Kindergarten Reading Quiz: Identify Author And Illustrator Roles
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One book had only words. Another book had the same words and also pictures. The pictures helped kids see what the characters looked like. Who made the pictures?

the author
the printer
the illustrator
the reader
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Kindergarten Reading Quiz: Identify Author And Illustrator Roles

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Question 1

One book had only words. Another book had the same words and also pictures. The pictures helped kids see what the characters looked like. Who made the pictures?

  1. the author
  2. the printer
  3. the illustrator (correct answer)
  4. the reader
Explanation: The illustrator draws the pictures. The pictures showed what the characters looked like. The author writes the words, but here it was the pictures that helped.

Question 2

On the book cover, Theo's name is by the words and Leo's name is by the pictures. What did they do?

  1. Theo wrote the words and Leo drew the pictures (correct answer)
  2. Theo drew the pictures and Leo wrote the words
  3. they both sold the book
  4. they both printed the book
Explanation: Theo's name is with the words, so Theo wrote them and is the author. Leo's name is with the pictures, so Leo drew them and is the illustrator.

Question 3

A book says: words by Diego, pictures by Zoe. Who did each job?

  1. Diego wrote the words and Zoe drew the pictures (correct answer)
  2. Diego drew the pictures and Zoe wrote the words
  3. Diego sold the book and Zoe printed it
  4. Diego read the book and Zoe fixed the words
Explanation: The book says words by Diego, so Diego is the author who wrote the words. It says pictures by Zoe, so Zoe is the illustrator who drew the pictures. The other choices mix up the jobs.

Question 4

An author and an illustrator made a book together. What did the author do?

  1. drew the pictures
  2. sold the book
  3. printed the pages
  4. wrote the words (correct answer)
Explanation: An author writes the words that tell the story. The illustrator is the one who draws the pictures. The other jobs are not what an author does.

Question 5

Omar wrote the words for a book. Hana drew the pictures. Who made the story you read and see?

  1. only the person who sells the book
  2. only the person who reads the book
  3. Omar and Hana together (correct answer)
  4. the book made itself
Explanation: Omar wrote the words (the author) and Hana drew the pictures (the illustrator). Together they made the story. The people who sell or read a book do not make the story.

Question 6

Tommy loved the colorful pictures in the book. Priya loved how the words told the story. Whose work did each one like?

  1. Tommy liked the printer's work, Priya liked the seller's work
  2. Tommy liked the illustrator's pictures, Priya liked the author's words (correct answer)
  3. Tommy liked the author's words, Priya liked the illustrator's pictures
  4. Tommy liked the teacher's work, Priya liked the reader's work
Explanation: Tommy liked the pictures, and the illustrator draws the pictures. Priya liked the words, and the author writes the words. So Tommy liked the illustrator's work and Priya liked the author's.

Question 7

Pedro told a story using words. He also drew the pictures for it. What two jobs did Pedro do?

  1. reader and teacher
  2. printer and seller
  3. author and illustrator (correct answer)
  4. singer and dancer
Explanation: Pedro used words to tell the story, so he was the author. He drew the pictures, so he was also the illustrator. An author writes the words and an illustrator draws the pictures.

Question 8

In a book, the words that tell the story are made by the  . The pictures are made by the  .

  1. illustrator; author
  2. author; illustrator (correct answer)
  3. reader; teacher
  4. seller; printer
Explanation: The author writes the words, and the illustrator draws the pictures. So the words come from the author and the pictures come from the illustrator.

Question 9

In class, some kids wrote the words for a book and some kids drew the pictures. The kids who wrote the words are like the  . The kids who drew the pictures are like the  .

  1. printer; seller
  2. author; illustrator (correct answer)
  3. illustrator; author
  4. teacher; reader
Explanation: Writing the words is the author's job. Drawing the pictures is the illustrator's job. So the kids who wrote are like the author and the kids who drew are like the illustrator.

Question 10

Ava will write the words about their school. Ravi will draw the pictures. What should each one do?

  1. Ava makes copies, Ravi hands out books
  2. Ava draws pictures, Ravi writes words
  3. Ava picks the title, Ravi counts pages
  4. Ava writes about the school, Ravi draws pictures of the school (correct answer)
Explanation: Ava said she would write the words, so she writes about the school, which is the author's job. Ravi said he would draw the pictures, so he draws the school, which is the illustrator's job.

Question 11

Malik made up a story and wrote it in words. Nina drew the pictures. What is Malik's job called?

  1. author (correct answer)
  2. illustrator
  3. reader
  4. printer
Explanation: Malik wrote the words that tell the story, so Malik is the author. The person who draws the pictures, like Nina, is the illustrator.