Cricket in Times Square
  • 1. Our plan was approved because it was clear and _______.
A) logical
B) scrounging
C) excitable
D) eavesdropping
  • 2. Grandma looked __________ at her photos of Grandpa on their wedding day.
A) sympathetically
B) logically
C) wistfully
D) excitable
  • 3. Jamie patted Ricky's back ________ when he didn't make the baseball team.
A) acquaintance
B) sympathetically
C) logically
D) excitable
  • 4. The puppies got very _________ when the doorbell or telephone rang.
A) excitable
B) logical
C) sympathetically
D) acquaintance
  • 5. When we were camping, we say two bears ____________ for food in the other campsites.
A) bickering
B) eavesdropping
C) acquaintance
D) scrounging
  • 6. I wouldn't say he's my friend, he's more of an ______________.
A) eavesdropping
B) acquaintance
C) sympathetically
D) excitable
  • 7. My sister caught me ____________ on her conversation with her friend.
A) scrounging
B) sympathetically
C) eavesdropping
D) wistfully
  • 8. What are two of Tucker Mouse's favorite activities?
A) eating and sleeping
B) listening to stories and eavesdropping
C) playing with Harry and watching people in Times Square
D) scrounging garbage and swimming
  • 9. What does the author mean when he says that neatness is not one of the things Tucker aimed at in life?
A) Tucker wants to be neat, but is too lazy to pick up
B) Tucker collects all kinds of things
C) Tucker's nest is very messy
D) Neatness is very important to Tucker
  • 10. Chester Cricket is touched that Tucker Mouse brings him liverwurst because ______________.
A) He hasn't for weeks and he's starving
B) he has never eaten liverwurst before
C) Tucker buys it for him
D) Tucker has only known him a few minutes and is sharing
  • 11. What does he mean when Tucker tells Chester that there are worse fates than being trapped under roast beef sandwiches?
A) He hopes that Chester is very hungry.
B) Chester is lucky that he didn't get crushed.
C) It isn't so bad, because Chester can eat the sandwiches.
D) It must be scary to be trapped under anything.
  • 12. Which statement from the selection shows how frightened Chester was?
A) "For all I knew, they could have been heading for Texas."
B) "I could tell from the noise it must be New York."
C) "They'll have to unpack the basket sooner or later."
D) "I was getting awfully cramped too, under those roast beef sandwiches."
  • 13. Where does most of this selection take place?
A) in a New York City drain pipe
B) at Grand Central Station in Jew Jersey
C) on a tree stump in Connecticut
D) in a subway station in New York City
  • 14. Which best describes how Chester feels before he meets Tucker and Harry?
A) purple
B) scared and sympathetic
C) hungry and sleepy
D) nervous and afraid
E) furious and full of energy
  • 15. Why is the friendship between Harry and Tucker unusual?
A) Chester doesn't like cats
B) Mice and cats are usually enemies.
C) Tucker is shy.
D) Harry is way taller than Tucker
  • 16. Chester makes the chirping sound by __________.
A) saying "crik, crik, crik"
B) singing loudly
C) playing a violin
D) drawing his top wing over his bottom one
  • 17. Why does Mario's mother think Chester is not a good pet for Mario?
A) She wants Mario to have a dog
B) Chester eats too much
C) She does not like Chester's friends
D) purple
E) She thinks Chester carries germs
  • 18. Why did George Selden write "The Cricket in Times Square"?
A) to show off how much he knows about New York City
B) to prove that cats and mice can get along
C) To entertain readers with a fictional story
D) To convince readers to get pet crickets
  • 19. How does Chester Cricket end up in Times Square?
A) He takes a taxi from Connecticut
B) He is carried there in a picnic basket.
C) He jumps
D) Harry the cat picked him up in a submarine
  • 20. What makes Chester feel better about staying in New York?
A) Harry doesn't eat him
B) Mario's mom give him a big hug
C) Tucker shares his liverwurst
D) seeing a familiar star
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