Characters
The name of one of our main characters, who is a pig
A. Wilbur
B. Templeton
C. Charlotte
D. Avery
A. Wilbur
Who are the MAIN characters in our story?
Wilbur and Charlotte
What was Wilbur BORN as?
A. Special
B. Radiant
C. Runt
C. Runt
What did Wilbur want the MOST when he FIRST moved to the Zuckerman's farm?
Friends!
Someone to play with
What does the word RUNT mean?
A. big
B. small
C. ugly
B. small
The name of the young girl in the book
A. Avery
B. Mrs. Zuckerman
C. Mr. Arable
D. Fern
D. Fern
Provide three adjectives to describe
CHARLOTTE
WILBUR
Charlotte: smart, kind, loyal
Wilbur: kind, polite, curious
Would this story be different if Wilbur never left Fern?
Yes or No AND EXPLAIN.
Yes, the story would be different because Wilbur would not have met Charlotte, learned he would be killed, or become famous.
Who convinced Mr. Arable not to kill Wilbur? (Hint: Chapter 1)
A. Mrs. Arable
B. Lurvy
C. Fern
C. Fern
What does the word SEDENTARY mean? (Hint: Charlotte is a sedentary spider)
A. doesn't move a lot
B. runs fast
C. small
A. doesn't move a lot
Who is the character we describe as kind, caring, mature, and willing to help save Wilbur?
A. Mr. Zuckerman
B. Mrs. Arable
C. Charlotte
D. Henry Fussy
C. Charlotte
What are some adjectives to describe MR. ZUCKERMAN?
Mr. Zuckerman is mean, competitive, and greedy.
Why did Wilbur love Charlotte the most?
Wilbur loved Charlotte because she was a good friend, a good writer, and helped to save his life.
What does "Some Pig' symbolize?
What does UNTENABLE mean?
Sentence: If the egg breaks, the goose said the barn will be untenable.
A. amazing
B. unfit to be lived in
C. stinky
B. unfit to be lived in
Who buys Wilbur for six dollars?
The Zuckermans
How did the Zuckerman's CHANGE after Wilbur became famous?
They were very greedy. Mr. Zuckerman started only wearing nicer clothes, work on the farm stopped getting done, food went bad because Mrs. Zuckerman wasn't cooking anymore, etc.
What is the bad news Wilbur receives in Chapter 7?
A. He is being sold.
B. His trough is broken so he can't eat.
C. He is going to be killed for Christmas Dinner.
D. No one wants to be his friend.
C. He is going to be killed for Christmas Dinner.
What is the moral of Charlotte's Web?
Friendship and loyalty
What does being HUMBLE mean? Provide an example.
Being humble means being willing to help others, doing good work without being asked, and putting others first.
What does TEMPLETON do to help Charlotte?
Templeton finds new words for the web and brings Charlotte's egg sac to Wilbur.
What makes CHARLOTTE a good friend to Wilbur?
What is the main conflict in Charlotte's Web, and how is it resolved?
Wilbur finds out he is going to be killed, and Charlotte offers to help save him. She writes positive messages on her web to convince the Zuckermans not to kill him. The conflict is resolved because Wilbur does not die.
How would the story change if Charlotte wasn't able to save Wilbur?
Wilbur would be killed for Christmas.
Why does...
SOME PIG
RADIANT
TERRIFIC
HUMBLE
...have importance, and how did it save Wilbur?
These words describe Wilbur from Charlotte's point of view. If Charlotte had not written these words on the web, Wilbur would not have become famous and been killed.