1. The World of William Joyce Scrapbook
Vocabulary Test

2. Vocabulary
1. I have written a book, and my friend will be ______ it with watercolors.
encouraged
charcoal
pastels
illustrating

3. Vocabulary 2. In art class, we have been learning to paint in ______.
pastels
encourage
illustrating
offices

4. Vocabulary
3. In her speech, the astronaut thanked all the people who ______ her to follow her dream.
charcoal
illustrated
encouraged
patron

5. Vocabulary
4. This author has written a ______ of adventure books, and I have read them all.
pastels
series
charcoal
tangle

6. Vocabulary
5. The art teacher suggested that I use ______ for my black and white illustrations.
series
charcoal
pastels
encouraged

7. The World of William Joyce Scrapbook
Comprehension Test

8. Comprehension 1. This selection is most like an ______. autobiography
observation
article
interview

9. Comprehension
2. According to William Joyce, King Kong and Stuart are similar because they both are ______.
loving characters
very small creatures
the wrong size
very scary monsters

10. Comprehension
3. How did television affect William Joyce when he was a child?
He sometimes got too excited.
It often bored him.
It got his imagination going.
It scared him.

11. Comprehension
4. “I tried all different mediums - watercolors, oils, pencils, pastels.” In this selection, mediums refers to ______.
the middle of something
the size of something
a kind of drawing paper
various drawing materials

12. Comprehension
5. What does Joyce mean when he says, “In time I found my own style”?
that his parents let him take art lessons
that some of his teachers and librarians encouraged him
that his art shows his individual personality
that he wants to study the artwork of famous people

13. Comprehension
6. How does William Joyce feel about drawing things realistically?
bored
angry
excited
nervous

14. Comprehension 7. How long does it take William Joyce to make a book?
a couple of years
a couple of months
varying amounts of time
unknown

15. Comprehension
8. When Joyce paints with color, why does he only use four colors?
He likes only four colors.
They are the only colors he has.
He can mix any color from those four.
They are the most watery colors.

16. Comprehension 9. How do William Joyce’s children help him?
He tries out his stories on them.
They draw some of his sketches.
He asks their opinions on his art.
They give him ideas.

17. Comprehension
10. For William Joyce, what is the first stage in making a book?
to draw sketches for the whole book
to write what all the characters say
to sketch and write each page, one by one
to sketch and write several pages as a group

18. Comprehension
11. What is the first book for which William Joyce is both the author and the illustrator?
George Shrinks
Dinosaur Bob
The Leaf Men
Tammy and the Gigantic Fish

19. Comprehension 12. What is one thing William Joyce likes to draw? fish
dinosaurs
teddy bears
clothes

20. Comprehension 13. Why did William Joyce write this selection?
to explain how people should write
to explain how he works and why
to advertise his books
to talk about his family