Peter Pan

Peter Pan

By Dominique Harris

Multiple Choice

Which quote from Peter Pan is best supported by the illustration?

• They recalled with contempt that not so long ago they had thought themselvesfind fellows for being able to fly round a room(p5)

• Sometimes it was dark and sometimes light, and now they were very cold and again too warm (p7)

• When playing Follow my Leader, Peter would fly close to the water and touch each shark's tail in passing.(p14)

• they would all go chasing each other gaily for miles, parting at last with mutual expression of goodwill.(p7)

Multiple Choice

Based on both the illustration and descriptions in Peter Pan, how do Wendy and her brothers most likely feel about Peter?

• They are angry with Peter for risking their lives.

• They are curious about his strange behavior.

• They wish Peter would take them home right away.

• They are worried that Peter makes too much mischief.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from Peter Pan supports the answer to Part A?

• At first, his companion trusted him implicitly, and so great were the delights of flying that they wasted time circling round church spires or any other tall objects on the way that took their fancy(p3)

• Certainly they did not pretend to be sleepy, they were sleepy; and that was a danger, for the moment they popped off, down they fell(p8)

• But Wendy noticed with gentle concern that Peter did not seem to know that this was rather an odd way of getting your bread and butter, not even that there are other ways(p7)

• How could we ever find our way back without him(p17)

Multiple Select

Which two statements best describes how details in the text of Peter Pan and in the illustration work together to contribute to the tone of the story?

• Each child willingly and joyfully follows Peter's lead.

• Wendy is puzzled by the mysterious directions to Neverland.

• The children are delighted to discover that they can fly.

• Michael is tired of falling when he drops off to sleep

• Wendy is a bit nervous when they chase the birds for miles.

Open Ended

The following excerpt from Peter Pan uses a word that has the following definitions: to remember something happened in the past. Read the excerpt and circle the word that best fit this definition.

Multiple Choice

How does the illustration contribute to the reader's understanding of what happens in this excerpt of Dorothy and the Wizard Oz?

• It shows how terrifying Dorothy's arrival is

• It shows this could happen in real life.

• It shows how happy Dorothy is to hear the horse talk.

• It shows that Jim the horse is unconcerned about their future.

Multiple Select

Choose two statements that best describe how the details in the text of Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz and in the illustration work together to contribute to the tone of the story.

• The picture shows the children, horse, and buggy floating gently and peacefully through brightly colored clouds.

• The picture shows that Zeb is puzzled by the knowledge that two animals can talk.

• The text suggest that talking animals will cause problems for the children.

• The text suggests that Dorothy remains calm and cheerful throughout the strange experience.

• The text suggests that both Zeb and Dorothy feel the tense and uncertain after their accident.

Open Ended

Both Peter and Dorothy and Wizard in Oz develop this theme:Leaving home can lead to great surprises.

Underline one sentence from each passage that develops this theme.

Multiple Choice

What theme is present in both stories?

• It is easy to keep secrets

• It is difficult to grow up

• Making new friends can be entertaining

• Facing the unknown can be frightening

Multiple Select

Choose one sentence from Peter Pan and one sentence from Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz that best support the answer in Part A?

• Peter, you see just said anything that came into his head(Peter Pan)

• Save him, save him! cried Wendy, looking with horror at the cruel sea far below(Peter Pan

• All this was so terrible and unreal that he could not understand it at all, and so had good reasons to be afraid(Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz)

• They seemed to be falling right into the middle of a big city, which had many tall buildings with glass domes and sharp pointed spires.

Multiple Choice

Which definition of the word scrape is used in paragraph 7 and 8 of Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz?

• to cut the skin by rubbing against a rough surface.

• a dangerous or bad situation.

• to do something with great difficulty.

• an unpleasant sound made by rubbing a hard surface.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the story supports your answer in Part A?

• Well, that's better!

• Those were the first words I ever said, called out the horse, who had overheard them.

• All this was so terrible and unreal that he could not understand it at all, and so had good reasons to be afraid.

• But no, they floated down upon a broad, flat roof, and came to a stop at last.