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A Backyard Story #1
Contributed by: Manzitto
  • 1. Why are Joe and his family unable to go on their nature walk?
A) It is too hot.
B) It is dark out.
C) It is snowing.
D) It is raining.
  • 2. When Joe wakes up, what does he hope to do?
A) Go on a nature walk.
B) Learn about cardinals.
C) Build a birdhouse.
D) Learn about the weather.
  • 3. He was happy to know that the birdhouse was inhabited. What does inhabited mean?
A) empty
B) hanging in the tree
C) something is living in it
D) put together correctly
  • 4. Who is the main character?
A) Dad
B) cardinal
C) Joe
D) Mom
  • 5. What is an antonym for the word several?
A) lots
B) few
C) most
D) many
  • 6. Which word is an antonym for the word bright?
A) dark
B) sunny
C) vivid
D) intelligent
  • 7. What will Joe do the next time it rains?
A) go to the zoo
B) pout about his plans
C) plan an adventure at home
D) complain to his parents
  • 8. What does Joe do right after he eats breakfast?
A) He stands in front of the window.
B) He cries when he sees the bird leave.
C) He watches a bird drink from the birdbath.
D) He goes outside.
  • 9. What is Joe's problem?
A) Joe cannot see outside the window because of the rain.
B) Joe is stuck inside and cannot go on a nature walk.
C) Joe is sick and cannot go on a nature walk
D) Joe cannot locate any animals on his nature walk.
  • 10. Why was Joe upset at the beginning of the story?
A) He woke up too early.
B) It was raining so his family couldn't go on a nature walk.
C) He didn't see the type of bird he wanted to see.
D) He spilled his milk when making cereal.
  • 11. What is an antonym of the word male?
A) a deer
B) a female
C) a letter
D) a sail
  • 12. Which event comes first in this story?
A) Joe sees a cardinal fly away by itself.
B) Joe sees the cardinal fly away with another bird.
C) Joe sees a sparrow go into a birdhouse.
D) Joe sees a crow grab a piece of fruit.
  • 13. What is the correct plural form of the word bush?
A) bushs
B) bushes
C) bush's
D) bushses
  • 14. Who are the characters in this story?
A) Joe, Mom, Dad, animals
B) Joe, Mom, Dad
C) Joe, animals
D) Joe
  • 15. What is the setting of the story?
A) the stairs
B) the backyard
C) a tree
D) the kitchen
  • 16. What is the author's purpose?
A) to persuade the reader to feed birds
B) to inform the reader about animals of North America
C) to explain the food chain
D) to entertain the reader with an invented story
  • 17. How many syllables are in the word fascinated?
A) 5
B) 2
C) 4
D) 3
  • 18. Which words make up the contraction can't?
A) can to
B) can get
C) can want
D) can not
  • 19. What type of word is let's?
A) compound word
B) possessive
C) contraction
D) plural
  • 20. Which word is a compound word?
A) compost
B) installed
C) birdhouse
D) awoke
  • 21. Please use these 10 words to make 5 new compound words. water home under some shoe melon made stand times lace
  • 22. As alike as two peas in a pod
A) onomatopoeia
B) metaphor
C) alliteration
D) simile
  • 23. Boom! CRASH! CLANK!
A) alliteration
B) simile
C) metaphor
D) onomatopoeia
  • 24. Sally swam the seven seas.
A) alliteration
B) metaphor
C) simile
D) onomatopoeia
  • 25. As blind as a bat
A) onomatopoeia
B) metaphor
C) alliteration
D) simile
  • 26. Love is a red, red rose.
A) alliteration
B) onomatopoeia
C) metaphor
D) simile
  • 27. He is a couch potato.
A) onomatopoeia
B) alliteration
C) metaphor
D) simile
  • 28. Write a metaphor.
  • 29. Write a simile.
  • 30. Write a sentence with alliteration.
  • 31. Write a sentence with onomatopoeia.
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