Charlotte's Web chapter 1-2 comprehension

What does Fern ask her mother in the first line of the book?

• "Why is Papa going out to the hoghouse?"
• "Where's Papa?"
• "Where's Papa going with that shovel?"
• "Where's Papa going with that axe?"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Mr Arable set out to kill one of the piglets?

• Because it isn't pink
• Because it is a runt and won't amount to anything
• Because it is bigger than all the other pigs and will cost too much to feed
• Because it is sick

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

How does Fern feel about her father killing the piglet?

• She is happy looks forward to fresh bacon for breakfast
• She is scared and runs in the other direction so she doesn't have to witness the slaughter
• She is indifferent
• She is appalled and argues with her father to spare the animal

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What does Mr Arable decide to do with the piglet once he's been persuaded not to kill it?

• To let it free into the wild
• To sell it for $100
• To give it to Fern to raise on a bottle like a baby
• To use it to carry equiptment and pull the plough

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

What does Avery liken the piglet to when he first sees it?

• A human baby
• A white rat
• A seal
• A ball

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.9

How does Fern feed the piglet?

• In a saucer
• With a baby's nursing bottle
• With a spoon
• On the grass in the garden

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

What is Avery carrying the first time we meet him?

• An air rifle and a wooden dagger
• A real gun
• A pirate ship
• A tennis racket and a tennis ball

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

When Fern gets on the bus to school after being given the piglet, what does she think about?

• What she will feed the pig for dinner
• Her first lesson math class
• What a blissful world is was and how lucky she was to have her little pig
• How much work the little pig will be

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.9

What does Fern name the pig?

• William
• Wilbur
• Walter
• Wilburt

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

How does Wilbur keep himself warm at night?

• By crawling into Fern's bed
• By sleeping with the pet cats
• By covering himself with mud
• By covering himself completely with straw

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1