Charlotte's Web Test Ch. 1-9
  • 1. Wilbur was called a spring pig because he---(Ch 1)
A) liked the spring
B) was born in the spring
C) would be killed in the spring
D) enjoyed the spring weather
  • 2. Who convinced Wilbur to leave his pen? (Ch 3)
A) Charlotte
B) The goose
C) The old sheep
D) Templeton
  • 3. Who was the first to see Wilbur out of his pen? (Ch 3)
A) Mr. Arable
B) Lurvy
C) Mrs. Zuckerman
D) Mr. Zuckerman
  • 4. What was Templeton and where did he live? (Ch 4)
A) An old sheep; in the sheepfold
B) A gosling; in the pond
C) A dear friend; in the barn
D) A rat; under the trough
  • 5. What does Charlotte do that Wilbur thinks is disgusting? (Ch 5)
A) Has eight eyes
B) Drinks the blood of flies
C) Drops silk from her behind
D) Spins a web
  • 6. What is a 'regular stink bomb'? (Ch 6)
A) Wilbur's manure pile
B) Bad breath
C) A rotten egg
D) Templeton's nest
  • 7. Why was Fern's mother worried about her? (Ch 8)
A) Fern shares the conversations and experiences of the barn animals with her parents.
B) Fern has become too close to Wilbur.
C) Fern argues with her brother Avery all the time.
D) Fern spends all her time at her uncle's barn.
  • 8. Which reason is NOT why Wilbur had to leave the Arables' Farm and Fern? (Ch 2) Reread carefully!
A) Mr. Arable was not willing to care for him any longer.
B) He was now big enough to sell at 5 weeks old.
C) Wilbur followed Fern everywhere she went.
D) Wilbur's appetite was getting bigger.
  • 9. When Wilbur said 'I'm tired of living' what was he really tired of? (Ch 3)
A) He was tired of his surroundings both inside his pen and out in his yard.
B) He was tired of all the things stored in the barn.
C) He was tired of seeing Fern every day.
D) He was tired of the farm animals.
  • 10. When Wilbur asked several of the farm animals to play, he was really searching for a friend. What did Charlotte like about Wilbur just from observing him? (Ch 4) Think carefully.
A) She liked his perseverance. He did not give up easily, even when the other animals did not want to play.
B) She liked his courage. He was not afraid to ask other animals to play even when he was told no.
C) She liked his caring. He made sure he asked all of the animals to play.
D) She liked his integrity. He did the right thing by asking all of the animals he knew to play.
  • 11. At the beginning of the story, why was Mr. Arable going to kill the Wilbur? (Ch 1)
A) He was probably going to die anyway.
B) He was bothering the other pigs.
C) He thought that Wilbur had a disease.
D) The Arables were going to eat him.
  • 12. Fern named him Wilbur while walking to school. (Ch 1)
A) False
B) True
  • 13. Fern was worried that Wilbur would get cold at night outside, but Wilbur buried himself in the---(Ch 2)
A) mud
B) dirt
C) straw
D) leaves
  • 14. Fern sold Wilbur to her Uncle Homer for six dollars. (Ch 2)
A) True
B) False
  • 15. Wilbur went to live in a manure pile in a field. (Ch 2)
A) True
B) False
  • 16. After Wilbur's escape, how did the Zuckermans and Lurvy lure him back into the pen? (Ch 3)
A) They used a bucket of slops.
B) They chased and caught him.
C) They got the goose to get him to come back.
D) They cornered him and tied a rope around him to drag him back.
  • 17. What ruined Wilbur's plans for the day? (Ch 4)
A) the goose
B) cold weather
C) Fern didn't show up.
D) rain
  • 18. How many eggs did the goose have that hatched? (Ch 6)
A) 8
B) 7
C) 4
D) 3
  • 19. How many eggs did NOT hatch? (Ch 6)
A) 3
B) 1
C) 0
D) 2
  • 20. What are "salutations?" (Ch 5)
A) goodbyes
B) something farm animals say
C) greetings
D) something you say for fun
  • 21. The goose described one of her eggs as a "dud." What does that mean? (Ch 6)
A) The egg stinks really bad.
B) The egg isn't any good.
C) The egg is smaller than the others.
D) She didn't want the egg.
  • 22. What was the first thing that Wilbur saw Charlotte eat? (Ch 5)
A) a gnat
B) a moth
C) a fly
D) a butterfly
  • 23. How many parts does each of Charlotte's legs have? (Ch 9)
A) 9
B) 8
C) 7
D) 6
  • 24. What does Charlotte do to the bugs before she eats them? (Ch 5)
A) moves them to the top of the web
B) sings to them
C) puts them to sleep
D) gives them something to eat
  • 25. "I could spin a web if I tried," said Wilbur, boasting. What does boasting mean? (Ch 9)
A) crying
B) laughing
C) screaming
D) bragging
  • 26. Charlotte told Wilbur not to feel badly about not being able to spin a web. She said it took men eight whole years to build what? (Ch 9)
A) The Queensborough Bridge
B) The Statue of Liberty
C) The Brooklyn Bridge
D) The Golden Gate Bridge
  • 27. What does Charlotte do when she needs to think? (Ch 9)
A) She hangs head-down at the top of her web.
B) She twiddles her thumbs.
C) She hums and sings.
D) She paces back and forth.
  • 28. Charlotte said, "But, my friends, if that ancient egg ever breaks, this barn will be untenable." What does untenable mean? (Ch 6)
A) not fit to live in
B) too crowded to live in
C) too dark to live in
D) too loud to live in
  • 29. Who wrote Charlotte's Web?
A) Wilbur E. B.
B) Raymond Web
C) E. B. White
D) Elmer White
  • 30. Which is NOT a way that Fern treated Wilbur? (Ch 2)
A) put him in a baby carriage
B) fed him from a bottle
C) stroked him
D) put a leash on him
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