The Crowded House Comprehension
  • 1. This winter has been the most _________ one yet.
A) wailing
B) advice
C) faring
D) dreadful
  • 2. That loud noise scared me out of my __________.
A) dreadful
B) farewell
C) advice
D) wits
  • 3. The baby's ___________ in the other room. How annoying!!
A) faring
B) advice
C) farewell
D) wailing
  • 4. Please give me some __________ about how to solve this problem.
A) farewell
B) dreadful
C) advice
D) faring
  • 5. Will she say _________ to us as she's leaving? She better. If she doesn't, she's not coming to my birthday party, and it's going to be so awesome. I'm having a real circus with pony rides and everything.
A) dreadful
B) wailing
C) farewell
D) faring
  • 6. We were __________ well, even though it was freezing outside.
A) faring
B) dreadful
C) advice
D) wailing
  • 7. This story is most like a _______.
A) biography
B) mystery
C) folktale
D) myth
  • 8. When does this story take place?
A) future
B) forever
C) past
D) present
  • 9. Where does this play take place?
A) in the countryside
B) in a carpenter's cottage
C) in Granny's cabin
D) in a crowded school
  • 10. Why do family members seem to be in each other's way?
A) Everyone is playing in the cottage.
B) The cottage only has one room.
C) Bartholomew came to visit.
D) No one moves out of the goat's way.
  • 11. How do the family members get along with one another?
A) They blame Father for their troubles.
B) They try to get out of each other's way.
C) They complain about each other.
D) They are polite and treat each other kindly.
  • 12. Father describes his life as _____.
A) busy
B) miserable
C) difficult
D) hopeless
  • 13. Why does the family bring a goat to live in the house?
A) Father insists upon it.
B) The goat is cold outside.
C) It's easier for May Ann to milk the goat inside.
D) Bartholomew tells them to do it.
  • 14. Bartholomew is known throughout the village as _______.
A) a wise man
B) a crazy man
C) an animal lover
D) an old man
  • 15. What is one reason that goat doesn't work out?
A) Meg likes the goat.
B) The goat attacks after being teased.
C) Martin and Willy ignore it.
D) The goat provides enough milk.
  • 16. When the family complains about the goat, Bartholomew tells them to _______.
A) take the goat back outside
B) bring the chickens inside, too
C) learn to get along with it
D) stop teasing it
  • 17. What does the family do when the chickens come inside?
A) They stay busy collecting eggs.
B) They blame the boys for their troubles.
C) They begin to stop complaining.
D) They complain more than ever.
  • 18. 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 appreciate their farm animals
C) thinks the house has a little more room left
D) wants the family to know how much room they really have
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