The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton
Name: _______________
Chapter One
Vocabulary Words: Fill out a vocabulary block for each of the following challenging
words that appear in the first chapter.
Corvair
madras
muttered
blade
tuff
loping
Comprehension Questions
1. Review the literary concept of ‘point of view’. Provide one example from the text
and indicate which point of view THE OUTSIDERS is being told from.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
2. Review the literary concept of ‘conflict’. In this chapter, several examples of
conflict are present. Identify an example for each type listed in the chart below.
Character vs. Character
Character vs. Self
Character vs. Society
3. Ponyboy Curtis, the narrator of the book, shares information about his personal
life throughout chapter one. Providing at least two examples from the text,
explain your impression of Ponyboy’s personal life. (good, bad, sad?)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
4. Chapter one is important for character development as the narrator introduces
several other members of his gang known as the Greasers. For each member
listed below, identify one or two character traits that have been introduced.
Character
Traits
Ponyboy
Sodapop
Darry
Two-Bit
Steve
Johnny
Dally
5. Select one character above and find a connection between his life and yours.
Remember the connections you made in the pre-reading activity. You may link
the character to someone you know, someone you’ve read about, a character in a
movie etc.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Outcome 6.1. (Reading and Viewing): Supports personal response to the issues, themes and situations
(Gives personal examples or evidence from the text.)
4
3
2
Student exceeds expectations
in supporting opinions and
responses by consistently
citing examples from the text.
Student meets expectations in
supporting opinions and
responses using some
examples from the text.
Student is approaching
expectations but must provide
concrete examples from the
text to solidify understanding.
1
Student does not meet
expectations.