Peter Pan Chapter 1

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the word "scrimp" as used in paragraph 5?

• a small sea creature

• to use money carefully

• to spend lots of money

• to not work

Multiple Choice

Which paragraph does the illustration best support?

• paragraph 1

• paragraph 3

• paragraph 4

• paragraph 5

Multiple Choice

Which detail is most important to include in a summary of chapter 1?

• All children grow up. All except one.

• Before that day, Wendy didn’t realize she wouldn’t stay the same.

• She brought her mother a flower, and Mrs. Darling hugged her.

• But the Darlings were poor, and so their nanny was actually just a giant Newfoundland dog named Nana.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of "dillydallied" as used in paragraph 7?

• wasted time

• hurried

• got sick

• picked flowers

Multiple Choice

Which paragraph does the illustration best support?

• paragraph 7

• Paragraph 8

• Paragraph 9

• Paragraph 10

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of "hard" as used in paragraph 14?

• solid

• heavy

• with effort

• very little

Multiple Choice

Which paragraph does the illustration best support?

• paragraph 11

• Paragraph 12

• Paragraph 15

Multiple Choice

Which detail is most important to include in a summary of chapter 1?

• If someone could draw a map, it would be full of zigzag lines and squiggles.

•  Neverland is the magical island in the middle of every child’s mind.

• Others have hunchbacked little old ladies, turtles laying eggs, or gnomes who like to sew.

• That is why night-lights were invented.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of "company" as used in paragraph 21?

• business

• factory

• afraid

• comforted

Multiple Choice

Which paragraph does the illustration best support?

• paragraph 18

• Paragraph 19

• Paragraph 23

• paragraph 25

Multiple Choice

Which detail is most important to include in a summary of chapter 1?

• “I’m worried about this Peter person,” Mrs. Darling told her husband later that evening.

• “You know I don’t like you talking to strangers,” Mrs. Darling said.

• “Why, I’ve never heard of him in my life!” Mrs. Darling insisted

• “But he isn’t a stranger, Mother. Don’t you remember him?”.

Draw

What would your Neverland look like?