The Crowded House Comprehension
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) myth
B) biography
C) folktale
D) mystery
  • 2. When does this story take place?
A) future
B) forever
C) past
D) present
  • 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) Bartholomew came to visit.
B) The cottage only has one room.
C) Everyone is playing in the cottage.
D) No one moves out of the goat's way.
  • 5. How do the family members get along with one another?
A) They try to get out of each other's way.
B) They are polite and treat each other kindly.
C) They complain about each other.
D) They blame Father for their troubles.
  • 6. Father describes his life as _____.
A) difficult
B) busy
C) hopeless
D) miserable
  • 7. Why does the family bring a goat to live in the house?
A) Bartholomew tells them to do it.
B) The goat is cold outside.
C) It's easier for May Ann to milk the goat inside.
D) Father insists upon it.
  • 8. Bartholomew is known throughout the village as _______.
A) an old man
B) a wise man
C) a crazy man
D) an animal lover
  • 9. What is one reason that goat doesn't work out?
A) The goat provides enough milk.
B) Meg likes the goat.
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) 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 stay busy collecting eggs.
B) They begin to stop complaining.
C) They blame the boys for their troubles.
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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