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Charlotte's Web Test Ch. 1-9
Contributed by: Beacham
  • 1. Wilbur was called a spring pig because he---(Ch 1)
A) liked the spring
B) enjoyed the spring weather
C) was born in the spring
D) would be killed in the spring
  • 2. Who convinced Wilbur to leave his pen? (Ch 3)
A) The goose
B) Templeton
C) The old sheep
D) Charlotte
  • 3. Who was the first to see Wilbur out of his pen? (Ch 3)
A) Mrs. Zuckerman
B) Mr. Arable
C) Mr. Zuckerman
D) Lurvy
  • 4. What was Templeton and where did he live? (Ch 4)
A) A dear friend; in the barn
B) An old sheep; in the sheepfold
C) A gosling; in the pond
D) A rat; under the trough
  • 5. What does Charlotte do that Wilbur thinks is disgusting? (Ch 5)
A) Has eight eyes
B) Drinks the blood of flies
C) Drops silk from her behind
D) Spins a web
  • 6. What is a 'regular stink bomb'? (Ch 6)
A) A rotten egg
B) Bad breath
C) Templeton's nest
D) Wilbur's manure pile
  • 7. Why was Fern's mother worried about her? (Ch 8)
A) Fern shares the conversations and experiences of the barn animals with her parents.
B) Fern argues with her brother Avery all the time.
C) Fern spends all her time at her uncle's barn.
D) Fern has become too close to Wilbur.
  • 8. Which reason is NOT why Wilbur had to leave the Arables' Farm and Fern? (Ch 2) Reread carefully!
A) Mr. Arable was not willing to care for him any longer.
B) Wilbur followed Fern everywhere she went.
C) He was now big enough to sell at 5 weeks old.
D) Wilbur's appetite was getting bigger.
  • 9. When Wilbur said 'I'm tired of living' what was he really tired of? (Ch 3)
A) He was tired of all the things stored in the barn.
B) He was tired of the farm animals.
C) He was tired of seeing Fern every day.
D) He was tired of his surroundings both inside his pen and out in his yard.
  • 10. When Wilbur asked several of the farm animals to play, he was really searching for a friend. What did Charlotte like about Wilbur just from observing him? (Ch 4) Think carefully.
A) She liked his caring. He made sure he asked all of the animals to play.
B) She liked his perseverance. He did not give up easily, even when the other animals did not want to play.
C) She liked his courage. He was not afraid to ask other animals to play even when he was told no.
D) She liked his integrity. He did the right thing by asking all of the animals he knew to play.
  • 11. At the beginning of the story, why was Mr. Arable going to kill the Wilbur? (Ch 1)
A) He was probably going to die anyway.
B) He thought that Wilbur had a disease.
C) The Arables were going to eat him.
D) He was bothering the other pigs.
  • 12. Fern named him Wilbur while walking to school. (Ch 1)
A) True
B) False
  • 13. Fern was worried that Wilbur would get cold at night outside, but Wilbur buried himself in the---(Ch 2)
A) straw
B) dirt
C) leaves
D) mud
  • 14. Fern sold Wilbur to her Uncle Homer for six dollars. (Ch 2)
A) True
B) False
  • 15. Wilbur went to live in a manure pile in a field. (Ch 2)
A) True
B) False
  • 16. After Wilbur's escape, how did the Zuckermans and Lurvy lure him back into the pen? (Ch 3)
A) They chased and caught him.
B) They used a bucket of slops.
C) They got the goose to get him to come back.
D) They cornered him and tied a rope around him to drag him back.
  • 17. What ruined Wilbur's plans for the day? (Ch 4)
A) Fern didn't show up.
B) rain
C) cold weather
D) the goose
  • 18. How many eggs did the goose have that hatched? (Ch 6)
A) 4
B) 3
C) 7
D) 8
  • 19. How many eggs did NOT hatch? (Ch 6)
A) 0
B) 1
C) 3
D) 2
  • 20. What are "salutations?" (Ch 5)
A) greetings
B) goodbyes
C) something farm animals say
D) something you say for fun
  • 21. The goose described one of her eggs as a "dud." What does that mean? (Ch 6)
A) The egg stinks really bad.
B) The egg is smaller than the others.
C) The egg isn't any good.
D) She didn't want the egg.
  • 22. What was the first thing that Wilbur saw Charlotte eat? (Ch 5)
A) a moth
B) a gnat
C) a butterfly
D) a fly
  • 23. How many parts does each of Charlotte's legs have? (Ch 9)
A) 8
B) 6
C) 9
D) 7
  • 24. What does Charlotte do to the bugs before she eats them? (Ch 5)
A) sings to them
B) puts them to sleep
C) gives them something to eat
D) moves them to the top of the web
  • 25. "I could spin a web if I tried," said Wilbur, boasting. What does boasting mean? (Ch 9)
A) laughing
B) crying
C) screaming
D) bragging
  • 26. Charlotte told Wilbur not to feel badly about not being able to spin a web. She said it took men eight whole years to build what? (Ch 9)
A) The Brooklyn Bridge
B) The Statue of Liberty
C) The Queensborough Bridge
D) The Golden Gate Bridge
  • 27. What does Charlotte do when she needs to think? (Ch 9)
A) She hangs head-down at the top of her web.
B) She paces back and forth.
C) She twiddles her thumbs.
D) She hums and sings.
  • 28. Charlotte said, "But, my friends, if that ancient egg ever breaks, this barn will be untenable." What does untenable mean? (Ch 6)
A) too crowded to live in
B) not fit to live in
C) too dark to live in
D) too loud to live in
  • 29. Who wrote Charlotte's Web?
A) Elmer White
B) Wilbur E. B.
C) Raymond Web
D) E. B. White
  • 30. Which is NOT a way that Fern treated Wilbur? (Ch 2)
A) fed him from a bottle
B) put him in a baby carriage
C) stroked him
D) put a leash on him
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