BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
GRADE 5
1.
In which book does a character survive an airplane crash?
Hatchet
Who was the author?
Gary Paulsen
2.
In which book does a character run away?
My Side of the Mountain
Who was the author?
Jean Craighead George
3.
In which book is a character assigned a science fair partner?
Phineas L. MacGuire…Erupts!: The First Experiment
Who was the author?
Frances O’Roark Dowell
4.
In which book does a character receive a plastic miniature person?
The Indian in the Cupboard
Who was the author?
Lynne Reid Banks
5.
In which book is the setting Korea?
The Kite Fighters
Who was the author?
Linda Sue Park
6.
In which book does a character want to win a free throw?
The Million Dollar Shot
Who was the author?
Dan Gutman
7.
In which book does something unusual appear in a bedroom?
The Phantom Tollbooth
Who was the author?
Norton Juster
8.
In which book does a man leave a will for his heirs?
The Westing Game
Who was the author?
Ellen Raskin