Comprehension
Early in the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, why does Alice go down the rabbit-hole?
following the rabbit
If a boy peeped around a corner, what most likely happened? Base your answer on the meaning of peeped.
he looked quickly and quietly
According to the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, how does Alice feel as she sits with her sister on the riverbank?
bored
Which word in this sentence is a conjunction?
Alice followed the Rabbit down the hole, for she was very curious about him.
for
Which words best describe the fall down the rabbit-hole, as Alice experiences it in the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? Choose two options.
a. fast
b. long
c. dusty
d. painful
e. strange
f. annoying
b. long and e. strange
If the writer wondered about how to end her story, then which of the following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of wonder.
she thought of different possibilities for an ending
In the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, what is the main reason that Alice is unhappy as she walks around the hallway?
she feels trapped
What is the conjunction in this sentence, and what does it connect?
As Chapter 1 of the story begins, Alice and her sister are sitting by a river.
and, it connects "Alice" and "her sister"
Where does Alice find herself when the Rabbit finally disappears?
in a hallway of locked doors
What is the most likely meaning of curiosity in the following sentence?
My three-year-old cousin is full of curiosity.
desire to know or learn
Lewis Carroll often makes his writing funny by playing with words in surprising ways. In which of the following examples from the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland are the words most clearly humorous? Choose two options.
a. Alice’s thinking, “after such a fall as this, I shall think nothing of tumbling down stairs!”
b. Alice’s thinking that she might enter the garden “if I only know how to begin”
c. Alice’s belief that at the end of her fall she will wind up in “the Antipathies”
d. Alice’s repeating, “Do cats eat bats?” and then asking, “Do bats eat cats?”
c and d
How many interjections does the following statement contain?
Yikes! I would never chase that rabbit—oh, not in a million years!
two
In the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, why is the golden key important?
it opens the door that leads to the garden
library: a place containing collections of books for people to reference, borrow, and read
literature: written works, especially those considered to be great pieces
author: a writer of a book or article
Choose the sentence that best illustrates the close relationship between these three words.
a. I always enjoy literature, libraries, and authors.
b. Authors always enjoy libraries and literature.
c. Authors often visit libraries or read literature.
d. Authors write literature that may be found at the library.
d
Which of the following is the best example of direct characterization of Alice?
a. Alice started to her feet
b. it flashed across her mind
c. burning with curiosity
d. she ran across the field after it
c.
In the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, what does Alice mean when she wishes that she could be “shut up like a telescope”?
she wants to fold up and fit through the little door
tortoise: a family of land-dwelling reptiles
reptile: an animal with a backbone in a class that includes snakes, turtles, and tortoises and that typically lays soft-shelled eggs on land
Choose the sentence that best illustrates a member-and-group relationship between the words tortoise and reptile.
a. When I was researching reptiles, I went to the zoo to observe a tortoise.
b. Her cousin wrote a poem that featured a tortoise, a snake, and a reptile.
c. The pet store had one very old tortoise and lots of tiny reptiles.
d. The student said he was afraid of reptiles but not of tortoises.
a
Read this sentence from the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland:
"In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again."
What qualities in Alice does the indirect characterization reveal most clearly?
adventurous, brave, impulsive