Lucas the Lizard

By Ezza Pickering

Illustrated by Luke Jurevicius

  1. The passage is MAINLY about….
  1. Lucas the Lizard who likes to run everywhere
  2. kids getting a surprise from their swim teacher
  3. children having a swimming race using noodles
  4. About Lucas the Lizard who thinks, he is the king of the trampoline.
  1. The title “Lucas the Lizard”, printed in boldface type probably to …
  1. List words that are hard to pronounce
  2. Highlight words in another language
  3. Show words to look up in a dictionary
  4. Make the tile stand out.

3. What is the main setting of the passage?

a. Lucas the Lizard’s house

b. in the park at a competition and on an ugly planet

c. The swimming pool at Lucas friends’ house

d. Chuck the Chicken’s house

4. The author’s main purpose for writing the passage is to

a. inform the reader about the noodle race

b. entertain the reader with a story about kids having a running event

c. persuade the reader to buy a trampoline

d. entertain the reader with a story about different animals in a competition who can jump the highest

5. What is Max’s MAJOR conflict in the passage

a. Lucas the Lizard bounced on sheep and lost control and fell to the ground

b. Lucas the Lizard bounced so hard and high he landed on an ugly planet where trampolines wanted him to lay under them.

c. Lucas the Lizard bounced so hard and high he landed on a car

d. Lucas the Lizard bounced so hard and high he landed on hippo’s shoulders

6. According to the passage, how is Lucas the Lizard’s problem resolved in the story?

a. he bounced out a window and landed on the park trampoline

b. he bounced out a window, down a hill and lands on a sleepy trampoline cow and flies back to Earth. He says his bouncing days are over because he has seen where it will take him and he does not like it. He gives his trophy to Kanga

c. he bounced out the window and landed on his car

d. he bounced down the street and home where it was safe

7. In the passage, how would you describeLucas the Lizard

a. shy

b. brave

c. confident

d. unhappy

Vocabulary Quiz:

  1. Read the sentence from the passage below.

Chuck the chicken cheats. He flaps his wings.

In the passage, the word cheats probably means….

a. to run fast

b. something that is good to eat

c. acts unfairly

d. a prize given to the person who wins

2. Read the sentence from the passage below.

Three large trampolines run straight fro him. “You are in big trouble!” they all shout. The trampolines carry Lucas to a large palace.

In the passage, the word palace probably means….

a. where people compete fro a trophy to win

b. to find someone or something that is lost

c. acts unfairly

d. a place where rich people live such as kings and queens

Word Structure Quiz:

  1. Knowing the meaning of the prefix –ed helps the reader understand that the word “headed” means…
  1. not head
  2. to head again
  3. head now
  4. did head
  1. Knowing the meaning of the prefix –ing helps the reader understand that the word “bouncing” means…
  1. not bounce
  2. to bounce again
  3. to bounce now
  4. did bounce

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