The Crowded House Comprehension
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) folktale
B) biography
C) myth
D) mystery
  • 2. When does this story take place?
A) present
B) past
C) future
D) forever
  • 3. Where does this play take place?
A) in a carpenter's cottage
B) in a crowded school
C) in the countryside
D) in Granny's cabin
  • 4. Why do family members seem to be in each other's way?
A) No one moves out of the goat's way.
B) The cottage only has one room.
C) Everyone is playing in the cottage.
D) Bartholomew came to visit.
  • 5. How do the family members get along with one another?
A) They are polite and treat each other kindly.
B) They complain about each other.
C) They try to get out of each other's way.
D) They blame Father for their troubles.
  • 6. Father describes his life as _____.
A) busy
B) difficult
C) miserable
D) hopeless
  • 7. Why does the family bring a goat to live in the house?
A) Bartholomew tells them to do it.
B) It's easier for May Ann to milk the goat inside.
C) The goat is cold outside.
D) Father insists upon it.
  • 8. Bartholomew is known throughout the village as _______.
A) an old man
B) an animal lover
C) a wise man
D) a crazy man
  • 9. What is one reason that goat doesn't work out?
A) Martin and Willy ignore it.
B) Meg likes the goat.
C) The goat attacks after being teased.
D) The goat provides enough milk.
  • 10. When the family complains about the goat, Bartholomew tells them to _______.
A) learn to get along with it
B) bring the chickens inside, too
C) take the goat back outside
D) stop teasing it
  • 11. What does the family do when the chickens come inside?
A) They begin to stop complaining.
B) They complain more than ever.
C) They blame the boys for their troubles.
D) They stay busy collecting eggs.
  • 12. Bartholomew tells the family to bring their donkey inside because he _______.
A) doesn't want the donkey to be alone outside
B) wants the family to know how much room they really have
C) wants the family to appreciate their farm animals
D) thinks the house has a little more room left
  • 13. Why does the family follow Bartholomew's advice even after it made things worse?
  • 14. What is the lesson or moral of the selection?
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