on the songs.
6.
Which sentence, from page 27, best explains why the narrator touches the colors on the board when she hears music?
a)
'I'd point to the correct card from the choices she'd set in front of me.'
b)
'I searched around for the right words to explain what I meant.'
c)
'I finally realized Mrs. V couldn't figure out everything in my head.'
d)
'I wanted her to understand that music was colorful when I heard it.'
7.
The author says she has magic —
a)
ears
b)
eyes
c)
thumbs
d)
big toes
8.
The narrator utilizes her thumbs to point to words and images on her communication board.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
How does the author feel when she is outside in the rain?
a)
happy
b)
bored
c)
angry
d)
lonely
10.
What did the narrator do when she felt the rain?
a)
cried
b)
laughed
c)
screamed
d)
shook her head no
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