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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan · book quiz · grade 5

1. Circle the correct answer.

1. Which monster attacked Percy on his way to the camp?

a) the Minotaurb) a Cyclopsc) the Hydrad) a dragon

2. What was Grover?

a) a Cyclopsb) a centaurc) a satyrd) a god

3. Who was Mr. Brunner, Percy’s teacher, really?

a) Hadesb) Zeusc) a satyrd) the centaur Chiron

4. What was Percy accused of?

a) running away from schoolb) stealing Zeus’s lightning boltc) burning down the campd) killing Medusa

5. Who was Percy’s father?

a) Poseidonb) Hadesc) Aresd) Zeus

6. Where did Percy have to go on his quest?

a) to Greeceb) to Mount Olympusc) to the bottom of the sead) to the Underworld

2. Circle T if the sentence is true or F if it is false.

Percy’s mother was called Sally.TF
Percy went on his quest alone, without friends.TF
Percy felt strong in water because he was the son of the god of the sea.TF
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Hades stole Zeus’s lightning bolt.TF
Percy defeated Medusa.TF

3. Number the events in the order they happened.

On a school trip, a teacher turns into a monster.
Percy goes down into the Underworld.
Percy arrives at Camp Half-Blood.
Percy gives the lightning bolt back to Zeus on Olympus.
Percy finds out that he is the son of Poseidon.
Percy, Annabeth and Grover set off across America.

4. Answer the questions.

How does Percy change during the quest?

Which gods and monsters from Greek myths do you meet in the book?

Whose child of the gods would you like to be? Why?

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About this worksheet

A printable quiz on “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan for grade 5: 6 multiple-choice questions, 5 true or false sentences, putting events in order and 3 open questions. Every print draws different questions. With an answer key. It checks that the child knows the book’s characters, places and main events. In the open questions, the child writes in their own words what they think of the characters and what the book teaches. The answer key shows the answers to the multiple-choice questions, the true or false sentences and the order of events. Grade 5 is Year 6 in the UK and Year 5 in Australia.

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