The Crowded House Comprehension
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) myth
B) mystery
C) biography
D) folktale
  • 2. When does this story take place?
A) future
B) present
C) forever
D) past
  • 3. Where does this play take place?
A) in a carpenter's cottage
B) in a crowded school
C) in Granny's cabin
D) in the countryside
  • 4. Why do family members seem to be in each other's way?
A) Everyone is playing in the cottage.
B) Bartholomew came to visit.
C) No one moves out of the goat's way.
D) The cottage only has one room.
  • 5. How do the family members get along with one another?
A) They try to get out of each other's way.
B) They blame Father for their troubles.
C) They are polite and treat each other kindly.
D) They complain about each other.
  • 6. Father describes his life as _____.
A) busy
B) miserable
C) difficult
D) hopeless
  • 7. Why does the family bring a goat to live in the house?
A) Father insists upon it.
B) Bartholomew tells them to do it.
C) It's easier for May Ann to milk the goat inside.
D) The goat is cold outside.
  • 8. Bartholomew is known throughout the village as _______.
A) an animal lover
B) a wise man
C) an old man
D) a crazy man
  • 9. What is one reason that goat doesn't work out?
A) The goat attacks after being teased.
B) Martin and Willy ignore it.
C) The goat provides enough milk.
D) Meg likes the goat.
  • 10. When the family complains about the goat, Bartholomew tells them to _______.
A) stop teasing it
B) take the goat back outside
C) learn to get along with it
D) bring the chickens inside, too
  • 11. 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.
  • 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) thinks the house has a little more room left
C) doesn't want the donkey to be alone outside
D) wants the family to appreciate their farm animals
  • 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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