Hoot Literacy Skills Test

5th grade reading

1. Which is a nickname Dana gave to Roy.

• A) butthead

• B) dork

• C) cowgirl

• D) mama’s boy

2. Which is a fact from the book?

• A) Roy really loves owls.

• B) Mother Paula’s wasn’t allowed to build over the owls dens.

• C) Dana is mean.

• D) Mullet Fingers is a nice kid.

3. What is the author’s 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.

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.

5. Compared to other houses, how do you think Dana’s 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.

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

• A) He believed in helping save owls.

• B) He didn’t like pancakes.

• C) He had something against Curly.

• D) He liked to vandalize things.

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.

8. What didn’t happen at the end of the book?

A) We find out Mullet Fingers’ name.

B) Mullet Fingers gets a new home.

C) Roy was interviewed by a newspaper.

D) Roy’s family celebrated by going out for ice cream.

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

• A) They didn’t 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.

10. Why do you think Lonna Leep acted proud of Mullet Fingers after

the 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.

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.

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.

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.

14. In which state did Roy previously live.

• A) South Dakota

• B) Alaska

• C) New Mexico

• D) Montana

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.