The Crowded House Comprehension
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) mystery
B) biography
C) folktale
D) myth
  • 2. When does this story take place?
A) present
B) future
C) forever
D) past
  • 3. Where does this play take place?
A) in the countryside
B) in a crowded school
C) in Granny's cabin
D) in a carpenter's cottage
  • 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 complain about each other.
B) They blame Father for their troubles.
C) They are polite and treat each other kindly.
D) They try to get out of each other's way.
  • 6. Father describes his life as _____.
A) hopeless
B) miserable
C) difficult
D) busy
  • 7. Why does the family bring a goat to live in the house?
A) The goat is cold outside.
B) It's easier for May Ann to milk the goat inside.
C) Bartholomew tells them to do it.
D) Father insists upon it.
  • 8. Bartholomew is known throughout the village as _______.
A) a crazy man
B) an animal lover
C) a wise man
D) an old man
  • 9. What is one reason that goat doesn't work out?
A) Meg likes the goat.
B) The goat provides enough milk.
C) The goat attacks after being teased.
D) Martin and Willy ignore it.
  • 10. When the family complains about the goat, Bartholomew tells them to _______.
A) take the goat back outside
B) learn to get along with it
C) stop teasing it
D) bring the chickens inside, too
  • 11. What does the family do when the chickens come inside?
A) They blame the boys for their troubles.
B) They begin to stop complaining.
C) They stay busy collecting eggs.
D) They complain more than ever.
  • 12. Bartholomew tells the family to bring their donkey inside because he _______.
A) wants the family to know how much room they really have
B) wants the family to appreciate their farm animals
C) doesn't want the donkey to be alone outside
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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