The Crowded House Comprehension
  • 1. This winter has been the most _________ one yet.
A) wailing
B) faring
C) advice
D) dreadful
  • 2. That loud noise scared me out of my __________.
A) advice
B) wits
C) dreadful
D) farewell
  • 3. The baby's ___________ in the other room. How annoying!!
A) advice
B) farewell
C) faring
D) wailing
  • 4. Please give me some __________ about how to solve this problem.
A) advice
B) farewell
C) dreadful
D) faring
  • 5. Will she say _________ to us as she's leaving? She better. If she doesn't, she's not coming to my birthday party, and it's going to be so awesome. I'm having a real circus with pony rides and everything.
A) faring
B) farewell
C) dreadful
D) wailing
  • 6. We were __________ well, even though it was freezing outside.
A) faring
B) advice
C) wailing
D) dreadful
  • 7. This story is most like a _______.
A) biography
B) mystery
C) myth
D) folktale
  • 8. When does this story take place?
A) future
B) past
C) forever
D) present
  • 9. Where does this play take place?
A) in a carpenter's cottage
B) in the countryside
C) in Granny's cabin
D) in a crowded school
  • 10. 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) No one moves out of the goat's way.
D) Bartholomew came to visit.
  • 11. How do the family members get along with one another?
A) They blame Father for their troubles.
B) They complain about each other.
C) They are polite and treat each other kindly.
D) They try to get out of each other's way.
  • 12. Father describes his life as _____.
A) hopeless
B) busy
C) difficult
D) miserable
  • 13. Why does the family bring a goat to live in the house?
A) The goat is cold outside.
B) It's easier for May Ann to milk the goat inside.
C) Father insists upon it.
D) Bartholomew tells them to do it.
  • 14. Bartholomew is known throughout the village as _______.
A) a wise man
B) an old man
C) a crazy man
D) an animal lover
  • 15. 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.
  • 16. When the family complains about the goat, Bartholomew tells them to _______.
A) take the goat back outside
B) learn to get along with it
C) bring the chickens inside, too
D) stop teasing it
  • 17. 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 complain more than ever.
D) They begin to stop complaining.
  • 18. Bartholomew tells the family to bring their donkey inside because he _______.
A) wants the family to know how much room they really have
B) wants the family to appreciate their farm animals
C) doesn't want the donkey to be alone outside
D) thinks the house has a little more room left
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