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) present
C) forever
D) past
  • 3. Where does this play take place?
A) in a crowded school
B) in a carpenter's cottage
C) in the countryside
D) in Granny's cabin
  • 4. Why do family members seem to be in each other's way?
A) Everyone is playing in the cottage.
B) Bartholomew came to visit.
C) The cottage only has one room.
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 complain about each other.
C) They blame Father for their troubles.
D) They are polite and treat each other kindly.
  • 6. Father describes his life as _____.
A) miserable
B) difficult
C) hopeless
D) busy
  • 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) The goat is cold outside.
D) Father insists upon it.
  • 8. Bartholomew is known throughout the village as _______.
A) an animal lover
B) a crazy man
C) a wise man
D) an old man
  • 9. What is one reason that goat doesn't work out?
A) The goat attacks after being teased.
B) The goat provides enough milk.
C) Martin and Willy ignore it.
D) Meg likes the goat.
  • 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) stop teasing it
D) take the goat back outside
  • 11. What does the family do when the chickens come inside?
A) They blame the boys for their troubles.
B) They begin to stop complaining.
C) They stay busy collecting eggs.
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) doesn't want the donkey to be alone outside
C) wants the family to appreciate their farm animals
D) wants the family to know how much room they really have
  • 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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