How To Eat Fried Worms Chapters 1-12

What were the other conditions of the bet?

• The worms could be boiled, stewed, fried, fricasseed with ketchup or mustard, AND there had to be a witness present.

• The worms could have anything on them as long as they were raw, AND Alan or Joe had to be present during the eating of the worm.

• The worms could be boiled, stewed, fried, or fricasseed as long as nothing was on them, AND all four boys had to be present to witness Billy eating the worms.

Last winter Billy had taken a bet to _____.

• take a pack of seven dogs on a hike around the block

• sleep with Tom's dog Martha

• sleep out all night in the igloo they'd built in Tom's backyard

• take a dip in the outside pool during the coldest time at night

Joe settled the disagreement about whether or not a nightcrawler was a worm by _____.

• consulting with the owner of the fishing supply shop

• asking his mother

• looking up worms in the encyclopedia

• reading the definition of a nightcrawler from his father's dictionary

Tom prepared the worm by ______.

• mashing it into a paste

• chopping it into bite-sized pieces

• boiling it

• rolling it in ketchup

Identify the correct order of events in the story.

• 4, 2, 1, 3, 5

• 1, 2, 4, 5, 3

• 2, 4, 3, 5, 1

• 3, 5, 2, 4, 1

What is the main conflict in this story?

• Billy must eat 15 worms in 15 days to win a bet.

• Four friends are angry with each other and must find a way to make up.

• With nothing to do, four friends decide to get each other to take dares.

What scheme did the boys use to try to keep Billy from eating the fourth worm?

• They made up a story about worm diseases
• Joe told Billy that his mom fainted when she heard Billy was eating worms
• Joe told Billy that his cousin got grounded for eating worms

 What did Joe and Alan do to let Tom know they were making up a story?

• sneezing to cover up laughing
• whispering about what a good trick it was
• acting like they were up to something by not looking at Billy

To convince Billy worms were not harmful, Billy wanted Tom to __________.

• eat a worm
• call the doctor
• research worms in the library

"Ka-chum" and "gulp" are examples of....?

• metaphors

• adjectives

• proper nouns

• onomatopoeia