Charlotte's Web Chapter 12-13

Charlotte calls a meeting with the animals at the beginning of Chapter 12. What is the purpose of the meeting?

• To plan a birthday party for Wilbur

• To talk about cleaning the barn

• To learn how to spell

• To decide what message should be written next in her web

What is the next message that

Charlotte will write in her web?

• Some Pig

• Pre-Shrunk

• Terrific

• Wilbur is awesome

Why does Charlotte want Templeton to go to the dump on the farm?

• To get everyone some food scraps

• To bring back a stick

• To find a bit of magazine advertisement to help with future message ideas for the web

• To get away from the barn

How did the old sheep convince Templeton to help out by going to the dump?

• She promised him that Wilbur would give him all of his food for the week

• She explained that his food source relies on Wilbur's food source. So, if Wilbur died, there would not be a regular food source for him.

• She told him that everyone would stop being his friend

Once the Zuckermans, the Arables, and Lurvy saw the new message, they were thrilled again.

Mr. Zuckerman asked Lurvy to do what to Wilbur's pigpen after that?

• Bring clean hay for his bedding and stop putting manure in it

• Put another trough in it for extra food

• Decorate it with balloons

• Remove Wilbur from it

Mr. Zuckerman decides to take Wilbur to the county fair in September. He wants Lurvy to make a crate for him. What does Mr. Zuckerman want painted on the outside?

• Wilbur the Great

• Champion Pig

• Terrific Pig

• Zuckerman's Famous Pig

The first bit of advertisement that Templeton brings back from the dump says "Crunchy". Why does Charlotte think that this would be a bad message to write in her web?

• Charlotte is picky

• She is concerned that it would make Zuckerman think of crackers

• Charlotte doesn't like words that start with C

• She worries that instead of making Zuckerman think of saving an amazing pig, he will think of crisp

  crunchy bacon instead.

Charlotte dislikes the second bit of advertisement as well. What did that bit from the dump say?

• Pre-shrunk

• Preview

• Pre-order

• On sale

On his 3rd attempt to find an advertisement that satisfies Charlotte, Templeton retrieves a bit from a soap flakes package. What word does Charlotte decide to use from that bit of packaging?

• Radiant

• Sparkly

• Amazing

• Clean

What does Radiant mean as it is used in Chapter 13 ?

• Dull

• Smart

• Shining brightly, glowing