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Reading Comprehension: Holes
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#Readingcomprehension #grade9 Questions about the young adult novel by Louis Sachar
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1
Clyde Livingston plays what kind of sport professionally?
Tennis
Football
Baseball
Basketball
2
Despite the fact that Zero doesn't read what does Stanley realize Zero is very good at?
Stealing
Manipulating Mr Sir and the Warden
Math
Science
3
What parts of speech are the highlighted words in the excerpt?
Nouns
Conjunctions
Adjectives
Adverbs
4
Whose stinky feet are featured in the TV commercial for Stanley's father's foot spray, Sploosh?
Trout Walker's
Elya Yelnats'
Madame Zeroni's
Clyde Livingston's
5
What is a synonym for the highlighted word in the excerpt?
barren
inhabited
scarce
pleasant
6
The highlighted words in the following passage are examples of...?
Conjunctions
Adjectives
Common Nouns
Verbs
7
What type of figurative language is the highlighted portion of the excerpt?
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Hyperbole
8
The sploosh that Zero discovers in the overturned boat is made from what?
Onions
Pears
Peaches
Apples
9
True or False: Stanley Yelnats steals Clyde Livingston's favourite sneakers.
False
True
10
What was the secret to good health at Camp Green Lake 110 years before Stanley was sent there?
a good diet
onions
snake venom
exercise
11
Which quote supports the idea that the yellow-spotted lizards are dangerous?
It also has black teeth and a milky white tongue.
The encounter with the lizards had made him very cautious.
Up to twenty lizards may live in one hole.
The lizard is from 6 to 10 inches long and has big red eyes.
12
When Katherine buys onions, she always buys extra for Mary Lou. This suggests that she is ...?
Considerate
Determined
Respectful
Loyal
13
The highlighted portion of the following excerpt is an example of a _________________ sentence.
Complex
Simple
Compound
14
The highlighted portion of the following excerpt is an example of a _________________ sentence.
Complex
Simple
Compound
15
Complete the sentence: Each lizard has exactly _______ yellow spots all over its body.
Fifteen
Eleven
Seventeen
Eight
16
What is the meaning of the highlighted word in the following excerpt?
Keeping or taking away something wanted, needed
Indulging in or allowing
Defeating or destroying
Supplying with
17
How many pronouns are in this excerpt?
5
4
3
6
18
Through dialogue such as the following, the author establishes Zero as an _________ character.
Determined
Courageous
Loyal
Optimistic
19
True or False: Stanley's nickname at Camp Green Lake was Armpit.
True
False
20
In the following extract, Kate's attitude towards Trout and Linda is...?
Irritated
Intimidated
Unconcerned
Frightened
21
What was the first artifact Stanley found while digging holes at Camp Green Lake?
a lipstick tube
buried treasure
rattles from a snake
a shotgun shell
22
What type of figurative language is the highlighted portion from the excerpt?
Simile
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Metaphor
23
True or False: The gypsy who curses Elya Yelnats is Hector Zeroni's ancestor.
False
True
24
The highlighted portion of the following excerpt is an example of a _________________ sentence.
Simple
Complex
Compound
25
True or False: Trout Walker eventually married Katherine Barlow.
True
False
26
What does Mr. Pendanski say Stanley should be trying to teach reading to rather than Zero?
A rock
A shovel
Mr Sir
A yellow-spotted lizard
27
True or False: Katherine Barlow is famous for her spiced peaches.
True
False
28
What part of speech are the highlighted words of the excerpt?
Pronouns
Verbs
Adverbs
Adjectives
29
Which is an example of how the Warden intimidates people?
She threatens their families.
She cuts off their water until she gets what she wants.
She paints her long, red nails using rattlesnake venom.
She forces them into a hole full of yellow-spotted lizards.
30
How did X-Ray get his name?
He has excellent vision
He was once hit by lighting
X-Ray is pig latin for his real name
He broke his arm and had to have it x-rayed
