The Crowded House Comprehension
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) biography
B) folktale
C) myth
D) mystery
  • 2. When does this story take place?
A) past
B) present
C) future
D) forever
  • 3. Where does this play take place?
A) in the countryside
B) in Granny's cabin
C) in a carpenter's cottage
D) in a crowded school
  • 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) No one moves out of the goat's way.
D) The cottage only has one room.
  • 5. How do the family members get along with one another?
A) They complain about each other.
B) They are polite and treat each other kindly.
C) They try to get out of each other's way.
D) They blame Father for their troubles.
  • 6. Father describes his life as _____.
A) hopeless
B) busy
C) difficult
D) miserable
  • 7. Why does the family bring a goat to live in the house?
A) The goat is cold outside.
B) Bartholomew tells them to do it.
C) It's easier for May Ann to milk the goat inside.
D) Father insists upon it.
  • 8. Bartholomew is known throughout the village as _______.
A) an animal lover
B) an old man
C) a wise man
D) a crazy man
  • 9. What is one reason that goat doesn't work out?
A) The goat provides enough milk.
B) Meg likes the goat.
C) The goat attacks after being teased.
D) Martin and Willy ignore it.
  • 10. 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
  • 11. What does the family do when the chickens come inside?
A) They stay busy collecting eggs.
B) They complain more than ever.
C) They blame the boys for their troubles.
D) They begin to stop complaining.
  • 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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