The Crowded House Comprehension
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) mystery
B) biography
C) folktale
D) myth
  • 2. When does this story take place?
A) past
B) future
C) forever
D) present
  • 3. Where does this play take place?
A) in a crowded school
B) in the countryside
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) No one moves out of the goat's way.
D) Everyone is playing in the cottage.
  • 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) difficult
B) miserable
C) busy
D) hopeless
  • 7. Why does the family bring a goat to live in the house?
A) Bartholomew tells them to do it.
B) It's easier for May Ann to milk the goat inside.
C) Father insists upon it.
D) The goat is cold outside.
  • 8. Bartholomew is known throughout the village as _______.
A) an old man
B) a wise man
C) an animal lover
D) a crazy man
  • 9. What is one reason that goat doesn't work out?
A) Meg likes the goat.
B) The goat provides enough milk.
C) Martin and Willy ignore it.
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) learn to get along with it
C) take the goat back outside
D) stop teasing it
  • 11. What does the family do when the chickens come inside?
A) They blame the boys for their troubles.
B) They stay busy collecting eggs.
C) They begin to stop complaining.
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) wants the family to know how much room they really have
C) wants the family to appreciate their farm animals
D) doesn't want the donkey to be alone outside
  • 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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