(AUDIO) Alice's in Wonderland Test

Early in the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, why does Alice go down the rabbit-hole?

• She is taking a shortcut because she is late.

• She is trying to find her sister’s lost book.

• She is following the White Rabbit.

• She is chasing Dinah, her cat.

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Which words best describe the fall down the rabbit-hole, as Alice experiences it in the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? Choose two options.

• fast

• long

• dusty

• painful

• strange

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In the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, where does Alice find herself when the Rabbit finally disappears?

• on a pile of sticks and dry leaves

• in a hallway lined with doors

• next to a small cupboard

• on top of a house

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In the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, why is the golden key important?

• It opens the door into a lovely garden.

• Alice must search for its rightful owner.

• The Rabbit himself has given it to Alice.

• It will return Alice to her home in England.

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In the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, what does Alice mean when she wishes that she could be “shut up like a telescope”?

• She wishes that she could stop talking and thinking so much nonsense.

• She wishes that she could stand upright under the hall’s low ceiling.

• She wishes that she could fold up and fit through the little door.

• She wishes that she could go above ground to see the stars.

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If a boy peeped around a corner, what most likely happened? Base your answer on the meaning of peeped.

• He got down on his hands and knees and crawled.

• He made a loud chirping sound to get someone’s attention.

• He slowly and carefully inspected the view, noticing every detail.

• He looked quickly and quietly to avoid being noticed.

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If the writer wondered about how to end her story, then which of the following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of wonder.

• She puzzled over different possibilities for a conclusion.

• She asked her best friend for suggestions.

• She didn’t have a good imagination.

• She doubted her ideas.

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What is the most likely meaning of curiosity in the following sentence?

My three-year-old cousin is full of curiosity.

• wild energy

• strong opinions

• endless mischief

• desire to know or learn

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The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A According to the selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, how does Alice feel as she sits with her sister on the riverbank?

• angry

• bored

• jealous

• overjoyed

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Part A Answer: As she sits with her sister on the riverbank, Alice feels bored.

Part B Which quotation from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland best supports the answer to Part A?

• Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do….

• So she was considering in her own mind … whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies….

• There was nothing so very remarkable in that; nor did Alice think it so very much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself, “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!”…

• [B]ut when the Rabbit actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet….

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