Wilbur
Fern
Charlotte
Vocabulary
Mixed Bag
100

In the beginning of the book, why was Mr. Arable going to kill Wilbur?

Because he was the runt of the litter

100

Name something Fern does to treat Wilbur like a baby when she first got him?

She feeds him with a bottle, walks him in a baby carriage

100

How does Charlotte greet Wilbur?

Salutations

100

What does salutations mean?

Greetings!

100

What did Avery do when he fell over the trough?

He broke the rotten egg

200

Where does Wilbur live after leaving Fern's house?

Mr. Zuckerman's Farm

200

Why is Fern's mother so worried about her?

She believes the animals can talk

200

What are the first words Charlotte wrote in her web?

Some Pig

200

Charlotte said that people are "gullible".

What does that mean?

Easily fooled

200

How did the animals convince Templeton to help Charlotte get words?

By telling him he needed Wilbur's food

300

What did Wilbur think he could do after watching Charlotte?

Spin a web

300

Name something Fern and Avery do during the summer at Uncle Homer's farm?

Ride the rope swing, swim in the pond, pick berries

300

What does Wilbur think of Charlotte when he first meets her?

He thought she was bloodthirsty

300

What word did Templeton find for the web that Wilbur tried to live up to?

Radiant

300

What was written on the side of Wilbur's crate at the fair?

Zuckerman's famous pig

400

What did Mrs. Zuckerman bathe Wilbur in before the county fair?

Buttermilk

400

Who does Fern ride the ferris wheel with at the fair?

Henry Fussy

400

What is Charlotte's "Magnum Opus"

Her egg sac

400

What are baby geese called?

goslings

400

How many eggs were in Charlotte's egg sac?

514

500

What did Wilbur carry home from the fair in his mouth?

Charlotte's egg sac

500

How did Fern change throughout the story?

She changed from being only interested in animals to being interested in boys

500

Why can't Charlotte leave the fair?

She is dying

500

What does it mean to be versatile? 

To be good at different things
500
How many of Charlotte's children stayed at the barn?

three