Hoot Literacy Skills Test

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Hoot Literacy Skills Test

• 5th grade reading

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1. Which is a nickname Dana gave to Roy.

• A) butthead
• B) dork
• C) cowgirl
• D) mamas boy

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2. Which is a fact from the book?

• A) Roy really loves owls.
• B) Mother Paulas wasnt allowed to build over
  the owls dens.
• C) Dana is mean.
• D) Mullet Fingers is a nice kid.

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3. What is the authors purpose for writing this
book?

• A) win awards
• B) tell us about an endangered specie
• C) Inform us about a new pancake house.
• D) make us laugh.

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4. How is Beatrice different from Dana.

• A) She is a bully and Dana is not.
• B) She occasionally helps people in need.
• C) She is a lot older than Dana.
• D) She gets better grades in school.

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5. Compared to other houses, how do you think
Danas house would look?

• A) It would be a lot bigger than other houses.
• B) It would be in a rich part of the town.
• C) It might be run-down with garbage all around
  it.
• D) It would be well-maintained.

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6. Why did Mullet Fingers try to stop the
construction?

• A) He believed in helping save owls.
• B) He didnt like pancakes.
• C) He had something against Curly.
• D) He liked to vandalize things.

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7. What is not an effect of Dana bullying Roy?

• A) Roy got to see Mullet Fingers.
• B) Dana got punched in the face.
• C) Roy got kicked off the bus.
• D) Roy had to miss a few days of school.

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8. What didnt happen at the end of the book?

1. We find out Mullet Fingers name.
2. Mullet Fingers gets a new home.
3. Roy was interviewed by a newspaper.
4. Roys family celebrated by going out for ice
   cream.

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9. How did Chuck Muckle find out the snakes were
not real?

• A) They didnt bite him when he was holding one.
• B) He kept hitting them with a shovel.
• C) He shot them with his gun.
• D) Officer Delinko told him they were fake.

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Why do you think Lonna Leep acted proud of Mullet
Fingers afterthe construction was stopped?

• A) She was happy to have her family back.
• B) She was trying to look good on TV
• C) She was trying to get a date with Curly
• D) She missed her son.

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11. What is not an effect of Roy letting his
classmates know about the owls.

• A) They skipped school to protest.
• B) They made protect the owls signs.
• C) Some of the kids parents came.
• D) They were suspended for missing school.

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12. Which of the following did Mullet Fingers
not do at the construction site?

• A) He removed the survey stakes.
• B) He spray painted all over the inside of the
  port-o-potty.
• C) He puts alligators in the toilet.
• D) He put snakes in to scare the dogs.

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13. Which event did not happen to Dana?

• A) He was tied to the flagpole
• B) He was punched in the face by Roy.
• C) He was tricked into going to look for ciggies.
• D) He went to the hospital to get his nose fixed.

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14. In which state did Roy previously live.

• A) South Dakota
• B) Alaska
• C) New Mexico
• D) Montana

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15. Which event will most likely happen next?

• A) Mullet Fingers will run away from home.
• B) Roy and Beatrice will not like each other.
• C) Dana and Roy will become friends.
• D) Chuck Muckle will get a promotion.