Fiction Pretest - Billy Brussels Sprouts

Question #1: How often were Brussels sprouts on the menu?

Best evidence sentence: 10

• Every day

• About once a month

• About once or twice a week

• About once or twice every two weeks

Question #2: Why did the author describe Bill's fellow students as "friends" in sentence 10?

Hint: The author put the words in quotes to emphasize that it was being used in a different, or ironic, way.

• The students were not really being Billy's friends when they gave them their sprouts.

• The students knew Billy loved sprouts and wanted him to be happy because he had been so sad lately.

• The students knew that Bill would get rid of the sprouts when he stayed to clean up the cafeteria.

• Billy ate their sprouts in exchange for candy.

Question #3: In general, Billy is the kind of person who:

Best evidence sentences: 7 and 27

• wants to be respected.

• likes to get into trouble.

• prefers to eat healthy foods.

• backs away from a challenge.

Question #4: Which of these best describes why Bill agreed to finish eating all of the Brussels sprouts?

Best evidence sentences: 26 and 27

• He valued his friendship with Sevy.

• He wanted to make his mother proud of him.

• He wanted money to buy a present for Maria.

• He thought other people would look at him differently.

Question 5A: Label these phrases from paragraphs F and G as fact (F) or opinion (O).

They smell bad.

• fact

• opinion

Question 5B: Label these phrases from paragraphs F and G as fact (F) or opinion (O).

They are little cabbages.

• fact

• opinion

Question 5C: Label these phrases from paragraphs F and G as fact (F) or opinion (O).

They contain vitamins.

• fact

• opinion

Question 5D: Label these phrases from paragraphs F and G as fact (F) or opinion (O).

Good nutrition will be as easy as ABC.

• fact

• opinion

Question 6: What does the word coercion mean, as usedin sentence 24?

Best evidence sentence: 25

• He was happy to do it but changed his mind.

• He wanted to do it for his own reasons

• He felt he was forced into doing it.

• None of the above.

Question 7: Which of the following sentences occurred first in the story?

• Bill agrees to eat a plate full of Brussels sprouts.

• Billy blames his mother.

• Billy's mother praises the nutritional value of Brussels sprouts.

• Teachers step in.

• Sevy claims Billy can eat 16 Brussels sprouts at one sitting.