The Outsiders: Chapter 1 Comprehension Questions and Vocabulary

NAME: ______Date: ______Period: ______

Answer the following questions on the lines. Answer in complete sentences. 2 pts each

1. What happens to Ponyboy on his way home from the movies?

2. Who is the narrator of The Outsiders? ______

3. What two groups of teenagers does Ponyboy describe?

______AND ______

4. Compare the two groups using the T-Chart below:

GreasersSocs

5. Briefly describe the conflict between the Greasers and the Socs.

6. What happened to the Curtis brothers’ parents?

7. How is Ponyboy different than the other Greasers?

8. Why do you think Darry was upset with Ponyboy?

9. Why did Pony boy have a hard time with his oldest brother?

______

10. In one well-written sentence, describe Sodapop.

Vocabulary for Chapter 1

Asset (page 3)

Sympathetic (page 8)

Unfathomable (page 10)

ART CONNECTION (page7):

Ponyboy explains “tuff” as being “tuff means cool, sharp – like a tuff-looking Mustang or tuff record.” What do you think is “tuff”? One a piece of construction paper, make a collage or montage of what is “tuff”. Use magazines, computer-generated graphics, or hand-drawn pictures

The Outsiders: Chapter 2 Comprehension Questions and Vocabulary

NAME: ______Date: ______Period: ______

11. In chapter two, where are Dally, Ponyboy and Johnny going?

12. Who do they meet and what happens?

13. Where do the Socs hang out? What do they do for fun?

______

14. Where do the Greasers hang out? What do they do for fun?

______

15. What does Ponyboy tell Cherry about Johnny while standing in line for popcorn?

16. What kind of rules do gang members follow in fights?

______

17. Who says “Things are rough all over.” and what does he/she mean?

Vocabulary for Chapter 2

Incredulous (page 24) nonchalantly (page 25)

vaguely (page 33)

vaguely (page 33)

This novel includes many idioms- expressions that have meanings different from what their words usually suggest. Literal means “word for word.” Figurative means “not literal,” characterized by figures of speech or symbolic expressions. Write the literal meaning of each phrase in column 1 and the figurative meaning in column 2.

Phrase/Page / Literal Meaning / Figurative Meaning
  1. “never cracks a book” page 2

  1. “beer blasts for kicks” page 3

  1. “knock our heads together” page 8

  1. “…you’ve always got your nose in a book.” Page 13

  1. “It’s a shame you can’t ride bull as good as you can talk it.” Page 38