Peter Pan- Chapters 7 & 8 Assessment
- 1. Now the boys heard another sound. It was the voice of Tinker Bell, shrill and jealous. She was no longer pretending to be nice to Wendy, but was pinching her and trying to make her fall. What is the meaning of the vocabulary word shrill?
A) quiet and soft
B) loud and excited
C) normal and friendly
D) loud and harsh
- 2. Tootles excitedly fitted an arrow to his bow. “Get out of the way, Tink,” he shouted. What is the meaning of the vocabulary word excitedly as it is used in this sentence?
A) hyperly
B) sadly
C) calmly
D) angrily
- 3. “Silly donkey,” Tinker Bell clinked, laughing at her trick before going to hide. She knew she would be in trouble for urging poor Tootles to shoot Wendy. What does the vocabulary word urging mean?
A) laughing
B) discouraging
C) arguing
D) encouraging
- 4. “Whose arrow is this?” he asked sternly. “Mine, Peter.” Tootles replied. Angrily, Peter raised the arrow, prepared to hit Tootles with it. What does the vocabulary word sternly mean?
A) happily
B) angrily
C) silly
D) friendly
- 5. After a few days practice, the Darling children became very quick and graceful about using their trees. What does the vocabulary word graceful mean?
A) make it look scary but fun
B) make it look filly but fun
C) make it look easy and beautiful
D) make it look difficult and dangerous
- 6. Why didn’t the arrow hurt Wendy? Be sure to look back in the story to PROVE your answer.
A) Wendy used magic to stop the arrow from hurting her.
B) Tinkerbell told Tootles to not shoot the arrow.
C) Tootles missed and the arrow flew by her
D) It hit the acorn Peter had given her. She was wearing it as a necklace.
- 7. Why does Wendy set up a school for John and Michael? Be sure to look back in the story to PROVE your answer.
A) She thought it would be fun to teach spelling and math.
B) She wanted to be a teacher when she grows up.
C) She wanted to teach them about their old life so they wouldn’t forget.
D) She thought the Lost Boys needed a school.
- 8. Why doesn’t Peter go to school or take a quiz? Be sure to look back in the story to PROVE your answer.
A) He despises mothers and holidays.
B) He doesn’t like going to school.
C) He can’t read or write.
D) He is off on adventures while the others are at school.
- 9. Why don’t the Lost Boys eat the cake Hook has made for them? Be sure to look back in the story to PROVE your answer.
A) Wendy finds it first and won’t let the boys eat it.
B) Wendy finds it first and eats it herself.
C) The pirates eat the cake.
D) Tinker Bell steals the cake from the Lost Boys.
- 10. Who helped Tinkerbell attempt to float sleeping Wendy back to the mainland on a leaf? Be sure to go back into the text to PROVE your answer.
A) Tootles
B) the Never bird
C) some other fairies
D) John and Michael
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