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