Cricket in Times Square
  • 1. Our plan was approved because it was clear and _______.
A) scrounging
B) excitable
C) logical
D) eavesdropping
  • 2. Grandma looked __________ at her photos of Grandpa on their wedding day.
A) excitable
B) logically
C) sympathetically
D) wistfully
  • 3. Jamie patted Ricky's back ________ when he didn't make the baseball team.
A) excitable
B) logically
C) sympathetically
D) acquaintance
  • 4. The puppies got very _________ when the doorbell or telephone rang.
A) excitable
B) acquaintance
C) logical
D) sympathetically
  • 5. When we were camping, we say two bears ____________ for food in the other campsites.
A) scrounging
B) eavesdropping
C) bickering
D) acquaintance
  • 6. I wouldn't say he's my friend, he's more of an ______________.
A) acquaintance
B) excitable
C) sympathetically
D) eavesdropping
  • 7. My sister caught me ____________ on her conversation with her friend.
A) scrounging
B) sympathetically
C) eavesdropping
D) wistfully
  • 8. What are two of Tucker Mouse's favorite activities?
A) listening to stories and eavesdropping
B) eating and sleeping
C) playing with Harry and watching people in Times Square
D) scrounging garbage and swimming
  • 9. What does the author mean when he says that neatness is not one of the things Tucker aimed at in life?
A) Neatness is very important to Tucker
B) Tucker collects all kinds of things
C) Tucker's nest is very messy
D) Tucker wants to be neat, but is too lazy to pick up
  • 10. Chester Cricket is touched that Tucker Mouse brings him liverwurst because ______________.
A) Tucker buys it for him
B) He hasn't for weeks and he's starving
C) Tucker has only known him a few minutes and is sharing
D) he has never eaten liverwurst before
  • 11. What does he mean when Tucker tells Chester that there are worse fates than being trapped under roast beef sandwiches?
A) Chester is lucky that he didn't get crushed.
B) It must be scary to be trapped under anything.
C) It isn't so bad, because Chester can eat the sandwiches.
D) He hopes that Chester is very hungry.
  • 12. Which statement from the selection shows how frightened Chester was?
A) "They'll have to unpack the basket sooner or later."
B) "For all I knew, they could have been heading for Texas."
C) "I could tell from the noise it must be New York."
D) "I was getting awfully cramped too, under those roast beef sandwiches."
  • 13. Where does most of this selection take place?
A) at Grand Central Station in Jew Jersey
B) in a New York City drain pipe
C) on a tree stump in Connecticut
D) in a subway station in New York City
  • 14. Which best describes how Chester feels before he meets Tucker and Harry?
A) purple
B) furious and full of energy
C) nervous and afraid
D) scared and sympathetic
E) hungry and sleepy
  • 15. Why is the friendship between Harry and Tucker unusual?
A) Mice and cats are usually enemies.
B) Tucker is shy.
C) Harry is way taller than Tucker
D) Chester doesn't like cats
  • 16. Chester makes the chirping sound by __________.
A) drawing his top wing over his bottom one
B) playing a violin
C) saying "crik, crik, crik"
D) singing loudly
  • 17. Why does Mario's mother think Chester is not a good pet for Mario?
A) purple
B) Chester eats too much
C) She wants Mario to have a dog
D) She does not like Chester's friends
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 entertain readers with a fictional story
C) To convince readers to get pet crickets
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) seeing a familiar star
B) Harry doesn't eat him
C) Tucker shares his liverwurst
D) Mario's mom give him a big hug
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