Because of Winn-Dixie Chapters 1-5

Explore Because of Winn-Dixie Chapters 1-5 with engaging questions for young readers!

After you read Chapters 1-5, you may use your book to answer these questions. 1. What was Opal going to the store to get? Click all the right answers. macaroni tomato donuts white rice 2. What was Winn-Dixie named after? a candy bar a weather condition a town a grocery store 3. Why did Opal suddenly say that Winn Dixie was her dog? She has a problem with lying. She wanted to take him to the pound. She knew the preacher wanted a dog. She couldn't let him go to the pound. 4. Tell about Opal's problems that she shares with Winn Dixie in Chapter 3. 5. Why did the Preacher agree to keep Winn Dixie? Opal said the dog was "less fortunate." He loves his daughter. He knew Winn Dixie didn't have a home. All of the above are correct. 6. Just before the Preacher tells Opal the ten things about her mother, he looks at Winn-Dixie and says, "I should have guessed you would be trouble." What does he mean by this? Winn-Dixie has made a mess inside the trailer, and it will take a long time to clean. Winn-Dixie requires a great deal of effort to keep clean, and the Preacher isn't sure they can afford it. By being a friend to Opal, and encouraging her to ask about her mother and nudging the Preacher to begin speaking, Winn-Dixie has made them both do something they had not done before. 7. Based on the 10 things the Preacher tells Opal about her mom, describe Opal's mother. 8. Why did Winn-Dixie have to go with Opal and her father to the Open Arms Baptist Church? to be introduced didn't like being alone to sleep there to hear the preacher's sermon 9. What did Winn-Dixie do in front of the congregation at Open Arm Baptist Church that made everyone cheer? rolled over caught a mouse howled at the music stood on his back legs 10. At the end of chapter 5, what did Opal pray for? her mom the mouse Winn Dixie to make a friend 11. Sort the statements into the right column. True In the grocery store, when Opal called his name, Winn Dixie trotted over to her as if he were her dog. Opal calls her dad "the Preacher" instead of Dad. The setting of the book is a town called Naomi, Florida. False Winn Dixie was a healthy-looking dog, with thick, shiny, brown fur. Opal took Winn Dixie to the groomer's to get a bath. 12. Match each character to the right description. Opal good and quiet Winn Dixie a stray the Preacher a turtle in its shell Opal's Mama couldn't stop drinking 13. Find and copy your favorite sentence from chapters 1-5.