Because of Winn-Dixie

By: Kate DeCamillo

VocabularyIn Washington, DC there is a

memorial that honors the soldiers.

a.headquartersb.monument

Answer

b. monument

VocabularySam is selecting another

book.

a.receivingb.choosing

Answer

b. choosing

VocabularySally is very prideful about

her looks.

a.vainb.rude

Answer

a. vain

VocabularyAlice found herself in a very

peculiar place that what unlike her home.

a.strangeb.dangerous

Answer

a. Strange

VocabularySandy recalls that today is

her grandma’s birthday.

a.forgotb.remembered

Answer

b. remembered

VocabularyShe has a positive attitude.

a.worriedb.certain

Answer

b. certain

VocabularyThe house was grand.

a.wonderfulb.damp

Answer

a. Wonderful

ComprehensionWhat happened before Opal

found Winn-Dixie?

a.She took the dog to the hospital.

b.She moved to Florida.

Answer

b. She moved to Florida.

ComprehensionWhy did Opal teach Winn-Dixie

how to stand at the window?

a.She wanted Winn-Dixie to be happy.

b.She wanted the dog to learn something new.

Answer

a. She wanted Winn-Dixie to be

happy.

ComprehensionWhere does this story take

place?

a.A schoolb.Miss Franny’s library

Answer

B. Miss Franny’s Library

ComprehensionWhat was the author’s purpose for writing this

selection?

a.To tell what Florida used to be like.

b.To entertain with a funny story.

Answer

b. To entertain with a funny story.

ComprehensionWhat is the author’s purpose

for telling how the men once teased Miss Franny?

a.To explain why Miss Franny was afraid.

b.To show that people thought the bear story was funny.

Answer

b. To show that people thought the bear story was

funny.

ComprehensionWhy did Miss Franny look sad

after telling her story?

a.She was worried about Opal.

b.She missed her friends.

Answer

b. She missed her friends.

ComprehensionWhat happened at the same

time Amanda walked into the library?

a.Miss Franny and Opal became friends.

b.Winn-Dixie barked.

Answer

a. Miss Franny and Opal became friends.

ComprehensionThe reader can tell Miss

Franny…

a.did not like listening to Amanda bragging.

b.wanted to be friends with Amanda.

Answer

a. did not like listening to Amanda bragging.

ComprehensionWhen Miss Franny was a

child, how was she like Amanda?

a.She thought and acted like she knew everything.

b.They both had a pet dog.

Answer

a. She thought and acted like she knew everything.

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