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The Crowded House Comprehension
Contributed by: Moore
  • 1. This story is most like a _______.
A) myth
B) folktale
C) mystery
D) biography
  • 2. When does this story take place?
A) present
B) past
C) forever
D) future
  • 3. 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
  • 4. Why do family members seem to be in each other's way?
A) No one moves out of the goat's way.
B) Everyone is playing in the cottage.
C) The cottage only has one room.
D) Bartholomew came to visit.
  • 5. How do the family members get along with one another?
A) They complain about each other.
B) They blame Father for their troubles.
C) They are polite and treat each other kindly.
D) They try to get out of each other's way.
  • 6. Father describes his life as _____.
A) difficult
B) busy
C) hopeless
D) miserable
  • 7. Why does the family bring a goat to live in the house?
A) Father insists upon it.
B) It's easier for May Ann to milk the goat inside.
C) Bartholomew tells them to do it.
D) The goat is cold outside.
  • 8. Bartholomew is known throughout the village as _______.
A) an animal lover
B) a crazy man
C) an old man
D) a wise man
  • 9. 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.
  • 10. When the family complains about the goat, Bartholomew tells them to _______.
A) learn to get along with it
B) take the goat back outside
C) stop teasing it
D) bring the chickens inside, too
  • 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) doesn't want the donkey to be alone outside
B) wants the family to appreciate their farm animals
C) thinks the house has a little more room left
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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