Cricket in Times Square
  • 1. Our plan was approved because it was clear and _______.
A) eavesdropping
B) excitable
C) scrounging
D) logical
  • 2. Grandma looked __________ at her photos of Grandpa on their wedding day.
A) logically
B) excitable
C) wistfully
D) sympathetically
  • 3. Jamie patted Ricky's back ________ when he didn't make the baseball team.
A) acquaintance
B) sympathetically
C) excitable
D) logically
  • 4. The puppies got very _________ when the doorbell or telephone rang.
A) sympathetically
B) acquaintance
C) excitable
D) logical
  • 5. When we were camping, we say two bears ____________ for food in the other campsites.
A) bickering
B) eavesdropping
C) scrounging
D) acquaintance
  • 6. I wouldn't say he's my friend, he's more of an ______________.
A) sympathetically
B) eavesdropping
C) excitable
D) acquaintance
  • 7. My sister caught me ____________ on her conversation with her friend.
A) eavesdropping
B) scrounging
C) sympathetically
D) wistfully
  • 8. What are two of Tucker Mouse's favorite activities?
A) listening to stories and eavesdropping
B) playing with Harry and watching people in Times Square
C) eating and sleeping
D) scrounging garbage and swimming
  • 9. What does the author mean when he says that neatness is not one of the things Tucker aimed at in life?
A) Tucker wants to be neat, but is too lazy to pick up
B) Neatness is very important to Tucker
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) Tucker buys it for him
C) He hasn't for weeks and he's starving
D) he has never eaten liverwurst before
  • 11. What does he mean when Tucker tells Chester that there are worse fates than being trapped under roast beef sandwiches?
A) It isn't so bad, because Chester can eat the sandwiches.
B) It must be scary to be trapped under anything.
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) "For all I knew, they could have been heading for Texas."
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) 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) scared and sympathetic
B) nervous and afraid
C) furious and full of energy
D) purple
E) hungry and sleepy
  • 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) playing a violin
B) saying "crik, crik, crik"
C) drawing his top wing over his bottom one
D) singing loudly
  • 17. Why does Mario's mother think Chester is not a good pet for Mario?
A) She thinks Chester carries germs
B) She wants Mario to have a dog
C) She does not like Chester's friends
D) Chester eats too much
E) purple
  • 18. Why did George Selden write "The Cricket in Times Square"?
A) to prove that cats and mice can get along
B) To convince readers to get pet crickets
C) to show off how much he knows about New York City
D) To entertain readers with a fictional story
  • 19. How does Chester Cricket end up in Times Square?
A) He takes a taxi from Connecticut
B) Harry the cat picked him up in a submarine
C) He jumps
D) He is carried there in a picnic basket.
  • 20. What makes Chester feel better about staying in New York?
A) Mario's mom give him a big hug
B) seeing a familiar star
C) Harry doesn't eat him
D) Tucker shares his liverwurst
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