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