Cricket in Times Square
  • 1. Our plan was approved because it was clear and _______.
A) logical
B) eavesdropping
C) excitable
D) scrounging
  • 2. Grandma looked __________ at her photos of Grandpa on their wedding day.
A) excitable
B) logically
C) wistfully
D) sympathetically
  • 3. Jamie patted Ricky's back ________ when he didn't make the baseball team.
A) sympathetically
B) excitable
C) logically
D) acquaintance
  • 4. The puppies got very _________ when the doorbell or telephone rang.
A) acquaintance
B) logical
C) sympathetically
D) excitable
  • 5. When we were camping, we say two bears ____________ for food in the other campsites.
A) scrounging
B) eavesdropping
C) acquaintance
D) bickering
  • 6. I wouldn't say he's my friend, he's more of an ______________.
A) sympathetically
B) eavesdropping
C) excitable
D) acquaintance
  • 7. My sister caught me ____________ on her conversation with her friend.
A) wistfully
B) sympathetically
C) eavesdropping
D) scrounging
  • 8. What are two of Tucker Mouse's favorite activities?
A) playing with Harry and watching people in Times Square
B) listening to stories and eavesdropping
C) scrounging garbage and swimming
D) eating and sleeping
  • 9. What does the author mean when he says that neatness is not one of the things Tucker aimed at in life?
A) Tucker collects all kinds of things
B) Tucker wants to be neat, but is too lazy to pick up
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) It isn't so bad, because Chester can eat the sandwiches.
B) He hopes that Chester is very hungry.
C) It must be scary to be trapped under anything.
D) Chester is lucky that he didn't get crushed.
  • 12. Which statement from the selection shows how frightened Chester was?
A) "I was getting awfully cramped too, under those roast beef sandwiches."
B) "I could tell from the noise it must be New York."
C) "For all I knew, they could have been heading for Texas."
D) "They'll have to unpack the basket sooner or later."
  • 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) in a subway station in New York City
D) on a tree stump in Connecticut
  • 14. Which best describes how Chester feels before he meets Tucker and Harry?
A) hungry and sleepy
B) nervous and afraid
C) purple
D) scared and sympathetic
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) Harry is way taller than Tucker
D) Tucker is shy.
  • 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) Chester eats too much
B) She does not like Chester's friends
C) She wants Mario to have a dog
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 convince readers to get pet crickets
C) To entertain readers with a fictional story
D) to prove that cats and mice can get along
  • 19. How does Chester Cricket end up in Times Square?
A) He jumps
B) He is carried there in a picnic basket.
C) He takes a taxi from Connecticut
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) seeing a familiar star
D) Tucker shares his liverwurst
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