10 questions
Why did the author write "Lunch Money"?
to inform
to teach
to entertain
to persuade
Read this sentence form the passage.
Sweet! That means I sold 17 units.
Which word best describes Greg's voice, based on the sentence above?
daring
enthusiastic
suspicious
uncaring
Read this sentence from the passage
Greg had set a goal for the first week.
The author wrote this sentence to show that Greg
is following a plan
uses math in real life
listen's to his father's advice
has only enough comics for one week
Which part of the passage did the author write t o show that Greg is completely focused on selling his books?
"Regular comic books were sort of tall. Also a little floppy. Not Greg's."
"He chewed the warm bread and the soft cheese but he didn't taste a thing."
"He got to pick the name because he was the author of all the Chunky Comics stories."
"Comic books had been a part of Greg's life forever, mostly because of his dad's collection."
The author indicates that some sentences from the passage are told in Greg's voice by
using italics
including captions
capitalizing all the words
enclosing some text in parentheses
Read this sentence from the passage.
The idea of making and selling comic books had hit Greg like a KRAK! over the head from Superman himself.
Why did the author most likely write this?
to make Greg look foolish
to tell how Greg uses comic books
to compare Greg to a comic book hero
to show that Greg had a sudden thought
The illustration on page 491 presents Greg as a
haunted artist
thoughtful person
hopeless dreamer
Superman look-alike
What does the author's choice of the name Chunky Comics suggest about Greg's personality?
Greg tends to insult people
Greg has a good sense of humor
Greg is insecure about his appearance
Greg has a hard time coming up with ideas
Why did the author show the ten steps Greg uses to make his comic books?
to encourage Greg's friends to produce their own small books
to tell how Greg became interested in creating his own comics
to explain how reading comic books helped Greg develop story lines
to describe the process used to create a small book from one piece of paper
What impression do the full-size illustrations of Creon, Eon and Leon most likely make on the reader?
They prove Greg's artistic talent
They communicate Greg's mastery of color
They show that Greg should try a different hobby
They make the reader wonder at Greg's success