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