Author: A True Story

What is the main topic of this article?

• A Fizzle Box
• The author's life
• Mirror writing
• The grocery list

When Helen Lester was a child, she -

• played lots of sports
• bought the groceries
• wrote everything backwards
• liked math in school

What was Helen Lester's first job?

• A writer
• An artist
• A teacher
• A circus performer

Why did Helen Lester write her seventh book?

• She had a lot of good ideas.
• The first six books were rejected.
• Her students asked her to write more books.
• Her publisher asked her to write more books.

What was the author's purpose for writing the article?

• To persuade readers to become writers
• To tell how she learned to write as a child
• To complain about how hard it is to be a writer
• To inform readers about what it's like to be a writer

Which word best describes Helen Lester?

• Hardworking
• Frustrated
• Angry
• Sad

Where does Helen Lester keep her unfinished ideas?

• In her Fizzle Box
• In a notebook
• On her desk
• In her car

Read this sentence from the article.
Thanks to a lot of help, I was finally able to write in the proper direction.
Which word means the OPPOSITE of proper?

• Right
• Usual
• Quick 
• Wrong

Read this sentence from the article.
I was beside myself with joy and excitement.
The word excitement means-

• worry
• happiness
• boredom
• sadness