Brain Block
1. Who was the main character of the story?
a. Professor Cranium
b. Tom
c. Mrs. Temple
d. Pete
2. What does the prefix im- mean in the word impatiently?
a. very patient
b. not patient
c. sometimes patient
d. overly patient
3. What is the Author’s purpose for writing this story?
a. to inform
b. to persuade
c. to entertain
d. to describe
4. What does the word “spiral” mean in the following passage?
The Brainiac goes off! It whizzes, flashes, and spirals out of control.
a. moves around in a curving action
b. shoots straight up to the ceiling
c. falls on a block of ice
d. drops to the floor with a thud
5. What problem did Pete have?
a. His brain was empty.
b. His brain lost its memory.
c. His brain was blocked.
d. He fainted.
6. What solution did Professor Cranium come up with to solve Pete’s problem?
a. He went to the nurse after he fainted.
b. He ate fish and loudly repeated his 7 times table for hours.
c. Mrs. Temple made the other kids stop staring at him.
d. He went to Tom’s after school and Tom fixed it.
7. Which answer best retells the story.
a. Mrs. Temple gives the kids a quiz every Friday. She asks Pete what 7 times 9 is but Pete can’t answer. Mrs. Temple Tries to vacuum his brain.
b. Tom tries to mouth the answer to Pete. The class stares at Pete and makes him faint. He goes to the nurse and eats fish. The fish fixes his brain.
c. During the Friday quiz Pete can’t remember the answer to 7 times 9. He pretends to faint and goes to the nurse. After school he goes to Tom’s house. Pete calls the Brain Society and get the number for Professor Cranium. The professor unblocks his brain by feeding Pete fish and making him repeat his 7 times table.
d. Pete’s brain got blocked during the Friday quiz. He couldn’t remember the answer to 7 times 9. All the kids were staring at him. Tom tried to mouth the answer but Pete couldn’t figure what he was saying. He fainted in class and was rushed to the nurses office. After school he went to Tom’s house.
8. What is the setting of the story in chapter 1?
a. Tom’s house
b. the nurse’s office
c. Pete’s house
d. Mrs. Temple’s classroom
9. What does the word “drained” mean in the following passage?
Everything I ever knew has drained away.
a. to disappear or become empty
b. to become tired and worn out
c. to break off
d. to freeze or become solid
10. What is the setting of the story in chapter 3?
a. Tom’s house
b. the nurse’s office
c. Professor Cranium’s office
d. Mrs. Temple’s classroom