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