Holes Literacy Skills

1. Which is not a setting from the book? a)A dried up lake b)Kissing Kate’s cabin c)X-Rays mother’s house d)Stanley’s living room

2. Which event happens first? A) Stanley finds a gold tube. B) X-ray gets the day off. C) The warden slaps Mr. Sir. D) Zero and Stanley run off.

3. Which is a fact from the book? A) Green Lake had water 110 years ago. B) Sam’s onions taste wonderful. C) Kissing Kate is one of the most beautiful people ever. D) Caveman was the meanest of the campers.

4. Which is a conflict from the story? A) Stanley and his family have bad luck. B) Zero finds a home at the end of the story. C) Mr. Yelnats finds a way to make shoes smell better. D) The Warden gets in trouble.

5. Which of the following is most likely to kill you at Camp Green Lake? A) dehydration B) rattlesnakes C) yellow spotted lizards D) the warden

6. The resolution is when Stanley’s luck changes. At what point does his luck change? A) when he finds the KB tube. B) When he carries Zero up the mountain C) When he finds the onions. D) when he digs up the treasure

7. Which did not happen at the end of the book? A) Stanley’s dad invented ‘sploosh’ B) Stanley’s family had a Super Bowl party. C) Stanley and Zero watched the other campers fill in the holes. D) Stanley bought his parents a new house with a lab in the basement.

8. Why didn’t the yellow spotted lizards kill Stanley and zero? A) peaches B) onions C) stinky feet D) they only like adults

9. How are X-ray and Derrick Dunne similar? A) They are both at Camp Green Lake B) They are both at Stanley’s school. C) They are both bullies. D) They are both Stanley’s friends.

10. Which is not a nickname of someone at Camp Green Lake? A) Twitch B) Armpit C) Squid D) Walrus

11. What is the author’s purpose for writing Holes? A) entertain us B) teach us how to dig holes C) win awards D) inform us about shoes

12. What caused the Warden to hit Mr. Sir in the head? A) Stanley stole sunflower seeds. B) Zero ran away. C) Armpit and Zero got in a fight. D) No one could find the tube.

13. Which is not an effect of Zero stealing the shoes? A) Stanley got sent to Camp Green Lake. B) The curse eventually is finished. C) Stanley’s dad finds a cure for stinky feet. D) Elya Yelnats has to go to America.

14. Why is Stanley’s family cursed? A) Because Stanley stole the shoes. B) Because of Kate Barlow C) Because of Madame Zeroni D) Because of Trout Walker

15. Where is Camp Green Lake located? A) New York B) Florida C) Washington D) Texas

16. Which of the following are named Mary Lou? A) a boat and a donkey B) a horse and Trout’s wife C) Sam’s friend and a canoe D) Kate’s mom and the Warden’s lipstick