Charlotte's Web 1-12 Review

Which of the following events in the story explains why Chapter 10 is entitled "Explosion?"

• The goose and the gander allow Templeton to have the egg that didn't hatch

• Fern & Avery swing from Zuckerman's rope swing

• Avery trips over Wilbur's trough and breaks Templeton's rotten egg

• Fern and Avery eat blueberry pie and raspberries. Their mouths are stained blue and then red.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Read the following sentences from Chapter 11

"The next day was foggy. Everything on the farm was dripping wet. The grass looked like a magic carpet. The asparagus patch was like a sliver forest.

The text contains which of the following?

• personification

• rhyme

• simile

• stanzas

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Read the following sentences from Chapter 11.

"Zuckerman stared at the writing on the web . . .Charlotte, sleepy after her night's exertions, smiled as she watched.

Which of the following is a synonym for the word exertions?

• sleep

• work

• thinking

• collecting

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

When people find out about the message in Charlotte's web, they respond with -

• fear

• silence

• anger

• awe

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The old sheep says he can convince Tempelton to help Wilbur by appealing to his baser instincts. What does the old sheep mean by baser instinct?

• Templeton will never agree to help no matter what any of the animals say

• Templeton will help if he feels sorry for Wilbur

• Templeton will only help Wilbur if by doing so he is also helping himself

• Templeton will only help Wilbur if the oldest sheep tells him to

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

Why is Wilbur's life in danger while the other farm animals are safe?

• The other animals produce something (the sheep produce wool, the geese produce eggs) and Wilbur can only be used for meat

• When Wilbur was born he was too small. Mr. Zuckerman remembers this and wants to kill Wilbur because he doesn't like small pigs

• The people are able to talk to the other animals, but they cannot understand Wilbur's form of speech

• Zuckerman and the others are impressed by Charlotte's ability to weave words into her web but they don't care much about Wilbur

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Charlotte says that she needs to spin a new word to keep people's interest in Wilbur. This shows that Charlotte is -

• a spider who likes to spin webs just for the fun of it

• able to plan ahead

• bored of the phrase "Some Pig"

• convinced that her plan to save Wilbur has already been successful

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

Which of the following is the best summary of Chapters 10-12?

• Avery and Fern visit the Zuckerman farm. Avery has a frog and Fern has flowers in her hair. They eat blueberry pie, pick raspberries and swing. When Avery sees Charlotte he decides to capture her. Fern tries to stop him.

• Charlotte finally begins to to carry out her plan. One night she spins her web with words "Some Pig" written in it. Lurvy finds it and shows Zuckerman. Soon the whole town hears about it. They become convinced that Wilbur is a special pig.

• Avery tries to capture Charlotte. Charlotte is saved when Avery accidentally breaks open Templeton's rotten egg. Charlotte spins a special web that that amazes the whole town. She thinks her plan to save Wilbur is working, but wants to spin a new web with words. She sends Templeton to find her a word.

• Templeton does not want to help Charlotte or Wilbur. In the end he agrees to help them though because the old sheep explains that if Wilbur dies, Templeton will no longer be able to eat from his trough.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

When did Charlotte like to weave her web?

• early morning

• when everyone was asleep

• late afternoon

• early evening

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What did Wilbur's pen do for Charlotte?

• was an unsafe place to live.

• a meeting place for all the other barn animals.

• was a quiet place for her to relax.

• attracted the flies she needed to survive.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3